RYE BROOK, NY (September 30, 2025) — The Rye Brook Police Department has apprehended a suspect in the burglary of the Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street School. The incident occurred on the night of September 8, 2025, when an unknown individual stole several electronic devices belonging to the Blind Brook School District.
The Rye Brook Police Department responded to the scene and initiated an investigation. With assistance from the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, Westchester County Department of Public Safety, and the Manchester Connecticut Police Department, detectives identified Jarrez Edwards, 34, of Manchester, Connecticut, as the suspect. Rye Brook Detectives subsequently obtained an arrest warrant for Edwards.
On September 29, 2025, Edwards was taken into custody by the East Hartford Connecticut Police Department on charges of burglary and is awaiting extradition to the Rye Brook jurisdiction.
The Ridge Street School burglary appears to have been a random act by Edwards, and there continues to be no ongoing danger or threat to the school or district.
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