Man and woman arrested for burglarizing an occupied home

Man and woman arrested for burglarizing an occupied home

Nesconset, NY-  It’s one of every homeowners worst nightmares- intruders entering an occupied home.  Police in Suffolk say this nightmare turned into reality on Monday night for an elderly man in Nesconset.  According to a press release, an 88-year-old man called his grandson Monday night to report that he heard someone inside his Gibbs Pond Road home.  The man’s grandson call 911, who responded after 9pm, and observed two people exiting the house.  Authorities arrested Caesar Powell, 29,  and Tara Barton, 23 both of 15A Madison St, Rocky Point and charged them with Burglary 2nd and are scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Central Islip on August 10th.

Photo: Suffolk County Police