Thief Caught After Foiled Tiverton Burglary
A West Warwick man was arrested after he allegedly tripped an alarm when breaking into a Dunkin Donuts in Tiverton.
After a four-month investigation, the Rhode Island State Police arrested a known West Warwick felon today in connection with multiple burglaries around the state, including an attempted break-in at a Tiverton business. David R. Degrasse, 46, of 38 East Street Apt. 2, West Warwick, was arrested during the early morning hours of Thursday, July 26 and charged with three counts of breaking and entering into a building at night with intent to commit a felony, attempted breaking and entering and possession of burglary tools. According to State Police Capt. Michael J. Winquist, detective commander, Degrasse allegedly attempted to break into a Tiverton Dunkin Donuts last week. Degrasse, who was described by police to be a professional theif with …
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3:45 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Tiverton Dunkin Donuts, however, used a more sophisticated type of alarm system so when Degrasse tried to cut the power source, the alarm sounded and the company was notified. So the system had a backup battery to keep the alarm system powered. WOW!! Such sophistication, so hi-tech. Now if the alarm system had an assault robot to apprehend the perp? Now that's sophisticated. Reporters … more ›