PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Three men were caught breaking into an empty house in Manton Wednesday evening.
After police were notified about an alarm at 18 Ridgeway Ave., Providence Officer Brian Muldoon found footprints in the snow leading to a rear window, where plywood covering the glass had been pried off.
The owner of the house let the officer in. When Muldoon walked in and yelled that he was there -- three men came out with their hands up.
One said they intended to take the copper, according to a police report.
Nelson A. Lora, 25, of 109 Home Ave., Gagik Mkrtchian, 33, of 128 Rounds Ave., and Carmen Famulare, 44, of 30 Custer St., East Providence, were charged with breaking and entering, and conspiracy.
They were arraigned Thursday and released on recognizance.