Homeowner Catches Alleged Burglar: Report

GOFFSTOWN, NH — A man was arrested and held on cash bail after allegedly being caught burglarizing a home in Goffstown last night, according to police. Jonathan Patella, 38, of an known address, was arrested on Dec. 17, 2016, for burglary and possession of burglary tools.

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Police, according to a press report, were sent to the Edmond Street area of the town last night around 6:30 p.m. for a report of a burglary in progress. When they arrived, they found a homeowner who had detained a suspected burglar, Sgt. Geoffrey Pinard of the Goffstown Police Department noted. After brief investigation – which allegedly included the revelation that he was in possession of burglary tools at the time – police arrested Patella.

Patella was held at the Hillsborough County House of Corrections on $50,000 cash bail. He will be arraigned in Goffstown District Court on Monday.

Patella, according to online reports, has been arrested a couple of times in recent years. In November 2012, while a resident of Lowell, MA, he was arrested for simple assault and domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to the Lowell Sun. He was arrested in Berwick, ME, while living in Enfield, on a drug charge in late 2014 early 2015, according to fosters.com.