Caught Red Handed: Burglar Holding Her TV When Woman Comes Home

CRANSTON, RI — Two suspects have been charged with breaking and entering, police said.

According to Col. Michael Winquist, police chief, the two were caught breaking into a home on Mill Street after the homeowner returned home to find one the suspects in her house holding her television.

"The Cranston Police received a 9-1-1 call," police said, on Nov. 21 around 11:56 a.m. The homeowner said a man was in her house. She discovered him when she came home.

"As she walked into her dining room, she came face-to-face with a male later identified as Vicente Ramirez, 19, of Providence," police said. He was in the sun room "holding her television."

She left, called 9-1-1 and gave the officers a description.

"Ramirez fled on foot as police swarmed the area and located him operating a green 1996 Honda Accord," police said. He was driving away on Sunset Terrace with the second suspect, Jeffrey Feliz, 18, also of Providence.

"The television was recovered on Sunset Terrace and both suspects were arrested and charged with breaking and entering, along with conspiracy," police said. "Both were arraigned by a Justice of the Peace and released on $5000 Personal recognizance."

Major Todd Patalano said, “this homeowner did exactly what we expect when confronting a suspected burglar, which is to avoid confrontation and retreat to safety while calling 9-1-1 to let the police professionals intervene. This is the time of year more than ever that unscrupulous people prey on homes around the start of the holiday season hoping to find valuables and would be gifts. Today many homes have their own surveillance and anti-theft systems that can assist the Cranston Police in assuring a successful prosecution. We remind citizens and businesses to continue to sign up on our Camera Registration Program located on our website at www.cranstonpoliceri.com to notify us of their surveillance system.”