SALEM — A man suspected of a series of burglaries across two states was arrested after a thorough investigation by local authorities.
Salem Police Department announced the arrest of Andrew Mcinnis, 40, of Hampton, for a burglary that occurred at Ralphie’s Café Italian on Nov. 25.
Patrol units were dispatched to the café around 3:58 a.m. after an alarm was triggered.
Upon arrival, they discovered a smashed front door and various items stolen.
Surveillance footage from the café and adjacent Patriot Nissan dealership helped Det.
Harvey of the Salem Police Department to identify a Hyundai Kona with distinct markings, linking it to the crime scene.
The same vehicle was later found abandoned in Derry, N.H., following another burglary and car theft, which led to Mcinnis’s arrest by Massachusetts State Police at the end of a pursuit.
A search warrant executed on the Hyundai Kona uncovered evidence of the Salem burglary.
Mcinnis was also matched to boot prints found on the window of Ralphie’s Café and other burglary scenes, including one in Tewksbury, Mass.
Mcinnis faces charges of burglary and criminal mischief, both felonies.
He was apprehended by Hampton Police on the warrant from Salem and was transferred into their custody on Dec. 8.
Authorities in Lowell and Newton, Mass., have also been notified of Mcinnis’s potential involvement in additional burglaries.
