FALL RIVER – Calls from citizens, a probation anklet and video surveillance all pointed in one direction, police say.

That is where they found Brandon Arruda, detectives allege.

Arruda, 28, of Fall River is scheduled for arraignment Monday in District Court on 13 charges that include breaking into vehicles in the nighttime and violation of probation.

Police allege he was responsible for a series of breaks over the past week into equipment trailers and work trucks.

Detectives Luis Vertentes and Dwaine Cabeceiras handled the investigation. Their work included going to the neighborhoods where breaks took place to search for surveillance videos and also asking citizens to call in if they had any information to share.

In one of the videos, police say, the detectives noticed that the suspect was wearing a monitoring anklet, similar to the electronic monitoring devices issued by the state probation department.

They made a call to Assistant Chief Probation Officer Mark Costa. Costa reviewed the GPS record from Arruda’s anklet and determined he visited the sites of the breaks, police allege.

Arruda was arrested at home shortly after midnight Saturday, police report.

He is facing five counts of breaking into vehicles in the nighttime, two counts of larceny of more than $1,200, three counts of vandalism, breaking into a depository, attempting to break into a depository and violation of probation.

Email Kevin P. O’Connor at koconnor@heraldnews.com.

Editor's Note: This story was updated to reflect the current job title for Mark Costa.