Wyoming County deputies make arrest in burglary case

Carl M. Vander, 22 of Bergen was arrested following a burglary complaint at Empire Livestock on State Route 19 in the Town of Covington. An initial complaint of a suspicious male in the area was received on January 24, 2017 at 10:09 p.m. on Wyoming Road near Route 19.  Deputies responded and checked the area, and footprints were found around the Empire Livestock building leading to their back door.  The company was contacted, and a follow up investigation the next morning determined the business had in fact been burglarized, and damage had been caused to the interior of the business. Wyoming County Sheriff’s Deputies located a suspicious male on January 25, 2017 walking on State Route 19 at Mungers Mill Road in the Town of Warsaw.  Upon approaching the male, he was observed to be wearing a baseball cap with “Empire Livestock Marketing” embroidered on it.  A subsequent investigation determined the male, identified as Carl M. Vander, had allegedly burglarized Empire Livestock the night prior.  Vander had allegedly damaged the business inside and stolen the baseball cap from inside a dump truck parked in a garage on the property.

Carl M. Vander was arrested and charged with Burglary in the Third Degree, Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree, and Petit Larceny.  Vander was arraigned in the Town of Covington Court where bail was set in the amount of $5,000.00 cash bail.  Vander was held in the Wyoming County Jail to await his next court date of February 27, 2017.