ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Officers with the Greece Police Department arrested a 40-year-old man from Rochester early Friday morning after officers received reports of a burglary at a home on Bancroft Drive in Greece.

Officers say the victim reported that her ex-boyfriend Joseph R. Alessi forcibly entered her apartment by kicking in the front door.

According to the GPD, Alessi was seen walking through the home armed with a shotgun. Alessi does not reside at the location. Alessi allegedly damaged property, took the victim's car keys, and stole her vehicle during the incident. Officers were able to recover the shotgun discarded on the property.

The GPD issued a be-on-the-lookout (BOLO) alert for Alessi and the stolen vehicle. Officers with the Rochester Police Department located the stolen

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