Police in Cohoes arrested a man they say stole from multiple stores in the city.

Police say 42 year-old John Van Kuren stole cartons of cigarettes from many stores in the area. The investigation led authorities to a house of one of Van Kuren's relatives in Troy.

Police say they found him hiding in a basement crawl space. So far he has been charged in a burglary of the 'News Stand Deli' on Main Street in Cohoes back in May, and a burglary last month at 'Lepage's Market' on North Mohawk Street.

Police say he's also a person of interest in two other burglaries in Cohoes.

Van Kuren also faces pending charges by state police for another burglary in July at the Brunswick Sunoco Station on Hoosic Street.