Wednesday, January 16, 2013
3 people were arrested for the alleged break-in. Walpole detectives are currently trying to connect the three to the other house breaks that have been in the area.
Walpole Police arrested two men and a woman Monday night after one of the men was caught by a homeowner trying to break into his Main Street home. "The resident was home when the suspect was breaking-in through a window after cutting a screen," Deputy Police Chief John Carmichael said in an email. The homeowner confronted the would-be thief outside the home and the suspect fled on foot to an awaiting vehicle further down Main Street. A witness identified the vehicle and Walpole Detective Tim Sullivan located the car in Foxborough with two other occupants inside. "One occupant was identified by a witness after corporeal showed up and all three were arrested for the joint venture of breaking in, as well as receiving stolen property," …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Walpole Police suggest making sure that windows and doors are locked when no one is home.
Walpole Police are turning to the community for help in preventing a recent rash of house breaks in the East Walpole and North Walpole area. In the past three weeks there have been 8 residential house breaks and a commercial break at Walpole Country Club. “The house breaks are mostly confined to East Walpole and a little bit into North Walpole and a couple of those have been door kicks or just getting into unsecured buildings," said Deputy Police Chief John Carmichael. The streets where the incidents have occurred include North Street, East Street, Pleasant Street, Covey Road and Walden Drive. Walpole Country Club is on Baker Street. “We think they’re happening early afternoon through early evening. Usually when people aren’t home,” he …
There have been 8 houses broken into in the past three weeks and 15 houses in a span of two months.
Note: The following is a statement from the Walpole Police Department. The Walpole Police Department is requesting the public's assistance, with a series of recent residential house breaks. Over the past 8 weeks, we have experienced 15 of these breaks, with 8 of those occurring in the last 3 weeks. The areas affected, have been East Walpole, North Walpole, and Main St. All of the incidents have occurred during the day, prior to 5:00pm, and none of the victims were home at the time. We are requesting you report anything you may deem as suspicious. For example, if you believe your neighbor is not home and you observe someone near or around their home, or if you see a vehicle that is not familiar to you, contact police immediately. If you …
