Somerset Man Charged In Westport Break-In

A Somerset man was arrested early Thursday in Westport and charged with breaking into a liquor store.

Westport Police responded to an alarm at Country Liquors on Sanford Road around 2:45am, along with Dartmouth Police, and a canine unit from Fall River.

Officers entered the building and found the suspect hiding in a bathroom.  Twenty-nine year old Nicholas John Spano of Somerset was charged with breaking and entering in the night time and other violations.

Police also found ammunition in his car, but no weapon was located. Police also say an ATM machine inside the store was damaged, and tools were found nearby.

Spano was later arraigned in Fall River District Court.