Police announced arrests related to robberies in 25 Massachusetts cities. (Massachusetts State Police photo)

Police have arrested an alleged group of thieves accused of 43 robberies and home invasions in 25 Bay State cities over the past few years.

Four men have been arrested in connection with the large-scale robbery ring, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and Massachusetts State Police, which made the announcement Friday.

Investigators believe the homes were targeted based on the residents’ ethnicity and that the suspects stole more than $4 million in property.

Dozens of home invasions were reported in 25 Massachusetts cities between 2018 and 2024. Police say the alleged incidents occurred in: Billerica, Boxborough, Carlisle, Easton, Hopkinton, Lincoln, Weston, Sudbury, Andover, Bellingham, Boxford, Franklin , Hudson, Littleton, Medway, Middleton, Millis, North Attleboro, Norwell, Pembroke, Seekonk, Sharon, Southborough, Wenham and Westwood.

“The defendants in this case were very sophisticated,” said Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. “They targeted victims based on their ethnicity and then gathered information about their targets to attack when the families were not home.

“They were disciplined by concealing their identity, avoiding alarms and minimizing cell phone use before, during and after breaks and using Wi-Fi jammers,” Ryan added.

The men, all from Rhode Island, are reported to be part of an organized robbery ring with ties to a violent Providence-based gang known to law enforcement agencies.

The four suspects arrested have been identified as: Jovan Lemon, 29, of Providence; Paul Lemon, 30, of Warwick; Steven Berdugo, 28, of Providence; and Paul Miller, 46, of Woonsocket.

They were indicted by a Middlesex grand jury on a total of 95 counts of unarmed robbery and daytime breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony.