Police have released the names of the four Rhode Island men who have been charged in connection with 43 burglaries and break-ins across 25 towns in Massachusetts.
“The defendants in this case were very sophisticated. They targeted victims based on their ethnicity and then gathered information about their targets in order to strike when families were not at home. They were disciplined in concealing their identity, avoiding alarms and minimizing cell phone use before, during and after the breaks and using Wi-Fi jammers. Despite these challenges and the complicated nature and breadth of this investigation, law enforcement collaboratively and persistently worked to today begin the process of holding these four defendants accountable,” said District Attorney Marian Ryan.
Twenty-nine-year-old Jovan Lemon of Providence, 30-year-old Paul Lemon of Warwick, 28-year-old Steven Berdugo of Providence and 46-year-old Paul Miller Woonsocket allegedly carried out the burglaries between 2018 and 2024.
Prosecutors say the men are part of an organized burglary ring and has ties to a violent Providence-based gang.
The suspects allegedly stole more than four-million-dollars worth of diamonds, gems, gold jewelry and cash from the victims who are mostly of Indian or South Asian heritage.
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