A Brooklyn man has been arrested in connection with two vehicle theft investigations in Elmont, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Officers responded to an Elmont home on Sept. 10 after a resident reported a 2001 Chevrolet had been stolen. The vehicle was later recovered.
A week later, on Sept. 17, officers investigated the theft of a 2014 Kia from another Elmont residence.
Police say that vehicle was recovered with a license plate that had been stolen from a different vehicle in Elmont.
Following an investigation, detectives arrested Sebastian Bedoya, 19, of Brooklyn, on Sunday.
Bedoya is charged with third-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree grand larceny, two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle and petit larceny.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in First District Court in Hempstead.