Man Charged in Burglary at South Windsor Lumber Company

South Windsor police have arrested a man accused of breaking into a lumber company, breaking water lines and causing a flood, then stealing items. 

Police learned of the burglary at Rex Lumber on Sullivan Avenue at 2:40 a.m. Friday after employees found the damage. 

Allen Collins, 34, of South Windsor, is accused of breaking water lines in sinks to flood offices and throwing items around the break room areas. 

As police were investigating, Officer Chris Poehnert saw Collins pushing his bike on Sullivan Avenue and stopped to interview him. 

The officer found items stolen from Rex Lumber in Collins’ backpack and the man admitted to having broken into the building, police said. 

Collins was charged with burglary in the third degree, criminal mischief in the first degree, threatening and larceny in the third degree. 

He was held on $100,000 surety bond.

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