Purdue student charged with burglary

A Purdue University student, David A. Collins Jr., told police he thought it was a good idea to break into Tarkington Market early Thursday. It wasn’t.

Later Thursday, prosecutors charged Collins, 18, with burglary, a Level 5 felony, and theft, a Class A misdemeanor.

Collins told police that he was on his way back to his dorm room after leaving a party, according to the affidavit. He said he was hungry and “thought it was a good idea to break into the Tarkington Market,” the affidavit states.

Responding to a report of a break-in, Purdue police went to Tarkington Hall and found the market business there had been burglarized, according to the probable cause affidavit.

Inside the business’ storage room, police found Collins with Powerade drinks, ice cream, Smucker’s peanut butter and strawberry sandwiches, Twinkies and mini doughnuts, according to the probable cause affidavit.