LUDLOW — Chief Daniel Valadas reports that the Ludlow Police Department has arrested and charged four individuals in connection with package thefts.
J’ANNIE CARRUCINI, AGE 18, of SPRINGFIELD, was arrested and charged with:
- Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,200
- Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
- Trespassing
- Breaking and Entering into a Building in the Nighttime (Felony)
- Use of Motor Vehicle without Authority
- Larceny from a Building
- Use of Motor Vehicle in Felony/Larceny
- Conspiracy
- Receiving a Stolen Motor Vehicle
EMMANUEL DIAZ, AGE 19, of THREE RIVERS, MA, was arrested and charged with:
- Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,200
- Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
- Trespassing
- Breaking and Entering into a Building in the Nighttime (Felony)
- Larceny from a Building
- Conspiracy
JUVENILE MALE, AGE 16, of THREE RIVERS, MA, was arrested and charged with:
- Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,200
JUVENILE MALE, AGE 13, THREE RIVERS, MA, was arrested and charged with:
- Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,200
On Monday, Dec. 18, Ludlow Police received a report from a resident that an individual had stolen a package from their residence. The resident was able to get a picture of the vehicle, a 2010 Honda Odyssey.
On Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 5:09 p.m. Ludlow Police received another report of packages being stolen from another residence in Ludlow. Officers then received reports at 8:09 p.m. that the suspect vehicle was in the area of East Street and later spotted on Cedar Street.
Upon arrival at Cedar Street, officers observed an individual allegedly exit the suspect vehicle, run onto a property and run back to the vehicle.
Officers conducted a motor vehicle stop of the van and all four occupants, CARRUCINI, DIAZ and both JUVENILE MALES, were detained. Officers observed a package that had the address of a nearby house in plain sight in the vehicle.
Through a subsequent search of the vehicle, packages that were not addressed to the occupants were found in the vehicle’s back seat and trunk. An airsoft pistol was also located in the vehicle.
Over 20 items were seized and are suspected to be stolen property including, some merchandise that were found outside of their packaging.
A preliminary investigation determined that the Honda Odyssey had been reported stolen out of Holyoke.
All four occupants were arrested without incident and brought to the Ludlow Police Station for booking.
CARRUCINI and DIAZ appeared this morning in Palmer District Court and were both held on $10,000 bail. Both JUVENILIE MALES, will appear in Palmer District Court on Jan. 12.
“I want to commend the excellent police work by the involved police officers, detectives, and supervisors, that worked to locate and apprehend these four individuals over the course of the past two evenings,” said Chief Valadas. “I also want to add that the system of license plate readers that we have operating in Ludlow were critical in locating the involved stolen motor vehicle and the culprits. Police Officers will return as many stolen packages as can be identified back to their owners before Christmas.”
These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.
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