West Brighton man charged with burglary

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - A West Brighton burglary suspect ended up in cuffs after he brought his ill-gotten gains to a pawn shop, police allege.

Cops say Anthony Hemby, 19, of the 700 block of Henderson Avenue, and another man — identified in court papers only as “Kenny” — broke into a house on Delafield Avenue on Sept. 11.


“I was standing on the steps while Kenny cut open the window and he also tried to open the side door and he came out of the house with a bag of jewelry and a camera,” Hemby told detectives, according to court papers. “He went back inside and came out with an Express bag and he came back the next day with about four bracelets.”

Surveillance video from pawn shops led police to Hemby, court papers allege. Police are still looking for “Kenny.”

Hemby was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree grand larceny, third-degree criminal possession of stolen property and fourth-degree criminal mischief.