Robbers caught on video burglarizing a hospitalized Vietnam veteran's Massachusetts home, authorities say.
on two separate occasions by a pair of alleged thieves, who knew the owner was in the hospital recovering from severe burns, police said on Wednesday.
Surveillance video allegedly showed Hampton, 31, and Migliaccio, 35, kick down the door and unload items — which included three televisions, a laptop and cellphone — into a waiting car. Two people were caught on camera robbing the home of burn victim Gene Rano, who is fighting for his life at Massachusetts General Hospital., said Assistant District Attorney Lyndsey Davis said at Hampton and Migilaccio's court appearance on Thursday.
Bail for both defendants was set at $1,000 cash and they were ordered to stay away from, and have no contact with, the victim and to stay away of the location of the alleged offense, prosecutors said. The pair made bail and left the court house soon after ABC affiliateThe duo allegedly admitted to the burglary, claiming they did it because they needed money for surgery for one on their dogs, WCVB said.Gene Rano in an undated photo.
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