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String of Ithaca commercial burglaries under investigation

String of Ithaca commercial burglaries under investigation

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ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — Ithaca Police are trying to find a suspect in one out of several commercial burglaries. 

Five burglaries were reported in five businesses between Tuesday and Saturday:

07-29-2023: Burglary reported at Buffalo Street Books 215 N. Cayuga St. Ithaca, NY
07-29-2023: Burglary reported at Botanist Coffee Shop 1201 N. Tioga St. Ithaca, NY
07-28-2023: Burglary reported at Coal Shack Café 143 Maple Ave. Ithaca, NY
07-27-2023: Burglary reported at Perfect Painters 308 Madison St. Ithaca, NY
07-25-2023: Burglary reported at First Presbyterian Church 315 N. Cayuga St. Ithaca, NY

Police say cash was taken each time, and in one instance a car was allegedly stolen before it was recovered unoccupied the following day.

Security camera images of a suspect in one reported burglary have been released by IPD, which shows a white male in a red hat apparently walking out with a gallon of milk.

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