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Brooklyn Men Sentenced For Burglaries In Westchester |
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Posted by Westchester.com
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Sunday, 05 August 2007 |
 White Plains, NY - Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced today that Erick Cruz, 40, of Brooklyn, New York and Stanley Brewer, 37, of Brooklyn, New York were sentenced on their conviction of ten counts of Burglary and two counts of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, relating to a string of burglaries committed throughout Westchester County.
Between December 14, 2005 and January 19, 2006 Cruz and Brewer (also know as Sedrick Watson) burglarized ten homes, one in New Rochelle, three in White Plains and six in Yonkers. Cash, jewelry, electronic equipment and other valuables were taken from the homes.
On January 19, 2006 the defendants were spotted by White Plains Police Officer Joseph Meidrich who identified the men from security tape footage from a previous burglary. Cruz and Brewer had, in their possession, items from the White Plains and Yonkers burglaries.
Cruz, who, at the time of sentencing, was a violent felony offender from New York City, was sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison. Brewer, who was on a work release from state prison at the time of his arrest, was sentenced to an additional 15 years in State Prison and five years post release supervision.
Assistant District Attorney John O’Rourke of the Superior Court Trial Division prosecuted the case.
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