Top Five Acton Patch Crime Stories of 2011

1). UPDATE - Organized Crime Hits Acton

• Thieves take $600 from Daniela’s, a safe from Bickford’s and scramble around in Surfside Pools.

2). Acton Man Arrested For Stealing From The Food Pantry

• 50 year old, Robert W. Saraiva, of 4 Rex Lane, Acton, broke into the Acton Community Supper and Food Pantry over the holidays. Caught on the surveillance camera, Saraiva broke into the pantry six separate occasions and stole such items as light bulbs, food, cash and clothing.

3). Acton Man Pleads Guilty to Rape of a Child

• Former co-founder of a fitness and education program for children under the age of seven, Acton resident, Brad Warner, was sentenced to 10 - 12 years in state prison on charges of aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child.

4). Former Acton Gym Owner Stephen DiTullio Guilty of Perjury

• Stephen DiTullio, 57, of Littleton, former owner of the Gym Nest in Acton, was found guilty in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn on charges of perjury in connection with his testimony in the case involving Steven Infante, a gymnastics coach, who raped and assaulted a former gymnast.

5). Acton Man Arrested on Breaking and Entering Charge

• Concord Police officials related that an Acton man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with breaking and entering after a Concord homeowner spotted the suspect at his house.