{"id":641292,"date":"2026-05-13T20:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/641292\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T20:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:39:11","slug":"man-arrested-for-breaking-into-pearl-vision-center-with-a-sledgehammer-in-mass-town-boston-25-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/641292\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for breaking into Pearl Vision Center with a sledgehammer in Mass. town \u2013 Boston 25 News"},"content":{"rendered":"

DARTMOUTH, Mass. \u2014 A Massachusetts man has been arrested and accused of breaking into a Pearl Vision Center using a sledgehammer and stealing thousands of dollars worth of sunglasses, police said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Andre Kerman, 51, of Fairhaven, was charged with B&E Building Nighttime For Felony, larceny over $1,200, larceny from building, vandalize property (2 counts), and possessing a burglarious instrument, police said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

At approximately 4:09 a.m., police responded to an alarm activation at Pearl Vision Center located at 83B Faunce Corner Road in Dartmouth.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival, officers discovered the front door to the business had been smashed. Inside the business, glass display cases had also been damaged, and it appeared a significant amount of merchandise had been stolen.<\/p>\n

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Man arrested for breaking into Pearl Vision Center with a sledgehammer in Mass. town (Dartmouth, Mass. Police Department)<\/p>\n

Officers immediately began searching the surrounding area. <\/p>\n

Officer Peter Canuel located a man, later identified as Kerman, riding a bicycle in the immediate vicinity. <\/p>\n

Canuel attempted to speak with Kerman, but he fled the area on his bicycle and refused to stop, police said.<\/p>\n

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Man arrested for breaking into Pearl Vision Center with a sledgehammer in Mass. town (Dartmouth, Mass. Police Department)<\/p>\n

Canuel followed Kerman and observed sunglasses falling from a backpack he was carrying.<\/p>\n

Kerman was eventually apprehended and found to be in possession of a backpack containing numerous pairs of sunglasses with the price tags still attached. <\/p>\n

Further investigation determined the sunglasses belonged to Pearl Vision Center and were valued at approximately $51,000, police said.<\/p>\n

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Man arrested for breaking into Pearl Vision Center with a sledgehammer in Mass. town (Dartmouth, Mass. Police Department)<\/p>\n

A sledgehammer was recovered from a bush in the immediate area. During the investigation, Kerman later admitted to using the sledgehammer to break the business window and display cases.<\/p>\n

Police said the eye vision business had been broken into once in the past year using a similar method, and the suspect in those incidents matched Kerman\u2019s description.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information regarding this case or the prior incidents is asked to contact Detective Kyle Berube at 508-910-1760.<\/p>\n

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