Bruno, of Hempstead, also claimed his Blackberry cell phone was taken.
Upon further investigation, detectives say that Bruno had pocketed the cash, about $540 collected during a hat sale. He kicked in the door to the office, broke into a locked locker and took the cash -- and then made up the burglary story to cover his tracks.
He was charged with petit larceny, criminal mischief and making a false written statement. He will be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on April 7.
Bruno was fired today from his job as assistant football coach and the co-coach of the varsity baseball team.
He played for the high school as a student and was a 2006 graduate of St. John's University.
