Southborough Police announced the arrest of a suspect in burglaries on Flagg and General Henry Knox roads. According to the statement, the SPD was key to his arrest for these crimes and others.
According to this morning’s statement, Lt. Sean James honed in on the suspect based on his past similar crimes. Back in 2010, the same man was arrested, after a two hour manhunt, for burglaries in Southborough and other towns.
Here is the full statement* from the Southborough Police Chief Kenneth M. Paulhus:
In early September of 2017, Southborough Police Officers responded to two past Breaking and Entering calls on Flagg Road, and one on General Henry Knox Road. After examining the events and circumstances of all three incidents, Lieutenant Sean James was able to develop a suspect based on his past dealings with an individual who committed similar crimes in Southborough in 2010.
Lt. James arranged for the formation of a B&E Task Force to track the suspect from his home in Leominster, MA. As a result of the investigation, Detective Keith Nichols of Southborough, and Sergeant Matt Reardon of Medway, were able link [the suspect] (age 41) to an active break in Littleton, MA. A subsequent search of King’s apartment in Leominster yielded evidence of all three breaks that occurred in Southborough.
During further investigation, [the suspect] was also charged with similar crimes in numerous other Central Massachusetts Communities. He is currently being held at the Middlesex House of Correction. [The suspect] will be arraigned on Southborough warrants on a future date in Westborough District Court.
Charges include: (3) Counts of B&E into a Building (3) Larceny of Property Over $250.00, (1) Count of Destruction of Property over $250.00.
*By blog policy, I strip out the name of arrested suspect in initial reports of an arrest.
(photos by Susan Fitzgerald)
