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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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