For Immediate Release

Friday, June 30, 2017

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

East Bridgewater Police Arrest Pair After Multiple Break-Ins

EAST BRIDGEWATER — Chief Scott Allen reports that the East Bridgewater Police Department arrested a man and a woman Thursday on charges stemming from multiple break-ins that occurred overnight Wednesday.

ROBERT MURPHY, AGE 35, of EAST BRIDGEWATER was arrested and charged with:

• Breaking and Entering During the Nighttime for a Felony
• Receiving Stolen Property Over $250
• Receiving Stolen Property Under $250
• Possession of a Class E Substance (dextroamphetamine)

Additionally, ERICA GRIFFIN, AGE 30, of WHITMAN was charged with Receiving Stolen Property Over $250 and Receiving Stolen Property Under $250. 

At approximately 8 a.m., Thursday, June 29, officers responded to the Country Convenience store on Pond Street for a report of an attempted break-in. Officers reviewed surveillance footage and observed MURPHY, who is known to police, attempting to break into the store. Police also observed GRIFFIN on the surveillance.

At 10:15 a.m., Thursday, officers observed MURPHY and GRIFFIN walking on Washington Street.

Following an investigation, officers located a car GPS unit in MURPHY and GRIFFIN’S possession with a saved home address on Washington Street where a car had been broken into Wednesday. Also in their possession was a purple umbrella matching one stolen from a car parked at another home on Washington Street.

Both items were seized as evidence and later identified by the break-in victims as their property.

The East Bridgewater Police Department is investigating a rash of nighttime car breaks in which items have been stolen from unlocked vehicles in town. Those investigations remain active and ongoing, and additional charges may be brought at a later date.

Chief Allen strongly encourages all residents and business owners to lock their vehicles.

During an inventory of MURPHY’S personal property, officers located two dextroamphetamine pills.

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