A housebreaking ring that allegedly stole greater than $4 million value of bijou largely from the houses of South Asians in over two dozen communities has been damaged up, the Massachusetts State Police mentioned.
4 folks, together with two brothers, had been indicted April 18 after a nine-month investigation on 95 counts of unarmed housebreaking and breaking and getting into a dwelling home within the daytime with intent to commit a felony.
Police on Friday mentioned the Windfall-based theft crew broke into houses in 25 Massachusetts communities between July 21, 2018 and March 30. Police say the gang focused South Asian houses as a result of they thought they might have extra jewellery.
Among the many stolen jewels, police mentioned, had been diamonds and different gems value $75,000 every in addition to gold bracelets, necklaces, earrings and money. On a number of events, the gang stole locked safes weighing a whole lot of kilos with the jewellery inside.
“The defendants in this case were very sophisticated. They targeted victims based on their ethnicity and then gathered information about their targets in order to strike when families were not at home,” Middlesex District Lawyer Marian Ryan mentioned in an announcement. “They were disciplined in concealing their identity, avoiding alarms and minimizing cell phone use before, during and after the breaks and using Wi-Fi jammers.”
Lt. Col. Mark Cyr, commander of the Massachusetts State Police Division of Homeland Safety, mentioned the theft crew stole “countless items of great monetary, emotional, and cultural value from families in multiple states, and did so by violating the sanctity of their homes.”
“Such brazen criminal actions will not be tolerated in our communities,” he added. “This investigation highlights the dedication of our law enforcement partners to work collaboratively to take down complex criminal networks.”
