Elmont

Elmont Home Invasion Suspect Charged

By Timothy Bolger Posted on May 17, 2015

A Brooklyn man has been arrested for allegedly committing a home invasion in Elmont over the weekend, Nassau County police said.

A 48-year-old woman answered a knock at the door of her Batchelder Street home when Syed Adnan Shafquat pushed his way in, knocking her to the ground at 10:25 p.m. Friday, police said.

Fifth Squad detectives alleged the 30-year-old suspect, who authorities described as an associate of the victims’ daughter, stole jewelry and an iPad before fleeing the scene.

Shafquat was taken into custody at his home without incident, police said. He was charged with first-degree burglary.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.