Fundraisers Underway to Aid Burglarized East Windsor Businesses

EAST WINDSOR, CT — Members of the East Windsor community are rallying to support three local businesses which were victimized by burglaries late Sunday night into Monday morning.

An estimated $2,000 worth of damage was caused at each of the businesses: Rick's II Auto Repair at 140 South Main Street, Town & Country Auto Body at 176 North Road, and Golden Irene Restaurant at 18 Mullen Road.

The burglar took some cash out of the register at Rick's, but did not get anything at the other two businesses. Upon smashing the register at Golden Irene, however, the suspect completely destroyed the restaurant's point of sale system, prohibiting it from conducting regular business, Sgt. Derek Leab said.

No arrests have yet been made in the cases.

Resident Mark Gelina created a GoFundMe account for Golden Irene, while Carrie Topolski set up a similar account for the two automotive shops.

"Let's band together as a community to help this incredible man and his business," Gelina wrote about Golden Irene owner George Akkouris. "He is what we should all aspire to be as a human on this planet."

Topolski wrote, "I am looking to support the other two owners as they too have the same damage. We all need to help one another through these difficult times."

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