BILLERICA — Chief Roy Frost announces that the Billerica Police Department made two arrests Wednesday in connection with the theft of a safe from a local VFW Post.
CHRISTOPHER JOHN SILVA, 53, OF LOWELL, is charged with:
- Breaking & Entering Nighttime for Felony
- Conspiracy
- Larceny Over $1,200
- Break Into Depository
- Larceny from Building
SAN SIN, 47, OF LOWELL, is charged with:
- Conspiracy
- Larceny Over $1,200
- Break Into Depository
- Larceny from Building
On Monday, Jan. 13, around 8 a.m., police were called to the Solomon VFW Post, 12 Phiney St., for a report of a break in and stolen safe. A janitorial employee entered the building that morning and noticed the safe was missing. The bartender said the safe was still inside the location when they left the previous night.
A subsequent investigation used evidence found at the scene and surveillance footage from the area to develop information on a pickup truck that was used to transport the safe away from the VFW. Police subsequently identified SILVA, SIN, and PETER GEORGE POULAKOS, 32, OF LOWELL, as suspects. The safe was discarded in Lowell and recovered by police as the investigation was ongoing.
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Billerica Police, assisted by the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC), executed a search warrant related to the investigation at an address on Wright Street in Lowell.
As a result of the search warrant, police located cash and evidence related to the break-in and theft of the safe. Police subsequently arrested SILVA and SIN without further incident. Police are seeking POULAKOS, and are pursuing a warrant for his arrest.
A fourth individual, a 49-year-old Lowell man, will be summonsed to court at a later date to face charges in connection with the incident.
SILVA and SIN will be arraigned Thursday in Lowell District Court.
These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
