ORLEANS — A 39-year-old man from Orleans was arrested on Monday in Newport.
Erik Polite is facing charges of burglary, possession of stolen property, and violation of conditions of release.
Police say they were notified at around 1:00 a.m. of a burglary that took place at a residence on Maple Street in Orleans.
A State trooper and a Newport Police Department Officer located the vehicle and parties of interest on Third Street in Newport.
The vehicle was stopped in the Maplefields parking lot.
Police allege Polite entered the residence without the right to do so and while inside he committed a felony.
According to the report, a search warrant was sought for both the vehicle and Polite’s clothing.
The execution of the search warrants resulted in the location of evidence of the crime, police say.
Polite was lodged on the charges.
