Cortland Police Seeking to Identify Five Suspects After String of Burglaries in City of Cortland – Getaway Vehicle Stolen From Syracuse

Cortland Police are attempting to identify 5 suspects who were involved in a string of burglaries in the City of Cortland around 3:20 Thursday morning, November 14th. Cortland Police say officers responded to four businesses, La Bamba Cuisine, and Smoker’s Choice, at the Riverside Plaza then at Student Deli, and Tilden Liquidation on Main Street.

The suspects smashed through the front doors and windows to each business by using large rocks to break the glass and gain entry. CPD says they then ran into each business where they stole cash registers and various other items. Two of the stolen registers were later recovered near a warehouse on Elm Street in the City of Cortland.

Through the investigation, Cortland Police found the getaway car, a red Infiniti Q50 sedan, was stolen from the City of Syracuse with a license plate of LKG-2959. All five suspects are believed to be in their mid-to-late teens or early twenties.

Cortland Police is seeking public assistance in trying to identify all five suspects and ask if anyone witnessed anything unusual in the area or may have any information or possibly surveillance images/recordings related to the crimes to contact Cortland Police directly at (607) 758-8307.