Mattapoisett Police Press Release;
On Friday August 15, 2014 at 2:17 Mattapoisett Police were dispatched to 5 Driscoll Lane for a house break in progress. An alert and observant neighbor reported a male subject had just entered his neighbor’s home through a window.
Mattapoisett Officer Justin King and Fairhaven Officer Alexander Kisla found a male subject hiding in a closet in the home. The male suspect, was identified as Joseph T. Bruttaniti III, from Taunton, MA. Bruttaniti had items belonging to the homeowner in his pockets. He was placed under arrest for breaking and entering of a building in the daytime to commit a felony and possession of a class C controlled substance. A female accomplice was located in a suspicious vehicle parked near the break. She was identified as Kayla Nightengale from Holbrook, MA. Nightengale was charged with breaking and entering of a building in the daytime to commit a felony and possession of both class A and E substances. Both parties were charged with Conspiracy to commit the crime of breaking and entering .
The Mattapoisett Police asks that its residence continue to be observant and call in any suspicious activity as soon as you see it. If it weren’t for the quick actions of our reporting party, this would have been a much more difficult case to solve.
