ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A suspect was arrested following a smash-and-grab at a Gamestop on East Ridge Road, according to the Irondequoit Police Department.

Police say that, on Friday morning, a stolen Kia was used to ram into the front of the store. The metal shutters the store uses for security were smashed in.

Officers said that the suspects stole items from the store and left before the police arrived.

The officers were able to put out a description of the vehicle and the suspects. They said that the Rochester Police Department found a damaged Kia in the area of North Street and Herald Street.

The driver of the vehicle, according to RPD, was in possession of a PlayStation console that was stolen from the store. The driver also matched the description given to RPD by the Irondequoit Police Department.

30-year-old Joshua J. Gonzalez was arrested and charged with third-degree burglary and petit larceny. He also faces several traffic charges from Rochester Police.

Due to prior convictions, he was taken to the Monroe County Jail, IPD said.


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