Wine Bar Burglary Suspect May Be Connected to Other Crimes

A Huntington man has been arrested and charged in connection with breaking into a wine bar. 62-year old Jay Michael Norton has been charged with breaking and entering at SIP on 9th Street, according to a news release from the Huntington Police Department. Officers were able to track Norton to the Vanity Fair apartments in the 600 block of 4th Avenue and found several items linking him to the wine bar break in. Detectives also believe Norton is connected to several other breaking and entering incidents including at Starbucks and Nawab Indian Cuisine early Thursday and at Muffler America on Dec. 4. Detectives are continuing the investigation, and more charges could be forthcoming. Anyone with information about the crimes should call the Huntington Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau at 304-696-4420, Ext. 1027, or the HPD anonymous tip line at 304-696-4444.