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July 29, 2009

Pair charged with theft of electrical wire

By Bruno Matarazzo Jr.

BEVERLY — Police arrested a Winchester couple yesterday on charges they stole $6,000 in electrical wire from a National Grid substation.

Police were called to the scene at 5:39 a.m. when a neighbor reported a suspicious car on Marshall Court and found Chad Audette, 36, outside a black Chevrolet loading what was later identified as heavy-gauge electrical wiring.

Inside the car was Amy M. Voltero, 30.

Patrolman John McCarthy said officers at the scene — Patrolmen Joshua Pickett, David Costa and Edward Hathon and Sgt. John Vitale — found "numerous sections of heavy-gauge electrical wire," and additional sections were nearby.

A National Grid employee responded to the substation and identified the wire. He valued the stolen wire at $6,000, but because the entire spool of wire was damaged and unusable, the actual loss is $16,000.

Police said Audette got into the substation by cutting a portion of the nearby fence. A pair of bolt cutters was found at the scene.

Audette and Voltero were each charged with larceny (more than $250) and possession of burglary tools. Audette was also charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime to commit a felony and malicious destruction of property. Voltero was charged with using a motor vehicle in a felony and accessory before the fact.

Detective David Richardson processed the crime scene for evidence.

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