Lansing, N.Y. — Court documents released Wednesday suggest the extent and variety of items taken by two burglars who stand accused of more than 20 commercial and residential burglaries across Tompkins County.
Leandre Lovett, 21, and Nadie Leigh Phoenix, 24, both of Ithaca, have confessed to the string of burglaries that have rattled Ithaca businesses and frustrated law enforcement since July, a news release said.
Lovett and Phoenix were both charged with one count of burglary in the second degree and two counts of burglary in the third degree. More charges are possible.
Here are some of the belongings, as revealed by court documents, that were taken by Lovett and Phoenix:
— A bolted safe with +$3,500, a cashier drawer and a video surveillance monitor | On Aug. 18, around 11:52 p.m. | From a Subway on Catherwood Drive
— Broke a double pane window, took $243 in property | Sept. 1, 2014 around 11 p.m. | From the same Subway
— A floor safe with money and paperwork inside valued at more than $1,000 | The Merrill Family Sailing Center | Aug. 17, around 12:05 a.m.
“The defendant did on 9/2/14, during a recorded interview, admit to Sr. Inv. Jody Combs, TCSO, that he and his accomplice, Nadie Leigh Phoenix, had committed the aforesaid acts.”
— An engraved sword received by someone upon graduation from the Navy, with the recipient’s initials engraved on it; a Macbook Pro Computer; a Dewalt cordless Drill; a tanzanite and diamond ring; a Nike duffle bag; an emerald and diamond ring; bottles of liquor of Captain Morgan, Bombay, Sapphire, St. Germain, Jose Cuervo Gold Tequilla and others. | Aug. 18 in the town of Dryden
“I would like them held accountable for what they have done,” the woman told police about the suspects.
Incomplete round-up of headlines related to the burglaries
Ithaca businesses offer $1,000 reward for arrest in break-in spree – Business owners in Ithaca are starting to pool their money together to put up a reward for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect in a string of break-ins this summer. WHCU Radio
Burglar hits Cornell Sailing Center on East Shore Drive – Cornell police are asking for help finding the burglar or burglars who broke into the university’s Sailing Center this weekend. The Ithaca Voice
Purity Ice Cream, Subway latest hit in round of break-ins at Ithaca businesses – At least 12 businesses have now been hit. The Ithaca Voice
5 seen on rooftops of Ithaca businesses arrested; police probe link to break-ins – Two people seen on the roof of Firehouse Subs and three people seen on the roof of Home Depot were arrested in separate incidents this weekend amid a rash of break-ins at Ithaca businesses. The Ithaca Voice
Ithaca police report 2 more burglaries, say officers are overworked – Two more commercial burglaries occurred in Ithaca Monday night after a string of them were reported over the weekend. The Ithaca Voice
Video shows burglar smashing window of Ithaca business, entering offices – The Ithaca Voice.
Burglars strike businesses on Ithaca’s west side again; 7 in area have now been recently hit – One man is suspected in three burglaries this weekend. The Ithaca Voice
Video shows burglar smashing window of Ithaca business, entering offices – A break-in this weekend at a business on Ithaca’s west side was caught on tape by a security camera. The Ithaca Voice
Burglars strike Ithaca’s The Piggery, break window and steal cash – “It just feels intensely violating to have something like this happen,” one Piggery employee said. The Ithaca Voice