The suspects were charged with larceny over $250 and trespassing
Luis Colombo, Luis Perez, German Romero, from left, are seen in Springfield Department booking photosSPRINGFIELD – Three men, allegedly caught by police stripping aluminum siding off a tornado-damaged home in the North End Thursday night, were arrested on larceny charges.
Officer Mel Kwatowski was on patrol in the tornado-devastated area about 5:30 p.m. when he saw the three suspects pull the siding off the home at 190 Williams St., Sgt. John M. Delaney said.
As police handcuffed the three suspects inside the an orange construction fence that surround the property, one of the suspects stated “I just thought the house was abandoned and we could just take what we want,” Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet, said.
Arrested were: Luis Colombo, 18, of 190 Chestnut St.; Luis Perez, 17, of 35 Allendale St.; and German Canales Romero, 23, of 217 Buckingham St., Hartford. They were charge with larceny over $250 and trespassing.