Cops nab 3 who boozed it up after breaking into Queens synagogue basement

A unit of thirsty revelers broke into the basement of a Queens synagogue and went connected a drinking binge wrong — with one raising a cupful of booze to a surveillance camera that recorded their impromptu party, constabulary said Friday.

Cops person arrested 3 of the illicit synagogue celebrants and were looking for the fourth, constabulary said.

The suspects were already wrong Yeshiva Hashevaynu, connected 72nd Drive adjacent 147th St. successful Kew Gardens Hills, astatine astir 3 p.m. connected Dec. 7 erstwhile the rabbi asked them to leave, according to tribunal documents.

But alternatively of leaving, the quartet utilized a overgarment hanger to unlock the basement’s doorway and went downstairs, wherever nutrient and immoderate intoxicant were stored.

The foursome popped unfastened 2 bottles of liquor, which they drank successful integrative cups, and ate immoderate food, cops were told.

After they left, the rabbi shared surveillance footage of the mini-party with cops astatine the 107th Precinct, who identified and rounded up suspects Abokhay Badalov and Khanan Khavasov, some 25, wrong a week.

Khavasov was identified arsenic the 1 who utilized the hanger to prime the fastener and toasted the surveillance camera, prosecutors said.

“The surveillance footage depicts [Khavasov] holding a hanger successful his manus and walking up to the information camera successful the above-mentioned basement and raising a changeable solid containing what appears to beryllium an alcoholic beverage to said camera,” the ailment reads.

Khavasov admitted to eating the nutrient and drinking the liquor, but didn’t recognize helium had done thing wrong, helium told police, according to tribunal documents.

“Yes, we took the nutrient and alcohol, but I did not deliberation that was a transgression due to the fact that it is donated to the synagogue by the community,” helium told police, according to the transgression complaint.

A 3rd suspect, 19-year-old Michael Isakov, was arrested connected Jan. 15, cops said.

All 3 were charged with burglary, petit larceny and transgression trespass. They were released aft their arraignment since nary of the charges they’re facing are bail eligible.

A justice ordered them to enactment distant from the synagogue for the foreseeable future, officials said.

No injuries were reported and thing extracurricular of the nutrient and portion that was consumed was taken, cops said.

The 4th fishy remains astatine large. Anyone with accusation regarding his whereabouts is urged to telephone NYPD Crime Stoppers astatine (800) 577-TIPS. All calls volition beryllium kept confidential.