Two Arrested In Norwood Smash-And-Grab
NORWOOD (CBS) -- Police arrested two people Wednesday night who are accused of breaking into and stealing from an automotive parts store in Norwood.
A Norwood police officer was filling up his cruiser at a gas station at about 11:20 p.m. when he heard glass smash at a nearby Advance Auto Parts on Route 1. The officer then saw someone crawl into the store through the hole in the door and reported a break-in in progress, according to police.
Other officers responded and chased down the man, who was found with a cash box containing a significant amount of money. A backpack found on the man contained a face mask, gloves and other "burglarious tools," police said.
Police then said they arrested a woman in a red get-a-way pickup truck, who was frantically trying to make a phone call when she saw police approaching.
Peter Anastacio Lopes, a former Advance Auto Parts employee, was expected to be arraigned Friday. The Braintree 34-year-old is charged with breaking and entering, breaking into a safe and resisting arrest, among other charges.
The alleged get-a-way driver, 32-year-old Erica Lynn Horgan of Stoughton, is charged with breaking and entering, breaking into a safe and operating with a suspended license.
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