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Suffolk County Police last night arrested a man for burglary after he crashed his vehicle through a storefront in Bay Shore.
 
Robert Persad intentionally drove a 2001 Hyundai sedan into the front of Sunoco Gas Station Food Mart, located at 1400 Brentwood Road, Bay Shore, on January 16 at approximately 3:20 a.m. Persad exited the vehicle, stole merchandise, then fled the scene in the Hyundai.
 
Following an investigation by Third Squad detectives, Persad was arrested on Bay Shore Avenue in Deer Park at 10:07 p.m. Persad, 42, of 5 Amfer Court, Bay Shore, was charged with Burglary 3rd  Degree and Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree. He is being held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip this morning.
 
A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
 
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Authority: Geraldine Hart, Commissioner            19-52387
Suffolk County Police Department