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March 7, 2008

Man charged with home break-ins in Newport

NEWPORT -- Following a six-month investigation, a Newport man has been arrested on charges of breaking in to several city homes.

Matthew M. Notarangelo, 38, of 16-D Rolling Green is charged with three counts of breaking and entering and one count of possession of stolen property, the police said in a news release today.

Detectives yesterday saw him try to enter several homes, the police said. He was also seen entering 23 Gidley St. -- no one was home at the time -- and leaving with things he then put in the trunk of a car parked on Spring Street. The police determined the items were stolen.

The police stopped the car Notarangelo was driving on Broadway near Cranston Avenue, he was arrested around 4 p.m. and taken to the station.

The police, using search warrants for the car and Notarangelo's residence, found property stolen from 23 Gidley St. in the trunk and, in the residence, the search led to a "small amount of property seized, which is currently being examined to ascertain its status."

Notarangelo was held overnight and was slated to appear in District Court, Newport, this morning, as the investigation continues.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 11:47 AM | Permalink

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