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Serial Gym Locker Thief Busted: Central Islip Man Arrested for Grand Larceny Spree Across Nassau County

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Devon Barrett went into nine different victim’s gym lockers, which were unlocked, and took the victims car keys out of the lockers.

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Devon Barrett

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The Seventh Squad reports the arrest of a Central Islip man for multiple Grand Larcenies that occurred in Nassau County from Friday, February 14, 2025 to Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
 
According to Detectives, defendant Devon D. Barrett, 33, went into nine different victim’s gym lockers, which were unlocked, and took the victims car keys out of the lockers. The defendant then used the keys to enter the victim’s cars and take various items from the cars. In seven of the incidents, the defendant used or attempted to use the victim’s credit cards at nearby locations.
 
The eight incidents are as follows:
 
-Friday, February 14, 2025, 10:30 pm, Planet Fitness, 1630 Merrick Road, Merrick
-Friday, February 14, 2025, 11:30 pm, Planet Fitness, 1630 Merrick Road, Merrick
-Saturday, February 15, 2025, 8:00 pm, Planet Fitness, 40 Manetto Hill Mall, Plainview
-Monday, February 17, 2025, 7:30 pm, Planet Fitness, 923 Carmans Road, Massapequa
-Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 10:50 am, Blink Fitness, 1789 Grand Avenue, Baldwin
-Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 6:00 pm, L.A. Fitness, 1111 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park
-Friday, February 21, 2025, 6:30 pm, Blink Fitness, 1789 Grand Avenue, Baldwin
-Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 8:33 pm, Blink Fitness, 1968 Grand Avenue, Baldwin.
 
After an extensive investigation, defendant Devon D. Barrett was arrested on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 7:50 pm in Brentwood and charged with eight counts of Grand Larceny 4 th degree, seven counts of Identity Theft 2 nd degree, and two counts of Petit Larceny. He was arraigned on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.
 
Detective’s request anyone who feels they may have been the victim of the above defendant to contact the Nassau County’s Seventh Squad Detectives at 516-573-6754.