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Lebanon man gets 1-5 in Rochester Flea Market burglary

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DOVER - A Lebanon man was sentenced to one to five years in state prison last week for stealing foreign currency, collectible coins and other items from the Rochester Flea Market on Milton Road in January.

James Cullen, 45, of 21 Pork St., but formerly of 32 Buffy St., Rochester, broke a window during the early morning hours of Jan. 18 to gain entrance into the building, Rochester Police said at the time of his arrest.

Stafford County Superior Court Judge Mark E. Howard pronounced the sentence on Thursday following a plea deal agreement worked out between defense and prosecutors. Cullen pleaded guilty last month.

Cullen was developed as a suspect in the flea market heist using security video and quickly arrested before he had a chance to fence the loot, according to police.

He was indicted in March on burglary, possession of controlled drug Tramadol (an opioid pain medication) and falsifying physical evidence in that he allegedly "removed Tramadol tablets from a cigarette box and concealed them in his pants," according to court records.

The three felonies carried a maximum of 29 years.

Meanwhile, Cullen got concurrent two to four year suspended sentences for the falsifying physical evidence charge and another theft by unauthorized taking charge stemming from an incident in Dover in August of last year when while working as a roofer he stole jewelry and cash from a home during a bathroom break.

Some of the jewelry was recovered, but prosecutor Loren Di Giovanni said an exact amount of restitution that Cullen will be forced to repay still has yet to be worked out. She said it likely will be more than $4,000.

Di Giovanni said on Friday she was pleased with the deal worked out.

"I very pleased," she said. "I think it is fair and just."

Cullen will also get 48 days of pretrial credit, so he could be out in a little more than 10 months if he stays on good behavior.

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