Crime & Safety
2 Barnstable Teens Broke Into 7 Cars: Police
Barnstable police said two teens stole three guitars, prescription medication, a GPS, and a cell phone, among other items.
BARNSTABLE, MA — Two Barnstable teenagers were arrested Thursday and found with a cache of stolen items, police said.
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Sabrina Croft, 18, and an unnamed 17-year-old allegedly broke into several vehicles and stole whatever they could find, police said.
Barnstable Police Officer Kevin Fullam said he saw the pair Thursday at about 2:30 a.m. acting suspiciously in the back parking lot of the Holiday Inn on Route 132. When he got closer, he said he saw them trying to break into a truck. They then fled back to their vehicle, police said.
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A search of the vehicle turned up a cache of stolen property, including three guitars, prescription medication, a wallet, a GPS, headphones, a cell phone, and other items.
Croft and the 17-year-old were charged with:
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- Seven counts of breaking into a vehicle
- Attempted breaking and entering
- Receiving stolen property
They were arraigned and released on personal recognizance. Police said they returned most of the stolen property to the rightful owners.
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