Garden City Police Detectives report the arrest of three men for burglaries that occurred in Garden City from Tuesday, December 10, 2024 to Friday, December 20, 2024.
According to Detectives, Sergio Rodriguez-Lopez, 36, of 150-12 25th Avenue, Flushing, and others not apprehended did enter a Brook Street residence through a rear sliding door and take assorted jewelry and $1,000.00 in U.S. currency. The defendant and other suspects were seen in a 2018 BMW X5 with New Jersey license plates. This vehicle was also captured on Garden City license plate readers. This incident occurred on December 10, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
On December 18, 2024 at 10:14 p.m. defendants Sergio Rodriguez-Lopez, Adolfo Montes-Gomez, 40, of 49 Meadow Street, Garden City and at least one other suspect did break the rear sliding door of a Pine Street residence and attempted to gain entry and remove items. No proceeds were reported missing. The house alarm sounded and suspects left the scene in a 2020 BMW X1 and a 2018 BMW X5 captured on Garden City plate readers.
On December 20, 2024 at 11:23 p.m. defendants Sergio Rodriguez-Lopez, Adolfo Montes-Gomez, Brandon Montano, 29, of 150-12 25th Avenue, Flushing, Stephen Montenegro, 42, 1002 North Main Street, Jamestown, New York and one outstanding suspect did force open a second-floor rear window of a Pine Street residence and attempt to gain entry and remove property. The defendants were seen leaving the seen in a 2020 BMW X1 with New York license plates and a 2018 BMW X5 with a New Jersey license plates. Both vehicles were captured on neighbor’s cameras and Garden City license plate readers.
On February 27, 2025 at 9:40 p.m. Garden City Detectives and Nassau County Police Department Burglary Pattern Squad Detectives were conducting surveillance when the defendants were stopped by NYPD for a Vehicle and Traffic law violation while returning to Flushing from Danbury Connecticut where they are suspects in a Burglary in that jurisdiction. The defendants were placed into custody and transported to garden City for arrest processing.
Defendant Sergio Rodriguez-Lopez is charged with three counts of Burglary 2nd degree. Defendant Adolfo Montes-Gomez is charged with two counts of Burglary 2nd degree. Defendant Brandon Montano is charged with Burglary 2nd degree. Defendant Stephen Montenegro is charged with Burglary 2nd degree. The defendants are part of the South American Theft group and there are ongoing investigations being conducted with Suffolk County Police Department and Danbury Police Department.