Barnstable County Man Sentenced For House Breaks

A judge in Barnstable County has sentenced a man to prison on charges connected to burglarizing homes of people who were attending funerals or wakes.

Forty-two-year-old Randy Brunelle of Plymouth will spend 4-and-one-half to five years behind bars; he pleaded guilty on Tuesday to seven counts of breaking and entering, larceny, and attempted burglary.

Brunelle would research funeral schedules posted in newspapers and online before breaking into houses; he was arrested in February 2018.

Brunelle had previously served an 18-month sentence for a similar crime in 2012.

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