State police are seeking to determine if the suspect is responsible for other area break-ins
LEVERETT - An electronic device, stolen overnight from a home here while the occupants slept, ultimately led to the arrest of the man who allegedly stole it, thanks to installed tracking software that enabled state police to track down his moving vehicle.
State police in the Northampton barracks learned of the overnight robbery shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday when the victims awoke to discover their home and vehicle had been broken into, according to a release.
The victims, however, could track the stolen item on their computer and reported its location to the barracks.
Trooper Michael T. Tucker was then able to stop the suspect’s vehicle, recover the stolen item and arrest the man behind the wheel.
Donald Petigny-Perry, 57, of Montague was charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime and state parole authorities immediately revoked his active parole.
Trooper Amy J. Maclean is now probing whether Petigny-Perry is responsible for a recent rash of robberies in Western Massachusetts. Maclean and detectives from several area police departments are attempting to locate other victims and stolen property, Anyone with information regarding recent robberies is asked to call the state police barracks in Northampton at (413) 584-3000.