Somerville Police Make Arrest Related to String of Break-ins

The Somerville Police Department arrested Fabio Armelio (47) on Friday, Jan. 3, in connection with a string of break-ins in West Somerville.  At 6:35 p.m., Friday, a resident of Cherry Street in Somerville called 911 to report an unknown man in their basement. The Somerville Police Patrol Division and members of a recently created multi-agency Surveillance Team quickly located Armelio in the basement where  he was arrested without incident.

Fabio Armelio is a person of interest in twelve recent breaking and entering cases in the Powderhouse neighborhood of Somerville where he targeted residents and Tufts University Community members since December 20, 2024.  He has been positively identified for his involvement in three of these cases, with other cases still under active investigation.  Armelio also has 20 outstanding arrest warrants in multiple jurisdictions including Somerville, Tufts University, Cambridge, MIT, Lawrence, and Boston.  The crimes in these 20 warrants range from breaking and entering during day and nighttime, larceny from a building, possession of burglarious tools, receiving stolen property, assault, trespassing, and threats.

In response to the many recent breaking and entering incidents in Somerville, the Somerville Police Criminal Investigation Division created a multi-agency investigative and apprehension team with the Tufts University Police, MIT Police, Boston Police, Cambridge Police, Federal partners, and the support of the State Police.  The Somerville Police are thankful for this collaborative law enforcement effort and for the many residents and community members for their partnership in helping to track and arrest the suspect.

Fabio Armelio will be held in custody until he is arraigned on Monday, January 6, 2025, at Somerville District Court.