Crime & Safety
Police Investigate Pizzeria, Residential Break-ins
Angelina's Pizzeria and a Ellsmore Terrace home were broken into last week.
The Braintree Police Department is investigating a commercial break-in and a house break-in that were reported on Wednesday, August 7.
Police responded to Angelina's Pizzeria on Elm Street just after 4 a.m. on Wednesday to investigate a burglar alarm.
According to Braintree Police Chief Russell Jenkins, "Responding officers discovered the front door smashed with a brick and entry gained by slipping under the shattered, but still intact glass. A cash box from a cash register containing a sum of money was taken."
That evening, an Ellsmore Terrace returned from vacation to find a laptop and jewelry missing. Jenkins said entry was gained through a window under the back deck that leads to a crawl space.
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