Housebreaks Continue: Cops Following Leads

Police suspect Thursday's break-in on Ball Street is related to other housebreaks that have occurred within the past month.

Police responded to another house break on Thursday with thieves again targeting jewelry. The incident happened between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. at 38 Ball St., which is located at the intersection of Ball Street and Woodstone Road (where the lower entrance faces). Suspects forced their way into the back door of the house, taking jewelry and silverware, said police.  "This appears similar to the breaks we were experiencing in January and we do feel they might be connected," said Det. Sgt. Brian Griffin. "After the suspects left the house, footprints in the snow suggest that the suspect ran down the side of the yard to corner of Woodstone where most likely a car was waiting for them." Northborough police are asking anyone from the Woodstone …

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Nominate Your Favorite Jewelry Shop

Where is the best place to buy jewelry in Northborough? Tell us, and it could become a Readers' Choice.

Where do you go in Northborough when you're looking to buy jewelry? Nominate your favorite jewelers in the comments below. Once you do, Patch will officially add them to the running for best of the best—and later this summer, they may beat out the competition to become the number one Readers' Choice. We will take nominations through July 9; voting begins July 23.

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Patch Facts

5 Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 22

It's all about jewelry making, court cases and the fact that President Roosevelt was the first president to ride in a car.

1.Make your own jewelry at a workshop at the Senior Center today at 10 a.m. Instructor Lori Burton helps you work with sterling silver, gemstones and more. 2. Northborough Chiropractic Center is offering a High Powered Immunity Workshop today at 6:15 p.m. 3. On this day in history in 1846, the U.S. annexed New Mexico and in 1902 President Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to ride in an automobile. 4.Northborough Patch runs a list of the Northborough-related court cases every Friday. Here's a link in case you missed them this week. 5.Are you ready to add a pet to your family? Be sure about it by reading this informative article in Patch.

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