PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A group of thieves in a U-Haul van broke into a house in Mount Pleasant late Wednesday morning, ransacking the house and stealing a safe holding two guns, the police say.
But they didn't go unnoticed by a witness, who called police about the break-in at 123 Cathedral Ave.
Within minutes, Providence Officers Kenneth Pike and Merrick Cook III found the U-Haul, arrested three men, and recovered the stolen items, including the guns. The officers also found a silver BB gun, latex gloves, and a crowbar inside.
Jerry Cintron, 31, of Central Falls, Rasheed Serrano, 18, of Norwich, Conn., and Lewis McLean, 20, of 4 Grand St., Providence, were charged with breaking and entering, possession of a firearm without a license and conspiracy.