Detectives Catch Suspect & Recover Cash Registers Stolen from Businesses

COVENTRY, RI—Mark Montefusco, 52, of Coventry, has been charged with three business break-ins within the Town, police said Tuesday.

He is also a suspect in three similar commercial break-ins, which happened in North Kingstown, West Warwick and Exeter. And he may be implicated in a seventh break-in, which happened in West Warwick.

"The arrest was the culmination of a weeks-long investigation into commercial business break-ins in Coventry," police said. After the arrest, West Warwick, North Kingstown, and Rhode Island State Police assisted in the investigation. A warrant was obtained, and Montefusco's residence was searched.

Several stolen cash registers were found on his property, police allege, along with other evidence.

Detectives believe that Montefusco may be involved in other unsolved business break-ins. If any citizen has additional information regarding this arrest, please contact the Coventry Police Detective Division at 401-822- 6228 or email tips@coventrypd.org.