AMHERST -- A 40-year-old Springfield man was arrested at his Warrenton Street home Wednesday in connection with numerous motor break-ins to motor vehicles in town, police said Friday.

Jose Laboy, 40, was ordered held on $2,000 cash bail after denying charges of receiving stolen property over $250 Thursday in Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown.

According to a press release, police have been investigating many cases of breaking and entering into motor vehicles over the summer. Many of those break-ins occurred in parking lots at recreational areas, according to the release.

Laboy was allegedly linked to stolen property that was subsequently recovered by police.

Police report that the investigation is ongoing and additional charges are anticipated.