“Bonnie and Clyde” is how a man and woman facing charges of burglarizing 25 luxury penthouse apartments in Manhattan are referring to themselves, police officials said. Robert Nestingen, 34, and Melissa Pavozehr, 35, who police said recently moved to New York from Georgia, will stand before a judge on June 8 in Manhattan Criminal Court, where they face charges of burglary and criminal possession of stolen property in connection to an alleged Manhattan robbery spree that lasted about three months, netting more than $300,000 worth of jewelry and about $50,000 in cash, officials said.

The real Bonnie and Clyde were notorious bank robbers in the 1930s.

During the romp, which began January 31, the suspects broke into about 25 penthouse apartments on the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side, in Gramercy Park, and in Chelsea, the lead police investigator on the case, Detective Kevin McPartlan, said.

In one burglary at an Upper East Side penthouse, the suspects got away with about $200,000 worth of designer jewelry, Detective McPartlan said.

“Bonnie and Clyde” were arrested on April 26 after attempting to burglarize a penthouse apartment on West 19th Street in Chelsea. When the owner of the apartment, Jeffrey Kelsrud, witnessed the suspects standing outside of his rooftop apartment at about 9 p.m., Nestingen was jamming a metal object into the door, according to the complaint filed in Manhattan Criminal Court. Mr. Kelsrud confronted the burglars, and they quickly fled to a neighboring rooftop.

Mr. Kelsrud and another person, who wasn’t identified in the complaint, chased the couple to 274 W. 19th St. When the pursuers attempted to stop the suspects, Nestingen and Ms. Pavozehr proceeded to attack with a flurry of punches, according to the complaint.

Detective McPartlan said investigators linked Nestingen and Ms. Pavozehr to the 24 other burglaries soon after the arrest on the strength of their highbrow tastes.

“They were mostly penthouse burglaries and in very well-to-do buildings,” Detective McPartlan said.

The arrest put an end to a three-month-long joint investigation between detectives in the five precincts where the burglars struck.

The suspects were arraigned in Manhattan District Court on April 28 and will face a judge again on June 8, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said. They face up to 25 years in prison if convicted of the highest charges, the office said. Nestingen has already been convicted on felony charges in Colorado, Detective McPartlan said.

The suspects mostly stole designer jewelry, including Rolex, Cartier, and Touch watches, which they sold at pawnshops for discounted prices, Detective McPartlan said.

Detective McPartlan touted the entire task force that helped apprehend the suspects, especially the officers in the Chelsea precinct, who he said obtained confessions to 25 burglaries.

Police almost nabbed Nestingen and Ms. Pavozehr on February 22 when they allegedly attempted to flee a rooftop apartment on the Upper West Side, a robbery victim, Douglas Reigle, said.

Mr. Reigle, who was recently interviewed by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, arrived home from work at about 5 p.m., just minutes after the suspects ransacked his apartment, and he quickly called the police.

Within minutes, police arrived on the scene, but the suspects had fled down the fire escape, Mr. Reigle said. The suspects dropped a duffle bag filled with stolen goods, including stereo equipment and a laptop computer, before they escaped.

“One of my neighbors said he saw the guy in the lobby of the apartment,” Mr. Reigle said. “She said he was dressed in a suit and greeted her with a Southern accent.”

Detective McPartlan said the suspects would likely get linked to other robberies as the department sorts through fingerprints found at similar burglaries.

Calls to Nestingen and Ms. Pavozehr’s lawyer yesterday weren’t returned as of press time.