Just after 2pm on Friday the Mattapoisett Police were called to a home on Driscoll Lane for a reported breaking and entering in progress. A neighbor saw movement in the home, which they knew was supposed to be vacant.
The police apprehended one male at the scene and a second female waiting near by in a vehicle. Reports were that the police were searching for a third person and a canine unit was being called to the scene.
The Mattapoisett Police Department issued this press release on Monday:
On Friday August 15, 2014 at 2:17 Mattapoisett Police were dispatched to 5 Driscoll Lane for a house break in progress. An alert and observant neighbor reported a male subject had just entered his neighbor’s home through a window.
Mattapoisett Officer Justin King and Fairhaven Officer Alexander Kisla found a male subject hiding in a closet in the home. The male suspect was identified as Joseph T. Bruttaniti III, from Taunton, MA. Bruttaniti had items belonging to the homeowner in his pockets. He was placed under arrest for breaking and entering of a building in the daytime to commit a felony and possession of a class C controlled substance. A female accomplice was located in a suspicious vehicle parked near the break. She was identified as Kayla Nightengale from Holbrook, MA. Nightengale was charged with breaking and entering of a building in the daytime to commit a felony and possession of both class A and E substances. Both parties were charged with Conspiracy to commit the crime of breaking and entering.
The Mattapoisett Police asks that its residence continue to be observant and call in any suspicious activity as soon as you see it. If it weren’t for the quick actions of our reporting party, this would have been a much more difficult case to solve.
