EAST LYME, Conn. (WTNH) -- A Massachusetts man is facing charges after police said he used a sledgehammer to burglarize several businesses this past June in East Lyme.

Police said Robert Bowers, 65, of Fitchburg, Mass., is the suspect allegedly responsible for the burglaries in Guilford, Milford, Madison, Vernon, and Manchester as well.

According to police, the burglary happened on June 11 at The Shack on Flanders Road.

A man had allegedly forced his way into the building and used a sledgehammer to break through the walls inside, accessing several businesses, police said.

Bowers was charged with three counts of burglary and three counts of criminal mischief. He was held on a $100,000 bond.

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