Two men who were found wandering on Transit Road after a burglary on Shepard Road, Pavilion, were questioned by State Police and released, according to Trooper Victor Morales, public information officer for Troop A, Batavia.
The first man was taken into custody while State Police were still trying to determine if anybody was in the house on Transit Road.
He was questioned and denied any knowledge of the house.
The burglary was reported just before noon. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded. A witness hadn't seen the suspects leave the house, so as a precaution before sending troopers in to search the house, robots were used to check inside.
The robots were able to help investigators determine that the house had, in fact, been broken into, but it took a contingent of troopers actually going inside to confirm the house was unoccupied.
The burglars apparently managed to escape before back-up law enforcement units arrived.
Hours after State Police cleared the scene, at about 7:30 p.m., dispatchers received reports of a man approaching residents on Transit Road, not far from the burglary scene, asking for directions to Texaco Town and asking to use a telephone.
Deputies and troopers converged on the area and the State Police helicopter was called in.
At about 8 p.m., while a trooper was talking to a resident and the subject of the search walked toward them and was taken into custody.
He was taken to the Batavia Barracks and questioned, but was later released from custody.
The investigation is continuing.
State Police have not said whether any physical evidence that could aid the investigation was recovered inside the house.
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