Police have taken two people into custody after a break-in at the Indian Hill Country Club in Newington early Wednesday morning.
The officer manager said one of the suspects is her son and he used to work at the club.
Police were alerted at 2:59 a.m. when a motion detector went off.
Responding officers found a chair under an open window on the north side building.
"The gentlemen apparently pushed in an air conditioning unit that was located on the north side of the building," Sgt. Christopher Perry, of the Newington Police Department, said
Officials set up a perimeter and an officer observed a person moving inside the building.
Because the facility is large, police from surrounding towns, including New Britain, Wethersfield, Farmington and Berlin, were brought in to help.
Using the police cruiser PA system, police communicated with one suspect, identified as Miguel Sanchez, 23, of New Britain.
Sanchez left the building and was taken into custody around 4 a.m., according to police.
Police then searched the inside of the building. Around 6:30 a.m., they found Alan Hopper, 26, of Meriden, hiding underneath a staircase, police said.
Hopper's mother, Karen Hopper, is the office manager of the country club.
"Unfortunately, it’s someone that we know closely," said Karen Hopper.
There have been other recent break-ins at the club, Hopper said,, and she fears her son might have been involved.
"We had had two break-ins previously in April, so there may be a connection," Karen Hopper, said.
Sanchez and Hopper were both charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree conspiracy to commit burglary, sixth-degree criminal attempt to commit larceny, sixth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny, second-degree criminal mischief, first-degree criminal trespass and interfering with police.
Both are being held on $75,000 bond and are due in court on Thursday.
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