Billerica – On Thursday, March 15, 2012, Anthony Squeglia, 32, of, Woburn, MA, plead guilty to multiple felony counts of Burglary and Receiving Stolen Property related to a series of house breaks back in October 2010 in Billerica, Westford and Bedford. The investigation into Mr. Squeglia began on October 22, 2010 in Billerica following an attempted break into a residence off of Nashua Road. A homeowner arrived home and discovered Mr. Squeglia coming from behind the residence claiming to be there to do home repairs. After fleeing the scene, Billerica detectives made numerous, unsuccessful attempts to locate Mr. Squeglia.

Approximately ten days later, on November 3, 2010, Billerica PD responded to a past house break on Concord Road. It was discovered that a suspect had forced entry into the unoccupied home and removed cash, electronics and jewelry. On the same date, Bedford Police responded to an attempted house break in their town. A witness in that case observed a vehicle fleeing the area that was tied back to Anthony Squeglia. As a result of these cases, Billerica PD, along with other area departments began an active surveillance of Anthony Squeglia.

On November 8, 2010, at approximately 1330 hours, Anthony Squeglia was observed coming from the area of a residence in Westford. Immediately after leaving the area, Westford Police confirmed the home had been broken into. Anthony Squeglia was subsequently stopped on the Lowell Connector in Lowell MA. Stolen property from the Westford home, as well as items stolen from the Billerica incident back on November 3, 2010 was located inside Mr. Squeglia’s motor vehicle.

Anthony Squeglia was sentenced out of Woburn Superior Court on numerous indictments related to the above incidents. He was sentenced to 1.5 to 2 years in State Prison along with 4 years probation

Any additional questions should be directed to Sgt Roy Frost, 978-667-1212 x120