Mass. man charged after police claim he was hiding in the back of woman’s car

A woman didn’t notice anything unusual after leaving her friend’s house in Massachusetts until a light came on inside her car while she was driving. That’s when she saw a man hiding with a coat pulled over his head in her back seat, according to Yarmouth Police Department.

Jailton Dos Santos, 36, of South Yarmouth, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering into a vehicle in the nighttime, the police department said.

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Once she noticed Dos Santos in her car, police said the unidentified woman was “extremely frightened” and began “driving erratically.” The man fell out of the open rear car door.

A Yarmouth police officer patrolling near the Route 6 exit ramp just before 1 a.m. saw the woman standing outside of it attempting to dial 911. Police said she was scared when talking with the officer.

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“The Yarmouth Police would like to remind everyone to make sure they lock their unattended vehicles, especially at night,” police said on Facebook.