GREECE — Officers from the Greece Police Department responded to a burglary alarm at the Kwik Fill gas station located at 2440 West Ridge Road at approximately 1:57 a.m. on April 7.
Upon arrival, police discovered that the front glass door had been smashed and various merchandise was scattered across the floor.
During the initial investigation, officers identified a suspect vehicle and license plate, which were promptly entered into the License Plate Reader system.
Shortly afterward, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office informed Greece officers that the same vehicle had been stopped approximately 30 minutes before the burglary on Chili Avenue.
A short time later, the Irondequoit Police Department located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Strathmore Circle in Irondequoit.
As a result of the investigation and traffic stop, Juan M. Merced, 47, of Irondequoit, was arrested and charged with burglary in the third degree, criminal mischief in the third degree, and petit larceny.
Merced was taken to the county jail and held for arraignment at CAP Court.
The investigation remains ongoing.
