A Connecticut man was allegedly arrested and charged with burglary and criminal mischief after breaking into a restaurant amid coronavirus lockdown.
According to the New Haven Police Department, the culprit, identified as Louis Angel Ortiz, was drinking booze and eating foods at the restaurant for four days before he was apprehended.
As the officials have reported, the 42-year-old was found in the restaurant asleep with a bottle of alcohol beside him on April 14.
While the officers arrived at the scene after the police were informed about a robbery in progress, the footage taken by security cameras revealed that Ortiz had been in the restaurant for days.
“Officers responded to a burglary in progress at a downtown Crown Street restaurant. The caller reported finding an unknown man, later identified as Louis Angel Ortiz, asleep in the closed restaurant,” the police revealed in a statement.
“Arriving officers located Ortiz nearby on Crown Street and detained him. The 42-year-old New Haven man was found in possession of a bottle of the restaurant’s rum.
“Investigators reviewed security video footage which confirmed the initial burglary occurred several days prior on Saturday when Ortiz made entry through a side window of the restaurant.”
As the statement went on to suggest, the 42-year-old resorted to the restaurant’s supplies, including booze and food, over the four days he’d spent on the premises.
“Management estimated the loss of food and beverages at several thousand dollars. The loss includes an estimated 70 bottles of stolen or consumed liquor,” the statement added.
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