Brockton man wanted for multiple motor vehicle break-ins, car thefts, and credit card fraud

STOUGHTON — Chief Donna McNamara reports that the Stoughton Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant and is seeking a Brockton man following an investigation into multiple motor vehicle break-ins, car thefts, and credit card fraud.

On Tuesday, Stoughton Police obtained an arrest warrant for 32-year-old Elvis Andrade of Brockton, charging him with Larceny Over $1,200, Improper Use of a Credit Card Over $1,200, Receiving a Stolen Motor Vehicle, Breaking and Entering a Vehicle During the Daytime with Intent to Commit a Felony (eight counts), Larceny Under $1,200 (four counts), Improper Use of a Credit Card Under $1,200 (two counts), and Malicious Destruction of Property Under $1,200.

On Wednesday, December 11th, at just before 10:45 a.m., Stoughton Police responded to an apartment complex on Buckley Road to take a report that a vehicle had been broken into overnight.

Later that day, another resident reported to police that their car had been broken into and that their wallet was stolen. The victim’s debit card was used at CVS and Speedway, both in Brockton.

A week earlier, on December 4th, Stoughton Police took a separate report of a vehicle break-in at the apartment complex. A resident reported that their wallet was stolen and that their debit card was used at a CVS.

Through an investigation, police obtained surveillance video of a man wearing Grinch pajamas who had used the debit card stolen in Stoughton. The investigation revealed that the same man was a suspect in a vehicle theft and credit card fraud at a Walmart in Avon.

Police later linked the same suspect to a vehicle theft on December 1st, another vehicle break-in and credit card fraud on December 4th, and a vehicle theft on December 9th.

On December 13th, Stoughton Police, with the help of the Brockton Police Department, identified the suspect as Andrade, who is wanted on five active arrest warrants.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Stoughton Police at 781-344-2424.