All three caught on video have been charged, multiple tips from the public helped Westchester County Police make arrests
Two additional suspects in September’s burglary and vandalism spree at Playland have surrendered to Westchester County Police.
Connor Evancho, 20, of Pompton Lakes N.J., turned himself in today at County Police headquarters in Hawthorne. Daniel Bracco, 19, of Oakland, N.J., surrendered on Monday.
The third suspect, Anthony Conkling, 19, of Wykoff, N.J., turned himself in last week.
All three men are charged with Burglary 3rd Degree and Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree, felonies; and Criminal Trespass 2nd Degree and Petit Larceny, misdemeanors. Each was released on his own recognizance following arraignment in Rye City Court.
The three men are accused of entering the Playland amusement park in the overnight hours of Sept. 23-24 and committing acts of theft and vandalism. It is alleged that the trio arrived on the Playland beach in a small boat shortly before midnight on Sept. 23 and climbed a fence to enter the amusement area.
The intruders:
• Vandalized an electrical room, cutting or ripping out fiber optic cables for phone and internet service;
• Stole 200 stuffed animals, which they hauled away in garbage bags; and,
• Attempted to throw a photo booth off the boardwalk but were unable to do so.
The damage caused to property at Playland is estimated at $57,000. The boat they used was apparently taken from, and returned to, a boat club in Connecticut.
The case was investigated by detectives from the General Investigations Unit.
The County Police would like to thank the public for its assistance in this investigation. Multiple tips were received from the public as a result of social media shares and media coverage of this incident.
