Two arrested for November burglaries
Alfred Police charged two AU students Dec. 4 and Dec. 8, 2009 for a series of burglaries that took place on campus around Thanksgiving break.
Carbert C. Russell II, of 82 Juliane Dr., Rochester and Reginald Newsome, of 7002 Shagbark Rd., Fort Washington, Md. were charged Dec. 8 with petit larceny (a Class A misdemeanor) and criminal possession of stolen property fifth degree (a Class A misdemeanor). Newsome was also charged Dec. 4 with a count of petit larceny (a Class A misdemeanor) and burglary second degree: illegal entry-dwelling (a Class C felony).
According to police reports, the charges resulted from burglaries that occurred Nov. 27 in Reimer and Openhym Halls.
The items stolen that were recorded in the charges include a Sony Bravia 42-inch LCD television from the Openhym Hall common area, a 19-inch Samsung LCD television, a Wii game system, Wii games and Nintendo systems from Reimer Hall.
Witness and victim reports state that other Wii games, Playstation 3 games, Xbox 360 games, a Nintendo DS game system, Nintendo DS games, a PSP, DVDs, a Wal-Mart gift card and Cap'n Crunch cereal were also stolen.
According to police reports, the burglaries began with the Sony television from the Openhym common area. The rest of the burglaries occurred in supposedly unlocked rooms in Reimer Hall, with Newsome wearing a ski mask and heavy jacket.
Russell allegedly kept stolen items in his closet underneath his clothes in a green velvet duffel bag to “cover up” for Newsome, according to witness reports.
The Sony television was recovered at the Park Avenue Trading Post in Rochester, where Newsome and Russell sold the television for $350. Other items that were stolen and recovered include the Samsung television, DVDs and games, a Nintendo Wii game with power cord and the green duffel bag with assorted game devices.
Although the Fiat Lux was unable to determine the current state of Russell and Newsome’s case, on- or off-campus, before deadline, Russell’s Facebook wall indicated that Russell did not return to AU this semester.
