HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – A Holyoke man is in custody after allegedly breaking into a downtown business.
Holyoke Police said officers responded to an alarm call at High Street business around 2:40 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they located a suspect, identified as 43-year-old Heber Esquilin of Holyoke. He was placed under arrest on an active warrant.
Investigators then reviewed video, which reportedly showed a suspect matching Esquilin’s description breaking into the building. They added officers recovered crack-cocaine from Esquilin.
In addition to the active warrant on charges of operation of a motor vehicle without a license, speeding, and a motor vehicle equipment violation, Esquilin is facing charges of breaking and entering into a building in the nighttime for a felony, larceny from a building, and possession of a Class B drug.
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