Crime & Safety

MA Man Charged With Arson After Multiple Cape Cod Vehicle Break-Ins

The charges follow a spree of vehicle break-ins, stolen vehicles and a vehicle arson on Jan. 14 in the Barnstable area, police said.

BARNSTABLE, MA — A Plymouth man is charged after police say he set a vehicle on fire early on Jan. 14 in both Centerville and Marstons Mills, Barnstable police said.

Austin Donn, 27, of Plymouth, was taken into custody by the Barnstable police officials on an arrest warrant out of the Barnstable District Court on Monday.

Donn was developed as a suspect in a spree of motor vehicle break-ins, stolen motor vehicles, and motor vehicle arson that occurred in the early morning hours on Jan. 14 in the villages of Centerville and Marstons Mills, police said.

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"The Barnstable Police Department would like to thank the public and our Facebook community for their assistance in identifying Donn as the individual responsible for these crimes," police said.

Donn was held on $10,000 cash bail at the Barnstable Police Department and is scheduled to be arraigned at Barnstable District Court on Tuesday on charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, arson, and several other charges stemming from these incidents.

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