Alleged Burglar Pockets Alcohol, Then Wakes Up Victim to Borrow a Shirt

Police responded to a burglary on Thursday morning that took a strange, reportedly alcohol-fueled turn.

A Burks County man allegedly broke into a State College apartment, pocketed some personal effects, and then woke the apartment’s resident up to ask to borrow a shirt.

Alexander Cinkaj, 21 of Langhorne, faces felony burglary charges, misdemeanor theft charges and a summary public drunkenness charge. He is listed in the Penn State directory, but the listing does not specify if he is a current student.

According to court documents, Police responded to a report of a burglary in progress Thursday morning at a Beaver Avenue apartment. Police arrived within two minutes, and officers reportedly found Cinkaj standing outside the victim’s apartment with a pile of stolen property.

The victim reportedly told police he had been sleeping in his apartment when Cinkaj woke him up and asked for a shirt he could wear on his way home. The victim gave Cinkaj a shirt, but noticed he was carrying several stolen items in his pockets: a roll of duct tape, a bottle of vodka and a can of Coors Light.

According to court documents, the victim took these items back and escorted Cinkaj into the hallway, where he noticed a pile of weights, a backpack and several more bottles of alcohol that also belonged to him. The victim then went back inside his apartment and called police.

Cinkaj has been released on $5,000 bail while awaiting a Feb. 25 preliminary hearing.

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