3 Worcester Men Arrested in Connection to Svea Street Home Invasion
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Police arrested and charged Robert Balsam,40, Kevin Chestnut, 42, and Peter Rice, and charged them all with home invasion, larceny from a person and witness intimidation.
The Incident
On Tuesday February 23 around 5 p.m., Worcester police were called to a home on Svea Street for a home invasion.
Upon arrival, officers met with a 36-year-old male victim who reported being assaulted in his apartment by three males. The males, who were known to the victim, broke into the apartment and began to punch and kick him multiple times.
One suspect took the batteries out of the victim's home phone and proceeded to steal his cell phone. The suspects threatened the victim to prevent him from calling the police.
Additional officers arriving at the scene located the suspects at the corner of Maxwell Street and Raymond Street. The males were positively identified as the suspects.
Officers found and recovered the stolen cell phone on Upsala Street.
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