Car break-in arrest:

Norwich police arrest a man on charges stemming from a monthlong spree of vehicle burglaries last year.

Norwich — City police arrested a Northbridge, Mass., man Monday on more than 20 charges stemming from a month-long spree of vehicle burglaries in the Cherry Hill neighborhood last summer.

Jaime Stone, 30, was charged Monday with 12 counts of third-degree burglary, nine counts of sixth-degree larceny, two counts each of attempted third-degree burglary and attempted sixth-degree larceny and one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia, third-degree larceny and fifth-degree larceny. He was held on a $50,000 cash bond and is scheduled to appear in Norwich Superior Court July 6.

Police Sgt. Chris Merrill said police received numerous reports of car burglaries in the neighborhood over about a month’s time last summer. Officers used unmarked cars to patrol the area and residents assisted by providing descriptions of the suspect and footage from home security systems.

Merrill said Stone was living at a residence in the neighborhood at the time. Saybrook Fire Departments, the East Lyme fire marshal’s office, and the East Lyme police responded. An accelerant dog from the state police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit also responded, which is standard procedure, he said. one passenger to the hospital.

The Ryder rental truck was about a foot too high to pass under the bridge, said New London Fire Department Battalion Chief Edward Sargent. The front seat passenger was transported to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital for minor injuries, and the driver was uninjured.

Amtrak officials were notified and came to inspect the site at 11:28 a.m., and found no damage to the bridge, an Amtrak spokesperson said.

The road was briefly closed while the truck was removed.