He would then enter and steal tens of thousands of dollars in items such as watches, wedding rings, and diamond and gold jewelry.
Sabatino has a long history of burglaries, and was indicted in 2001 in other cases, prosecutors said. He allegedly had been living under a new identity with a new name and a California driver's license, registration and accounts. That Identity, however, was among several aliases, authorities said. On August 31, a New York County building employee stopped him as he tried to enter a building carrying a black bag, authorities said. He said he was there to visit his cousin Suarez, and he may be in the wrong building — but the employee told him no one by that name lives there. He left that building with an empty black bag and was arrested shortly after, police said.
"The only reason he was finally caught was by way of an extensive and high-tech investigation where we ultimately tracked the defendant's vehicle from Florida to NYC area — and through stellar police work and assistance from out of state jurisdictions on this investigation," his bail application said.
His bail was set at $250,000 cash or a $500,000 bond. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.
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