Troopers Arrest Two in Connection to Blue Hills Car Break-ins

State police officers punctuated a month-long investigation into car break-ins around the Blue Hills Reservation over the weekend when troopers arrested two suspects.

Officers have followed reports after the break-ins of stolen credit cards being used. They spoke with clerks, reviewed security tapes, retrieved receipts, and were able to gather enough information to produce wanted bulletins with the pictures of the suspects and their vehicle, according to a press release from state police.

On Saturday, troopers set up a sting operation within the Blue Hills reservation. At 10:30 a.m., one of the troopers observed a vehicle that matched the one in the bulletin and was able to identify both occupants of the vehicle. They allowed the driver to park and when the occupants exited the car, they were approached and subsequently arrested.

Troopers performed an inventory of the Hyundai Sonata in question and found numerous items used as burglarious tools. They included an expandable baton, a center punch, a large piece of granite, binoculars, black gloves, and other items.

Police identified the defendants as William Fox, 37, of Hyde Park, and Ashley Pina, 32, of Bridgewater.

Fox was charged with the following offenses: attempt to commit a crime, two counts; credit card fraud under $250, four counts; larceny under $250, four counts; larceny over $250; identity fraud, five counts; conspiracy to commit larceny, five counts; uttering a forged credit card, four counts; forged credit card authorization, four counts; receiving stolen credit cards; and possession of burglarious tools.

Pina was charged with the following offenses: attempt to commit a crime; credit card fraud under $250, four counts; larceny under $250, three counts; larceny over $250, two counts; identity fraud, seven counts; conspiracy to commit larceny, five counts; uttering a forged credit card, three counts; forged credit card authorization, six counts; and receiving stolen credit cards, two counts.

Both defendants were arraigned in Quincy District Court.

The state police would like to remind the public to not leave valuables in their cars.