Car stolen from priest used in Peabody burglary

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February 25, 2012

By Julie Manganis Staff writer The Salem News Sat Feb 25, 2012, 04:39 AM EST

PEABODY — A New Hampshire man who is already serving time for stealing a priest's car during a funeral service in Leominster pleaded guilty yesterday to a house break in his old Peabody neighborhood later that same day in September 2010.

Michael Kanclerowicz, 52, of Manchester, was sentenced to three to five years in state prison by Salem Superior Court Judge Howard Whitehead for breaking and entering in the daytime to commit a felony.

The sentence was the result of a plea agreement reached between prosecutor Karen Hopwood and Kanclerowicz's attorney, John Lalikos.

Kanclerowicz, who pleaded guilty in April to stealing the car from outside a funeral Mass on the morning of Sept. 18, 2010. Following the theft, he drove the black Subaru to Clinton Road in Peabody, where he used to live.

A former neighbor arriving home late that afternoon encountered Kanclerowicz on her back porch and called out, "What are you doing?" as Kanclerowicz walked back to a black car believed to be the stolen Subaru and drove away.

Hampton, N.H., police found him two days later, after spotting the stolen car outside a beachfront motel where Kanclerowicz was staying, Hopwood told the judge.

Police found the Peabody woman's belongings, including a jewelry box, a container of coins and a checkbook, in the car. New Hampshire police arrested Kanclerowicz on charges that included using a stolen credit card.

Kanclerowicz is now serving a four-to-12-year prison term in New Hampshire, according to the Portsmouth Herald.

He'll be returned to New Hampshire to continue serving that sentence and will receive credit at the same time toward his sentence in the Peabody case. Depending on when he makes parole there, he could be returned to complete his term in a Massachusetts prison, Hopwood said.

Courts reporter Julie Manganis may be reached at 978-338-2521 or at jmanganis@salemnews.com.

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