Crime & Safety

Two Arlington Residents Arrested as Suspects in Winchester Home Break-Ins

The following information was supplied by the Winchester Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

The crime ring that has been terrorizing Winchester neighborhoods with over a over the past few weeks, may be put to an end.

Jonathan Noble Schopper, 23, of 58 Richfield Road in Arlington and Michelle Trentor, 24, of 1326 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington were arrested and charged with receiving stolen property and breaking and entering during the daytime with the intent to commit a felony on Saturday, August 13.

A McCall Street residence and an Arlington home were also broken into earlier in the day.

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“We believe they are the ones involved in the breaks earlier Saturday afternoon,” said Lieutenant Peter MacDonnell. “We’re still looking through the property that was found to see if we can connect it to the other breaks in Winchester and Arlington.”

Schopper is currently being held at the Woburn Police Department on $5,000 bail and Trentor is being held on $2,500 bail.

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At around 8 p.m. on Saturday, a Cambridge Street resident noticed a vehicle enter the driveway of one of her neighbors. The woman told police that the two people in the car were acting suspiciously, as they went into the back of the home and then began to wave for people on the street, trying to get passing vehicles to stop.

Winchester Police arrived and arrested Schopper and Trentor for breaking into the Cambridge Street home.

“It’s very important for residents to call the police department when they see suspicious activity,” said Lieutenant Peter MacDonnell. “They are of invaluable importance to the police department in contributing to our ability to do our job. This is just one example of how the community can contribute to the safety of the town.”

According to Schopper, their car battery had died, and they were trying to get someone to pull over to give their car a jump start. The car contained jewelry, laptops, cash, prescription drugs and a number of other valuable items.

“I hope this slows down the breaks,” MacDonnell said. “The reverse 9-1-1 call definitely helped and we’re trying to connect this break to others in the area. But hopefully this will lead to an end.”


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