Two New York City teenagers are in police custody for allegedly burglarizing residences in Great Neck Estates and Flower Hill in October.
David Jimenez, 16, of Flushing, Queens and Tomas Rios, 16, of the Bronx both face second-degree burglary charges for incidents that took place Oct. 7 and Oct. 28.
Jimenez, who was arrested shortly after the latter incident in October, was found to be in possession of what police identified as cocaine and was also charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Rios was arrested Tuesday by New York City police after an investigation found he was involved in both burglaries, detectives said.
On Oct. 7, a 22-year-old man arrived at his North Clover Drive residence in Great Neck Estates to find Jimenez standing in the front door and Rios in the kitchen, police said. The man yelled out at Jimenez and Rios, police said, and the two fled on foot.
Police did not disclose whether anything was removed from the house.
The second incident took place at a Bayberry Ridge residence in the Village of Flower Hill.
Two people arrived at their residence around 7 p.m. on Oct. 28 and found Jimenez in the driveway, who fled the scene on a bicycle, police said.
When they went inside, police said, the two victims found their bedroom had been ransacked.
Responding officers located Jimenez on Port Washington Boulevard about an hour later and arrested him.
Jimenez was arraigned on Oct. 29.
Rios was arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.
