Crime & Safety
Swampscott and Lynn Police Solve House Breaks
Stolen items recovered from Beach Avenue include sports jerseys.
announced today that a joint effort with Lynn detectives led to the arrest of a Lynn man for receiving stolen property.
Michael Linnane, 44, was charged with receiving property stolen from a house break on Beach Avenue in Swampscott, Nov. 16.
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Police recovered items stolen from the home when they carried out a search warrant at 18 Crescent St. in Lynn, said Swampscott police Det. Tim Cassidy.
Earlier, Lynn police Sgt. Edward Nardone identified Linnane when looking at images of the suspect using a credit card that had been stolen in the Beach Avenue break-in.
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In the photo, Linnane was in a Lynn store and wearing a Patriots jacket stolen from the home, police said.
While executing the search police also recovered items stolen from thefts at a home in Lynn.
In September, Swampscott police urged homeowners and car owners to safeguard their properties in light of a rash of breaking and enterings.
Residents are encouraged to callif they see something suspicious in their neighborhood.
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