Man Indicted After Stealing $20K In Laptops In Mansfield: DA

MANSFIELD, MA — A North Attleboro man accused of breaking into five businesses and stealing $20,000 worth of laptops from a Mansfield industrial park was indicted by a Bristol County grand jury. Reginald Shepard, 56, was charged with five counts of breaking entering, five counts of larceny and one count of malicious destruction. Shepard pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors told the Sun Chronicle Shepard had two previous convictions for similar crimes in Norfolk and Middlesex counties.

According to police, Shepard stole 11 laptops from five businesses at the Cabot business park on West Street between Aug. 31 and Dec. 3, 2018. Police said all the thefts happened at night after businesses closed.

Police warned business owners and residents on social media last November. On Dec. 18, police said they had their first break in the case, pulling over Shepard after a traffic violation on West Street. Police said Shepard is the same man seen on security cameras at the broken in businesses.

The indictment transferred Shepard's case from Attleboro District Court to Bristol County Superior Court, where he can face a longer sentence if convicted. Shepard will be arraigned in Fall River Superior Court Oct. 3.