Misplaced Fire Extinguisher Helps Police Foil Burglary In Central Mass

Two alleged burglars had their plans foiled thanks to a misplaced fire extinguisher tipped off investigators that something was amiss in Worcester County.

An out-of-place fire extinguisher helped police foil a late-night robbery in Southborough on Sunday, July 31.
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Josh Lanier

07/31/2023 3:04 p.m.

Southborough police were called to Dell/EMC Warehouse at 21 Colin Drive just before midnight Sunday, July 30. When officers arrived, they saw a fire extinguisher propping open a door, and they went in to investigate.

That's when officers found two people trying to carry out a large piece of furniture that they were trying to steal, police said. They didn't make it out the door.

Jacob Shore, of Southborough, and an underage suspect from Framingham were both arrested and charged with felony breaking and entering, Southborough police said.

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