Atlantic City Man Arrested for Three Commercial Burglaries

An Atlantic City man has been arrested in connection to three commercial burglaries.

Atlantic City Police say 50-year-old James Mason of Atlantic City was arrested on Delaware Avenue. An investigation by detectives identified Mason as the suspect in two burglaries that occurred in August and one back in January.

Cops say Mason entered the Choice Bar and Grill and Zaffran Restaurant after hours on different dates and stole money and caused damage inside. During the investigation, results from fingerprint analysis were returned that identified Mason as the suspect in a burglary at Mango’s Restaurant on January 10. Detectives were able to obtain a fingerprint from a bottle of liquor that was sent to the New State Police crime lab for analysis.

Mason has been charged with three counts of burglary and theft; he was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.