Pawtucket Police nab Oak Hill break-in suspects

2:34 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink
Tatiana Pina    Email

PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Two men foiled Tuesday by residents of the James Street house they tried to break into have been charged with a series of breaks in the Oak Hill section of the city, according to the Pawtucket Police.

The police said that tenants at 8 James St. confronted the two men on the property as they tried to gain entry to the house. The men fled in a vehicle.

The two matched the description of two men who had broken into homes in the Oak Hill section of Pawtucket, according to Det. Lt. Daniel Mullen. The police arrested the men after a short chase.

"It was a good grab," Mullen said. "The whole neighborhood was pretty frightened. We're pretty confident these two are responsible for a number of breaks up there."

João R. Dossantos, 21, of 167 Japonica St., Pawtucket, was charged with one count of breaking and entering, two counts of breaking an entering when a person is home, burglary and three counts of conspiracy in connection with break-ins at 9 James St., 65 Alfred Stone Rd., 39 Marbury Ave. and 69 Marbury Ave.

Raymond Gyamfi, 19, of 181 Magil St., Pawtucket, was charged with breaking and entering into a dwelling, burglary, two counts of conspiracy, reckless driving-eluding police and fraudulent use of credit cards in connection with break-in at 8 James St. and 65 Alfred Stone Rd.

Both men were expected to appear in District Court Wednesday.

The arrest stem from work by the Patrol Division and the Major Crimes Unit and Det. Donti Rosciti and Det. David Connors.