Suspect arrested in Westport burglaries
Westport Police Department
Stephen Defino, Christopher Chockey
Published: June 11, 2009
Westport police have arrested one of two men accused of breaking into two houses on Old Harbor Road.
The suspects were caught on surveillance video at a Target store in North Dartmouth trying to buy $700 worth of electronics with a stolen credit card.
Police said they arrested Stephen Defino, 33, of New Bedford, on Monday. Police said Defino admitted to them that he was one of the men on the tape.
Defino was charged with breaking and entering, credit card theft, larceny over $250 and receiving stolen property.
Police said they have an arrest warrant for the second supect, Christopher Chockey, 21, of New Bedford.
Police said several thousand dollars worth of jewelry is still missing.
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