Crime & Safety
Police: Burglary on Sylvia Lane
A man who said he was doing work in a neighbor's yard helped perpetrate this crime.
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There was a burglary on Sylvia Lane on Monday at about noon involving two burglars pretending to do work on a nearby house, according to a report from the .
During the robbery, an 87-year-old woman in her home was approached by a 20-year-old man who said he was working on the neighbor's fence. The man wanted to explain what kind of work he would be doing in the yard and a second person went into the house while this was going on and took an unspecified amount of jewelry.
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Police are still looking for the people involved in this burglary. If you have information about this, call the Nassau County Police Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All calls are anonymous.
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