Crime & Safety
Teen Caught With Stolen Game Console at Cedarhurst Home, Police Say
North Woodmere 17-year-old broke into home after being shorted cash for drugs.
A North Woodmere teen was busted on Tuesday for busting into a Cedarhurst home and stealing an Xbox video game console, according to police.
Maurice Moore, 17, who allegedly had been shorted cash for a marijuana transaction, apparently entered an Atlantic Avenue home around 1 p.m. after shattering the rear glass door, police said. He then took the console. Police responded to the scene, where they arrested Moore.
The Xbox was recovered. No injuries were reported.
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Moore is being charged with burglary and criminal sale of marijuana. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday in First District Court in Hempstead.
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