LITCHFIELD

State Police credit an alert neighbor for discovering that a home had been broken into and stripped of copper Tuesday in Litchfield, which led to the arrest of a Richmond man.

Early Tuesday afternoon, a resident on Pleasant Pond Road in Litchfield returned home for lunch and encountered a man — who was later identified as a Ryan Cray, 28, of Richmond — walking on the private road.

The resident confronted Cray about why he was there and also noticed a nearby residence had a trash barrel outside that was not normally kept there. Suspecting a burglary to the vacant residence, the resident called 911 and provided a detailed description of the man and his vehicle. The suspect had left the area.

Richmond police recognized the vehicle description and were waiting for Cray to arrive home. He was detained until state troopers arrived and took Cray into custody.

Cray is charged with burglary, theft and failing to submit to arrest. He was taken to the Kennebec County Jail.

Copper piping along with bolt cutters were located in the trash barrel outside the vacant home in Litchfield. Forced entry had been made into the basement where the copper piping had been cut.

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