Four people charged with stealing metal from a former mill site are wanted by police after failing to appear in court.

On Thursday, March 6 at 1:54 p.m. Officer Sean Crook responded to Hartley’s Pond near Lloyds Market and found two males and two females loading steel parts into the back of a U-Haul truck.

Steel pulleys, shafts and wheels weighing thousands of pounds were loaded. Sgt. Robert Small arrived on the scene and helped to place the New Bedford residents under arrest.

Rochester police charged Raymond F Montalvo, 34, Lorraine Felicano, 24, Angel Roriguez-Cruz, 33 and Mirdaly Robles, 37, with trespassing, larceny, receiving stolen property and conspiracy.

Additional charges were filed against Montalvo for trespassing with a motor vehicle, Rodriguez-Cruz for possession of heroin and Mirdaly for giving the alias Maria Vellone. Police later learned that the she had given false information and was wanted by another agency on drug trafficking charges.

The suspects mostly spoke Spanish, which complicated the booking process. Police asked the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department for a Spanish speaking officer. They were later released on personal recognizance.

After the four failed to appear in Wareham Court Friday morning warrants were issued for their arrest. Rochester Police are asking anyone with information on their whereabouts to call 508-763-5112.