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Police have recovered a white van used “as a battering ram” at an early morning break-in at the Dedham Best Buy – just one of three Best Buy stores they say were hit today.
Lt. Robert Nedder said a break-in at the Best Buy in Brockton at about 3:51 a.m. this morning was followed by hit at the chain’s stores in Dedham at about 5:22 and in Braintree at about 6:30 a.m.
“We believe they’re linked, obviously, and that’s what we’re investigating at this time,” he said a short time ago.
Dedham police responded to the local store, at 700 Providence Highway, after getting an alarm there. Nedder said a white Ford E-250 van was used to attempt to gain entry to the Dedham store, with suspects apparently trying to ram their way inside. The van’s two back doors are crumpled inwards, and its back windows were smashed out.
“We don’t know if it was from the front or the back,” Nedder said.
Inside the messy van – which was behind the Dedham Police station this afternoon – a yellow construction hat, a white bucket, a glove and various debris could be seen. Most of the items were strewn on a large piece of plywood.
Police also recovered a box truck from Sleepy’s at 385 Providence Highway; Nedder said police believe the truck was also involved in the episode.
Sleepy’s salesman David Beckerman said he saw the truck in the parking lot with its engine running and no driver inside when he arrived around 10 a.m., but did not think anything of it. But a short time later the truck’s owner found his vehicle there.
“It looked like the owner just happened to drive by and flag down the police,” Beckerman said.
Nedder said the license plates that were on the truck and van appear to have been taken from other vehicles. Nedder said the van is from Rhode Island.
Nobody was taken into custody, Nedder said, but Officer Richard Porro is working with detectives from other agencies, looking for fingerprints and gathering evidence, and police will check surveillance video from the Dedham Best Buy.
Dedham Transcript staff writer Edward B. Colby can be reached at 781-433-8336 or ecolby@cnc.com.
Police have recovered a white van used “as a battering ram” at an early morning break-in at the Dedham Best Buy – just one of three Best Buy stores they say were hit today.
Lt. Robert Nedder said a break-in at the Best Buy in Brockton at about 3:51 a.m. this morning was followed by hit at the chain’s stores in Dedham at about 5:22 and in Braintree at about 6:30 a.m.
“We believe they’re linked, obviously, and that’s what we’re investigating at this time,” he said a short time ago.
Dedham police responded to the local store, at 700 Providence Highway, after getting an alarm there. Nedder said a white Ford E-250 van was used to attempt to gain entry to the Dedham store, with suspects apparently trying to ram their way inside. The van’s two back doors are crumpled inwards, and its back windows were smashed out.
“We don’t know if it was from the front or the back,” Nedder said.
Inside the messy van – which was behind the Dedham Police station this afternoon – a yellow construction hat, a white bucket, a glove and various debris could be seen. Most of the items were strewn on a large piece of plywood.
Police also recovered a box truck from Sleepy’s at 385 Providence Highway; Nedder said police believe the truck was also involved in the episode.
Sleepy’s salesman David Beckerman said he saw the truck in the parking lot with its engine running and no driver inside when he arrived around 10 a.m., but did not think anything of it. But a short time later the truck’s owner found his vehicle there.
“It looked like the owner just happened to drive by and flag down the police,” Beckerman said.
Nedder said the license plates that were on the truck and van appear to have been taken from other vehicles. Nedder said the van is from Rhode Island.
Nobody was taken into custody, Nedder said, but Officer Richard Porro is working with detectives from other agencies, looking for fingerprints and gathering evidence, and police will check surveillance video from the Dedham Best Buy.
Dedham Transcript staff writer Edward B. Colby can be reached at 781-433-8336 or ecolby@cnc.com.
