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Mark Frady, 54, broke into a residence on Route 105 in North Troy on Saturday and Monday, according to Vermont State Police. During one of the break-ins, the homeowner found Frady talking to himself while eating a lollipop, drinking coffee and smoking pot, police said.

(Vermont State Police)

TROY, Vt. — Vermont authorities have arrested a man who allegedly broke into a North Troy home twice since the weekend, each time engaging in unusual behavior.

Mark Frady, 54, illegally entered a Vermont Route 105 residence in the state's Northeast Kingdom late Saturday afternoon and early Monday morning, according to Vermont State Police investigators, who arrested him Tuesday in North Troy.

The victim, Chris Nelson, 49, told police that Frady took a cat after breaking into her Route 105 home around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. "At this time, no one knew who this subject was," police said in a statement.

Troopers were called back to Nelson's home around 4:30 a.m. Monday. This time, Nelson said, Frady entered her locked residence while everyone was asleep. Nelson said she woke up to find "Frady talking to himself while eating a lollipop, drinking coffee and smoking marijuana," police said.

Nelson told police the intruder was Frady, who used to live down the street from her. Frady left in a 1999 blue Toyota Camry with Vermont tags. When Nelson's son tried to stop the car, Frady allegedly showed him a handgun, police said.

Frady was taken into custody without incident on Tuesday afternoon in North Troy. The cat was unharmed and was returned to its owner, according to police, who did not indicate if Frady and Nelson are acquainted.

Frady was remanded to Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport, Vermont, in lieu of $25,000 bail. He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday in Orleans District Court in Newport.