SOMERSET — Somerset Police patrol units responded to the Dollar Tree at 985 County Street on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at approximately 11:04 p.m. for a report of a silent burglar alarm activation.
Officers found the business secure with no signs of forced entry and cleared the scene without further incident.
The following morning, Dec. 5, a Dollar Tree supervisor reported that the business had been broken into overnight.
The supervisor stated that a deposit bag containing $2,686.50 had been stolen.
The Somerset Police Detective Division processed the crime scene.
Investigators determined that the suspect(s) had inside knowledge of the store’s operations, including access to keys and keypad codes for restricted areas.
Detectives applied for an arrest warrant at the Fall River District Court.
The warrant was issued for Isaiah Toure, 27, of Fall River, who was the store manager at the time of the incident.
Toure was arrested by Somerset Police detectives on Monday, Feb. 10, at the Swansea Dollar Tree location.
Toure is charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime to commit a felony, larceny over $1,200, and two counts of conspiracy.
