Suffolk County Police arrested a Middle Island man for allegedly burglarizing multiple Shirley businesses during the past several weeks.
A man allegedly broke into Carlo’s Pizza, located at 451 Glen Drive, at approximately 3 a.m. on July 6 and stole cash. Following an investigation by Seventh Squad detectives, George Dimou was identified as the man who allegedly committed that burglary as well as other recent burglaries.
Detectives arrested Dimou at approximately 5:45 p.m. on July 6 and charged him with five counts of third-degree burglary for burglarizing the following businesses:
• Andy’s Nails, 411 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, on June 2.
• Carvel, 492 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, on June 15, June 22 and July 5.
• Carlo’s Pizza, 451 Glen Drive, Shirley, on July 6.
Dimou, 55, of 356 Artist Lake Drive, was also charged with three counts of third-degree criminal mischief and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was scheduled to be arraigned on July 7 at First District Court in Central Islip.