Suspect Tied to Friday Night Burglaries Arrested

A 65-year-old career criminal was apprehended and charged in connection with a slew of Friday night break-ins that have been terrorizing the neighborhood since early summer.

The robbed families would wake up Shabbos morning to discover their silverware, electronics, jewelry and other valuables gone. The robberies – ten at our count – can be read about here, here, here, here, here and here.

CrownHeights.info received word yesterday from police sources that a man was taken into custody in connection with the most recent break-in, which took place this past Friday night on Union Street. Using tracking technology from an anti-theft app installed on one of the stolen iPhones, detectives apprehended Rudolph Boseman, a 65-year-old career criminal, who was found with the stolen iPhone in his possession.

Police detectives suspected Boseman was linked to the other Friday night robberies, since they followed a similar pattern, but could not find any evidence tying him to them. That changed last week when they obtained surveillance video showing the suspect walking through an alleyway near one of the robbed homes late on Friday night. Detectives are currently looking for evidence tying him to more of the burglaries.

Boseman has a rap sheet that includes over 20 arrests for various offences, along with two stints in prison dating back to 1978. He first sat for two-and-a-half years – beginning in 1978 – for burglary in the 2nd degree, and another thirteen years – beginning in 1986 – for burglary, robbery and attempted sale of a controlled substance.

The suspect’s last known address was at a location in the 77^th precinct, in the northern section of Crown Heights. He walks with a pronounced limp, making his identification in the surveillance videos easier for detectives.

The suspect is tight lipped and refuses to cooperate with the police. Aside from the stolen iPhone, no other stolen property was found in his possession. Police are currently waiting for the approval of search warrants to continue with the investigation.

Note: it is important to clarify that a photo appearing on another website is not the man currently in custody. That photo is of a different man who police originally named as a suspect but now say is not wanted in connection with the crime.

When his photo and name were released by the police department as part of the investigation, they requested that it not be published since he was not positively tied to the crime, he was merely being sought for questioning. Now that the primary suspect is in custody, he is no longer wanted in connection with the investigation.