EAST LYME, CT (WFSB) - A man was arrested for burglarizing businesses in East Lyme over the summer.

Police identified the suspect as 65-year-old Robert Bowers from Fitchburg MA.

They said they responded to The Shack on Flanders Road on June 11 for the burglary report.

“Investigators found a man had forced his way into the building and used a sledgehammer to break through walls while inside accessing several businesses,” East Lyme police said in their report. “The same suspect was responsible for similar burglaries in Guilford, Milford, Madison, Vernon, and Manchester.”

Police said that after an exhaustive investigation, investigators identified Bowers as the suspect.

Thursday, they charged him with three counts of burglary and three counts of criminal mischief. He was held on a $100,0

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