The suspect allegedly stole a box of tools from the facility's scale house
GRANBY – Surveillance video taken from the scale house at the landfill here led to the arrest of a 41-year-old Chicopee man on breaking and entering and larceny charges Tuesday, police said.
Tools were taken from the scale house on Monday and police, viewing the video, saw a man enter the scale house and repeatedly look out the window as he searched the facility. Eventually he was seen taking a box out of the scale house, police said.
Police from Granby and South Hadley detective Mark Domenick, who was shown a copy of the video, positively identified the suspect from previous encounters.
On Tuesday, Granby police executed a search warrant for Stephen Charpentier, of 12 Crosby St., Chicopee. Charpentier attempted to hide from the officers but Ralph, the department’s police dog, was able to locate him.
Charpentier was charged with breaking and entering in the daytime with intent to commit a felony and larceny over $250.