Milton man, another nabbed in Lebanon car break-ins

John Defalco

James Lavoice

LEBANON - Two New Hampshire men who allegedly used credit cards stolen during recent overnight car break-ins in Lebanon have been arrested and are both being held on cash bail at the Strafford County Jail in Dover, N.H.

John Defalco, 34, of 27 Charles St., Milton, is facing a September trial in his misdemeanor fraud case after being arraigned in Portsmouth District Court.

Maine State Trooper Adam Schmidt said Defalco is suspected of stealing credit cards from cars on Gully Oven Road and Champion Street which police say he then used at the Walmart in Newington, N.H.

Defalco was also indicted in February in Strafford County Superior Court on a charge out of Somersworth for allegedly receiving stolen property.

Also charged in the rash of car break-ins in Lebanon in the case is James Lavoice, 23, of 154 Ten Rod Road, Farmington, N.H. Lavoice was arrested early on Monday by New Hampshire State Police. He was charged as a fugitive from justice in connection with the Lebanon break-ins and also by Granite State authorities in fraudulent use of credit cards at the Newington Walmart. He is also being held at the Strafford County Jail on cash bail.

Lavoice has had several brushes with the law, including violation of probation, theft and felony drug charges, according to New Hampshire court records.

Schmidt said he is also following up on cases involving recent overnight car break-ins on Upper Guinea Road in which stolen credit cards were used at the Sanford Walmart and on Center Road in which credit cards were used at the Rochester Walmart.

Schmidt said additional charges are expected, but would not confirm or deny whether Defalco or Lavoice might be among the suspects in any other cases.

The Maine charges filed by Schmidt on the pair include two felony counts of burglary of motor vehicles.