Three House Break-ins Reported Last Week in Easton

Easton Police engaged in the pursuit of one man after he was allegedly caught in the act of breaking in to a Foundry Street home.

Police received a call from a resident at approximately 1 p.m. on Dec. 12. who said a breaking and entering was in progress. The suspect then fled on foot, eastbound towards route 106.

Easton received help in the search from Raynham PD's K-9 unit, and a suspect matching the description was spotted at power lines near Prospect Street by a witness who said the white-male was in his late 20's with a "reddish-brown goatee approximately two inches long." There were no arrests and the matter is under investigation.

The breaking and entering was one of three reported last Monday in Easton.

Another was reported at 5:45 p.m. when a Purchase Street resident came home to find a house broken into and jewelry missing. Another breaking and entering was reported a short time later on Bay Road, when a resident reported a broken window, items missing and a bedroom ransacked.

Accident Closes Down Main Street Extension Wednesday

One person was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Wednesday after a two car motor vehicle accident shut down a section of Main Street east of Hilliards.

The accident occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m. and happened in front of . Both Easton Police and Easton Fire responded to the scene. The driver of the second was not transferred to the hospital.

Suspicious Activity Turns Out to be "Man-Hunt"

Easton Police responded to a suspicious activity call at Pinebrook Lane Wednesday at approximately 6 p.m.

The woman said youths were crouched behind bushes in the neighborhood and she would like to speak to an officer. She told police prior to their arrival that she got in her car to seek out the youths and she was concerned that they were not wearing jackets.

The youths' parents explained that they had been playing manhunt and they were concerned that the caller was following their children.