On Friday morning, August 26, 2016 at approximately 2:00 AM, Officer Kevin Skinner of the Wilmington Police Department observed a 2007 GMC Envoy operating erratically and at a high rate of speed in the vicinity of Hopkins St. and Shawsheen Ave. in Wilmington. When the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, the operator fled, refusing to stop. Wilmington officers were able to follow the vehicle into Woburn where the operator turned down Joseph Terrace which is a dead end street. The suspect vehicle then struck a parked vehicle at the end of the street and his exit was blocked by several Wilmington cruisers. The suspect attempted further escape by placing the vehicle in reverse and ramming into two Wilmington cruisers. The officers were able to get the vehicle stopped and take the operator into custody. It was quickly learned that the suspect had just committed a Breaking and Entering at The Corner Store on Shawsheen Ave. in Wilmington where Officer Skinner had first observed the suspect. The suspect had used the vehicle to smash in the rear glass door of the business. The suspect has been identified as 41 year old Brian J. Caputo of 81 Arnold Ave., Lowell MA.
Caputo is facing several charges including:
Operating Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor (6th Offense)
Using a Motor Vehicle Without Authority
Failure to Stop for Police
Resisting Arrest
B&E of a Building in the Nighttime
Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon
Operating with a Revoked License
Malicious Destruction of Property
Several Motor Vehicle Violations
Caputo will be arraigned later today at Woburn District Court.
