Witness ID leads to charges in burglary

Third Squad detectives arrested a Westbury teenager on burglary charges Thursday after a witness identified him as one of three people who broke into a New Cassel home, Nassau County police said.

Rockey White, 16, of Brook Street, was arrested after a witness came forward, police said.

Police said White and two accomplices burglarized a home on Sheridan Street at about 2:20 p.m. Police did not reveal what was taken from the home in a news release, but said their investigation is continuing.

White is charged with burglary and is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Hempstead, police said.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477. All calls will be kept confidential.