{"id":5901,"date":"2025-10-17T02:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T02:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/5901\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T02:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T02:45:08","slug":"new-york-amusement-park-break-in-suspects-stole-stuffed-animals-damaged-electrical-room-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/5901\/","title":{"rendered":"New York amusement park break-in suspects stole stuffed animals, damaged electrical room, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A trio of suspects broke into an amusement park in Westchester County, New York, last month, where they caused damage and stole prizes, police said.<\/p>\n

It happened at Playland Park in Rye.<\/p>\n

The three individuals took a small boat to Playland beach just before midnight on Sept. 23, then climbed a fence to gain access to the park, according to Westchester County Police.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Boat<\/p>\n

Westchester County Police say three individuals arrived at Playland beach on a boat late on Sept. 23, 2025, then climbed a fence to break into Playland Park.<\/p>\n

Westchester County Police<\/p>\n

Police said once inside the park, the suspects went to the electrical room, where they cut and ripped out fiber optic cables for phone and internet service.<\/p>\n

They also allegedly tried to throw a photo booth off the boardwalk, but were unsuccessful. Images from surveillance footage shows two of the suspects apparently trying to lift the booth over the boardwalk fence.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

Intruders at Playland Park tried to throw a photo booth off the boardwalk, but were unsuccessful, Westchester County Police said.<\/p>\n

Westchester County Police<\/p>\n

The suspects are also accused of stealing 200 stuffed animals. Images show the suspects walking through the park with multiple large garbage bags<\/a>, which police say they used to carry the toys.<\/p>\n

Police said they have not yet been able to identify the suspects. Anyone who recognizes them is asked to call Westchester County Police at 914-864-7916. <\/p>\n

Tips can also be left anonymously by calling 800-898-8477 or emailing\u00a0tips@wccops.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police did not disclose the cost of the damage to the park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A trio of suspects broke into an amusement park in Westchester County, New York, last month, where they…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5902,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10,5454,5453],"class_list":{"0":"post-5901","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-headlines","10":"tag-new-york-news","11":"tag-playland-park","12":"tag-rye"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}