Police have arrested a man in connection to a string of home burglary incidents reported in September. Ruben Ruiz, 53, was charged on Sunday with 17 counts of burglary in the second degree. Police say Ruiz forced his way into residences around Atlantic Avenue and St. James Place, Lafayette Avenue and Grand Avenue, and Grand Avenue and Clifton Place. He allegedly stole tools valued at over $3,100. Click here to read more on Pix11.com.