Cops: Nashua Man Stole Storm Drain Grates

A local man is facing theft charges after allegedly stealing storm grates from Daniel Webster Highway earlier this week.

Jay Guzzi, 36, of Kinsley Street in Nashua, was arrested on July 8, 2015, and charged with theft by unauthorized taking and receiving stolen property.

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At just before 9 p.m. on July 7, police were tipped off by a Domino’s Pizza employee that someone might be trying to steal storm drain gates that had been removed during the pavement process on the DW Highway. Town employees had removed the grates and put them on the side of the road so it could be milled.

“Responding officers were advised that a male subject was seen by one of their delivery drivers, putting storm drain grates into a white Ford van,” according to Lt. Dean KillKelley of the Merrimack Police Department. “This male subject noticed their employee watching and jumped into the van and left.”

Officers took down a description of the van and a short time later, found it on Continental Boulevard near Route 101A. It was stopped and checked, and police allegedly found two of the iron storm drain grates inside. The grates were confiscated and police took out a warrant to arrest a passenger in the vehicle, Guzzi.

Last night, Guzzi turned himself in to police, was processed, and released, He’s due in court on July 23.

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