Two winters ago, a Southborough family’s home was robbed while the homeowners were traveling abroad. This week, the Middlesex District Attorney announced a plea bargain reached with three men who were sentenced for a string of connected burglaries.
Back in April of 2024, the Southborough Police Department announced when multiple arrests were made. The press release alleged that a Southborough household had been among the many victims in a string of burglaries that targeted families of Indian and South Asian ethnicity.
A press release issued by the Middlesex District Attorney’s office on Tuesday updated on convictions of men sentenced to 9/10 – 12/13 years in prison “in connection with 43 break-ins across 25 towns in Massachusetts between 2018 and 2024”. The stolen property was reported as valued in excess of $4MM:
“Today these three defendants pled guilty to their role in a sophisticated and calculated scheme that targeted victims based upon their ethnicity and caused fear and pain in our Indian and South Asian communities. The defendants believed that households of these families were more likely to contain precious metals, jewelry and other valuable heirlooms,” said District Attorney Ryan. “These defendants were disciplined about concealing their identity and used technology, including Wi-Fi jammers, to execute their plans. Despite these challenges, local law enforcement agencies worked diligently and collaboratively to identify the perpetrators and, in some cases, to recover a significant amount of jewelry and other property,” said District Attorney Ryan. . .
The defendants were directly indicted by a Middlesex Grand Jury on April 18, 2024 for their role in a scheme that targeted homes in the communities of Billerica, Boxborough, Carlisle, Easton, Hopkinton, Lincoln, Weston, Sudbury, Andover, Bellingham, Boxford, Franklin, Hudson, Littleton, Medway, Middleton, Millis, North Attleboro, Norwell, Pembroke, Seekonk, Sharon, Southborough, Wenham, and Westwood between July 21, 2018 and March 30, 2024.
The SPD was among the many police departments credited with partnering in the investigation. You can read the full release here.
