Arrest made in attempted Seaford burglary

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Seventh Squad detectives arrested a Copiague man for a burglary that occurred in Seaford on Monday, Nov. 14, 2014 at 4:45 p.m.

According to detectives, Sean Tutt, 40, of 14 Remsen St., entered a residence on Jackson Ave. through a side window and removed assorted items, which he placed in a bag.  The homeowner returned home while the defendant was still in the house, causing the defendant to flee the residence. The defendant dropped the proceeds after the homeowner attempted to grab him.  

The defendant was later identified by latent fingerprints that were taken from the scene in addition to the victim positively identifying him in a photo array.

Bureau of Special Operations police officers located and arrested Tutt in Copiague on Monday, Jan. 11. He is being charged with burglary-second degree and will be arraigned on Tuesday, Jan. 12 in First District Court, Hempstead.