Police said they spotted the suspect in the doorway of 175 Maple St.
Rafael MatiasSPRINGFIELD – Police said they arrested a 20-year-old city man suspected of stealing Oxycodone from abandoned apartments in the South End.
Sgt. John M. Delaney said officers Mike Goggin and Norberto Diaz were patrolling some of the building’s hardest hit by the tornado when they spotted a suspicious person inside the doorway of a condemned building at 175 Maple St.
The officers exited their cruiser and caught up with the suspect on the third floor landing, Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet, said.
The officers searched the suspect and 48 pills of Oxycodone. Delaney said the officers believe that the pills had been stolen from one of the abandoned apartments.
Rafael Matias, of no known address, was charged with possession of Oxycodone (a Class B substance) with intent to distribute, larceny under $250 and receiving stolen property.