Police said found the suspect in the basement of the Armory Street Sunoco station early Wednesday.
Daniel RiveraSPRINGFIELD – Police, responding to a burglar alarm at a Liberty Heights Sunoco station early Wednesday, said they found a 43-year-old homeless man, with an apparent fondness for the Red Bull energy drink, hiding behind a large water heater in the basement.
Sgt. John M. Delaney said the suspect had cans of Red Bull stuffed into his pockets and a milk crate of the energy drink “filled and ready to go.” Additional cans of Red Bull - some opened - were found strewn around him, he said.
Daniel Rivera, who gave his address as the Friends of the Homeless shelter on Worthington Street, was charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit felony.
“The energetic Rivera was booked and stayed up all night in his cell before he was arraigned before a judge today,” Delaney said. Arraignment information was not immediately available.
Police arrested Rivera shortly after 3:15 a.m. at the 140 Armory St. station and convenience store.
Rivera denied the charge in district court. He was ordered held in lieu of $2,500 cash bail and ordered to return to court on June 9 for a pre-trial hearing.