Police: Queens men arrested in Searingtown burglary

Two Queens men were arrested and charged with burglarizing a home in Searingtown on Tuesday, police said.

Nassau County police said one suspect also was charged with heroin possession.

The burglary occurred at 5:21 p.m. at the home on I.U. Willets Road. Police said officers were notified by witnesses who saw the men break a rear sliding-glass door and enter the home. Both men were located a short time later hiding in a wooded area along Elm Drive.

Police did not say what items were taken.

Arrested were Christian Forero, 25, of 139-19 34th Rd., Flushing, and Andres Usman, 23, of 3456 73rd St., Jackson Heights. Both were charged with second-degree burglary and possession of burglar tools. Police said Usman also was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance -- after officers found him with heroin.

Both men face arraignment Wednesday in First District Court in Hempstead.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”