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A Westborough man has been charged with breaking and entering in the daytime after they discovered him looking into an abandoned building on West Main Street with a crowbar in hand.
Christopher Shaw, 31, 33 Hopkinton Rd., Westborough, was charged by Northborough police with possession of burglarious equipment, breaking and entering in the daytime and trespassing.
Police responded to calls of suspicious activity at 39 West Main St., where an abandoned building sits, shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 14.
According to police, Shaw was seen looking into the building and attempted to gain entry. When officers arrived, he was near the back of the building and trying to "hide something." Confronted by Northborough police, he showed a crowbar, hacksaw, gloves, two pipe cutting tools, rope and a bungee cord.
The suspect was wearing two pairs of socks, two pairs of pants and a sweatshirt. Police noted it was 74 degrees out at the time.
A window was smashed near the back door to the building, according to the report.
Shaw was placed under arrest by Northborough police.
