Crime & Safety

Cops Capture Rolex Robber

Nassau County police said a Brooklyn man who allegedly used a metal bar to break into a Welwyn Road apartment has been arrested.

Nassau County police on Saturday night said a Brooklyn man who allegedly used a metal bar to break into a Welwyn Road apartment to steal a high-priced watch has been arrested in New York City.

Detectives said that in August, Stanislaw Brynskiy of Coney Island stole a Rolex from the Great Neck apartment of someone he knew.  

He was arrested on Saturday in Brooklyn for a separate incident. 

Brynskiy is charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief and possession of burglar tools. 

He will be arraigned on Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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