Plymouth Man Arrested Stealing Copper from Hingham School

An officer on duty at the school Sunday morning noticed a section of the fence was cut and had been pulled back to allow access into the site, according to police Sgt. Steven Dearth.  When the officer checked the site he spotted a man who claimed to be a construction worker.

The man said “I’m just gathering my tools and I will be with you in a second." He then ignored the officer and continued out of sight, Dearth said.

The officer soon noticed another man running and then spotted a shopping cart full of cut copper along with tools.

Police quickly set up a perimeter  and used a Weymouth K9 to track down the suspects and caught up to one of the suspects, Wayne Bailey, 36, of Plymouth.

Officers were forced to use a taser to stop Bailey after he attempted to reach for a knife in his pocket while being handcuffed, Dearth said.

The second suspect, Marc Panaro, 37, of Pembroke, was located in the woods after a track by the Weymouth K9.

“He was found in thick brush and refused to comply with the K9 Officers orders,” Dearth said. “He received a minor injury on his arm from the K9 and was then taken into custody.”

Both suspects were charged with felony breaking and entering during the daytime, possession of burglarious tools, trespassing, resisting arrest, larceny over $250, and malicious destruction of property over $250.

Bailey was also charged with possession of a Suboxone.. He was held on $540 bail and transported to the Plymouth House of Correction.

Panaro was also charged with Possession of a folded pieces of paper containing a substance believed to be Heroin. He was released after posting $340 bail.

Both were expected to be arraigned Monday at Hingham District Court. The previous thefts from this site remain under investigation.

Dearth said there had been several recent reports of tools and equipment stolen from the construction site, yet it is has not been determined if Bailey and Panaro were involved with past the incidents.