After Mass. Bust, Pair Charged with Jewelry Theft

MERRIMACK, NH - A bust in Massachusetts last month has led a Merrimack Police detective to believe that the department has the men involved in a stolen earring case from the Kay Jewelers in November 2015.

Detective Park of the Merrimack Police Department stated on Dec. 28, 2015, that the department had filed warrants against Frederick Cote, 26, left, and Brian C. Hurton, 25, both of Manchester. Both are currently being housed in the Middlesex County House of Corrections in Billerica, MA, on fugitive from justice charges.

“Cote’s arrest warrant is for one count of class A felony theft and Hurton is being charged with criminal liability for the conduct of another, also a class A felony, as he was an accomplice to Cote,” Park noted.

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On Nov. 13, 2015, a man in his 20s entered the Kay Jewelers at the Merrimack Premium Outlet at around 8 p.m., asked to view a pair of earrings, and allegedly ran from the store with the earrings.

A few weeks after the incident, Burlington MA Police were called to the Longs Jewelers near the Burlington Mall for an armed robbery. After a short pursuit, three men were arrested for the robbery. Two of the men were allegedly involved in other robberies, including the Merrimack incident, according to Park.