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Suspect In Attempted Burglary Tried To Cover Video Camera With Toy, Nassau County Police Say

A man who was arrested for an attempted burglary reportedly tried to avoid detection by covering a video surveillance camera with a toy, according to Nassau County Police.

New York City resident Peter Lee is suspected of an alleged attempted burglary on Long Island which he reportedly tried to cover up the alleged crime by placing a toy over a video camera, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

New York City resident Peter Lee is suspected of an alleged attempted burglary on Long Island which he reportedly tried to cover up the alleged crime by placing a toy over a video camera, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

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In the alleged incident, on Saturday, June 22 at 9:50 p.m., in Searingtown, a Birch Drive homeowner received a cell phone alert to a motion being detected in his backyard, said the Nassau County Police Department.

When looking at the live video feed, the homeowner reportedly saw an unknown man attempting to cover the video camera with an inflatable toy, according to police.

The homeowner then contacted police who responded then reportedly found the backyard to be unoccupied with no apparent entry into the home, police said.

Additional police officers patrolling the area reportedly saw a suspicious vehicle that they attempted to stop, according to Nassau County Police.

The driver,  Peter Lee, 62, of Jane Street in Manhattan, allegedly refused to pull over and eluded police who were able to obtain the vehicle's license plate number, police said

Lee allegedly fled and when doing so threw a backpack from his car containing a crowbar, various tools, binoculars, gloves, and a hat, according to police.

A subsequent investigation by detectives led them to find Lee who was arrested on Monday, June 24 in the vicinity of his Jane Street home, said police.

Lee faces the following charges:

  • Second-degree attempted burglary
  • Third-degree unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle
  • Possession of burglar tools
  • First-degree reckless endangerment
  • Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon

His arraignment is Tuesday, June 25 at First District Court in Hempstead.

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