HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - A Holyoke man has been arrested in connection with a series of package thefts after police acted on a community tip shared through social media.

According to Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, officers arrested 49-year-old Juan Coriano of Holyoke, who was wanted for stealing packages from a resident’s porch earlier this month.

According to police, the investigation began on Wednesday, Oct. 1, when officers received reports of two stolen packages from a home on Hampden Street. Detectives identified Coriano as a suspect during their investigation and obtained a warrant for his arrest.

Around 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 14, police received information from a post on the "Hello Holyoke Community" Facebook forum, which included a photo of a man alleged to b

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