Orange police arrested a 23-year-old man early Wednesday at the businesses of Steirman and Whitfield, and Brown Hearing Aid. Police report windows in the buildings had been shattered and items were damaged.
Steirman and Whitefield, an accounting agency, is at 109 Camellia and Brown Hearing Aid is adjacent at 105 Camellia off Strickland Drive.
Officer J.L. Goins said a motion detector alarm sent police to Steirman and Whitefield about 5:40 a.m. Wednesday. The officer discovered a man trying to open a door.
Rocks and pieces of brick were in the offices after being thrown through windows to break them. Pictures in frames were thrown onto floors and the glass was shattered. In addition, someone made dents and holes in the sheetrock.
Windows at Brown Hearing Aids had also been broken. Breaker boxes at air-conditioning units at both businesses had been tampered and turned to ‘off.’
Richard Grand Vandeusen, 23, was arrested and taken to the Orange County Jail where he faces charges of burglary and damage to buildings. Police also found a bicycle in the back and a syringe near the bike.
Detective Captain Robert Enmon said investigators do not believe the vandalism at the two businesses is connected to the break-in and vandalism at Romano’s Shoe Repair on Green Avenue two weeks ago.
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