Social media publicity, tips and help from the Fall River Police Department and old-fashioned police work helped Westport police track down and arrest a man suspected of breaking into the Back Eddy restaurant two times last month.

Westport police earlier this month arrested Jacob Souza, 39, of Rehoboth, charging him with felony counts of breaking and entering in daytime, breaking and entering during nighttime, larceny from a building and malicious damage. Det. Sgt. Brian McCarthy said Monday that Souza is expected to be arraigned soon in district court.

Police first heard about the break-ins at the Back Eddy on Sunday, July 31, after owner Sal Liotta called to report that the restaurant had been broken into earlier that morning via an open window, and that about $130 in cash and change had been stolen.

Liotta told police that while he hadn't initially reported it, the restaurant was also broken into on Saturday, July 23. At the time, he told police, Liotta suspected kids as just a small amount of money was taken and decided not to call it in. But after that break-in, he installed security cameras on the property.

After the second break, Liotta reviewed footage taken overnight "and lo and behold, he's got a guy (on film) in his office," Sgt. McCarthy said.

Soon after taking reports from the restaurant, Sgt. McCarthy posted a still from the video to the department's Facebook page.

"Within 15 minutes, my phone was going off," he said. "I got a call from Fall River saying, 'Hey, this could be your guy.'"

Fall River were familiar with Souza, who had been a suspect in several small break-ins in the city. Armed with a name, McCarthy was able to determine that Souza drove a black Toyota pickup truck, and found it in  some of the surveillance footage captured on the day of the second break. Soon after, Fall River police pulled the truck over for a motor vehicle violation, arrested Souza, and brought him to the station. While under questioning about the recent break-ins, Sgt. McCarthy said Souza allegedly confessed to both break-ins at the Back Eddy.

On Monday, Sgt. McCarthy said he was thankful for the Fall River Police Department's assistance in the matter, as well as to those who contacted the department following the release of the photo on Facebook.