Burglar Picks Poor Hiding Spot, Quickly Arrested Inside Worcester Business: Police

Talk about a flimsy hiding place. A 39-year-old man who police say was caught breaking into a business in Worcester County Thursday, March 2, tried to vanish behind a sheet of plywood but ended up in handcuffs anyway.

Worcester Police
Photo Credit: *Worcester Police Department*

Josh Lanier

03/02/2023 5:54 p.m.

Jorge Figueroa, 39, of Worcester, is the wannabe Houdini who Worcester police said they caught inside a store at 927 Main Street just before 7 a.m.

Police were called to the business about a possible break-in and found a window smashed and the front door unlocked when they arrived. Officers searched the building a found Figueroa inside right away, authorities said.

The store owner told officers that someone had broken one of the cash registers.

Police also said they found the anti-anxiety medication clonazepam on Figueroa as they arrested him. He did not have a prescription for the narcotic.

Figueroa is charged with —

Trespassing
Breaking and entering
Possession of a Class C substance

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