Ithaca Man Arrested After Breaking Into Dental Office, Damaging Equipment

State Police say an Ithaca man has been arrested and charged following a break in at a dental office on Arrowwood Drive in Lansing on Wednesday, August 26.

Troopers responded to 22 Arrowwood Drive, Suite C, McCutcheon, Patel, Livermore and Associates, for a reported burglary just before 4:30 Wednesday morning.

An investigation determined 25 year old Nicholas Robert Maier of Ithaca, had damaged windows and a glass door. He managed to get inside the office and damage various dental equipment, police say.

Troopers arrested Maier on scene and charged him with Burglary in the 3rd, and Criminal Mischief in the 2nd, both felonies.

He was taken to the state police barracks at Ithaca for processing and later turned over to the Tompkins County Jail for centralized arraignment.