Crime & Safety
Cops: Teens Tried to Break Into Home
City residents allegedly seen cutting screen of North Woodmere house.
The following information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.
Two teenagers were arrested Friday afternoon after they allegedly tried to break into a North Woodmere home, according to police.
At around 1:31 p.m., Obadiah Lashley, 17, of Brooklyn, and an unnamed 15-year-old from Queens were seen ringing the front doorbell of a Strathmore Street residence, police said. They then allegedly cut the screen to a sliding glass door.
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Police were notified, and responding officers found the pair in a rear yard several houses away. They were subsequently identified by the witness and arrested.
Lashley is charged with attempted burglary in the second degree.
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