Man charged with breaking into store and doing extensive damage

MIDDLETOWN – State Police have charged a Wurtsboro man with burglary for allegedly breaking into a store last month and doing extensive damage to the interior.

On Monday, February 18, Middletown State Police BCI investigated a burglary at the Twin Oaks Family Market at 250 Dolson Avenue in the Town of Wawayanda.

Investigation revealed the flea market had been broken into during the overnight hours with extensive damage done to the inside of the building and several items of value taken, including an English Shepherd puppy.

The puppy was later found left in the parking lot of the Middletown Humane Society in Fair Oaks the next morning and returned to its owner.

Following an investigation, police charged Robert Bennett, 35, of Wurtsboro, on March 5 with burglary in the third degree, criminal mischief in the second and third degrees and petit larceny.

He was remanded to the Orange County jail on $50,000 cash bail.