Police: Man Charged in East Meadow Dairy Barn Burglary

A man has been charged in a January break-in at an East Meadow Dairy Barn, according to Nassau County Police.

On Monday, detectives located Johnny Esposito, 38, and charged him in the burglary.

At 10 p.m. Jan. 29, Esposito smashed a glass window at the North Jerusalem Avenue store and went inside, cops said. There, police said he ransacked merchandise and damaged alarm and computer systems. Esposito took several cartons of cigarettes and an unknown amount of cash before fleeing the store, cops said.

Officers located Esposito in his home and charged him with third-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief. He will be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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