Police arrested the lamp shade-wearing suspect a short time later after spotting him riding a bicycle.
Phillip ConstantinoSPRINGFIELD – An employee of a Boston Road business, sleeping there due to recent break-ins, was awakened early Friday by a man wearing a lamp shade on his head and cutting through the fence with a reciprocating saw.
Police, searching the area a short time later, spotted a man, still wearing a lamp shade on his head as he rode a bicycle, according to a release issued by Commissioner William J. Fitchet’s office.
Police reciprocating saw was mounted in plain view on the bicycle along with a spare battery and a catalytic converter.
The employee, who works at Quality Tree and Fence , 44 Verge St., positively identified the suspect.
Phillip Constantino, 48, of 229 Miller St., Ludlow, was charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony, receiving stolen property and possession of burglarious tools, according to the release.
Constantino denied the charges in District Court and was ordered held in lieu of $2,500 cash bail.