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Shrewsbury Police Nab Suspected Home Invasion Suspects

The Shrewsbury Police Department caught a group of home invaders thanks in part to its new SafeCam Program.

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Shrewsbury Police were able to locate four suspects from a home break-in near Park Grove Lane thanks to its recently implement SafeCam Program, where residents register the locations of their home surveillance systems with the police.
Shrewsbury Police were able to locate four suspects from a home break-in near Park Grove Lane thanks to its recently implement SafeCam Program, where residents register the locations of their home surveillance systems with the police. (Christine Charnosky/Patch)

SHREWSBURY, MA - The Shrewsbury Police Department announced that a group of home invasion suspects who broke into a Park Grove Lane residence earlier in the month were charged with help from the SafeCam Program.

Recently adopted, the program encourages Shrewsbury residents to register locations of video surveillance systems in private homes. This does not give the Shrewsbury Police Department access to video feeds. It informs them of the location of cameras in case a crime occurs nearby.

In this case, homeowners returned to their place on Park Grove Lane and found their back door forced open. Officers tracked the suspects to a nearby cul-de-sac and figured they left in a vehicle. Thanks to the SafeCam Program, they were able to obtain glimpses of the suspects getting into a car and leaving the scene.

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That led them to a larger investigation, and ultimately, charges for four suspects from New York.

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