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Homeless Man Faces Charges In St. Francis Hospital Burglary

FLOWER HILL, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A homeless man has been arrested in connection with a burglary last Sunday at a Nassau County hospital.

Police said Sean Thomas, 24, is seen on surveillance video walking into a closed section of St. Francis Hospital in Flower Hill and changing into scrubs.

St. Francis Hospital Theft Suspect
A suspect who allegedly donned hospital scrubs and stole items from St. Francis Hospital in Flower Hill. (Credit: Nassau County Police)

He allegedly used a stolen master key and ID card to get into several offices, where he took cash and an Amazon Kindle e-reader, police said.

Thomas will be arraigned Thursday on charges of burglary and criminal possession of stolen property.

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