Holiday thief arrested for stealing money stolen from Islamic center in Hewlett

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A Valley Stream man was charged with burglarizing the Islamic Center of Five Towns in Hewlett and stealing an unspecified amount of money on Christmas and New Year’s days, police said.

Huzaifa Shafeeq, 22, of Fairfax Street, allegedly entered the center at 437 Hamilton Ave. through a window on both holidays and took money from a charity cash box, according to police.

Arrested at home on Jan. 1 at 6:18 p.m., Shafeeq was charged with two counts of burglary third-degree and arraigned on Monday at First District Court in Hempstead.