Crime News
Residential Breaking & Entering
22015659: On 3/24/22 at approximately 4:27 PM, Somerville Police responded to a residence on Myrtle St for report of a past breaking and entering. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim who stated she left her residence earlier in the day and when she returned home, observed her bedroom had been ransacked. A laptop and jewelry were stolen.
Motorcycle Theft - February 26, 2022
On Saturday, February 26, 2022, the SPD took a report of a larceny of a black Baja Warrior motor cycle from the parking garage on Great River Rd. Police are asking for help in identifying the two suspects depicted in the above surveillance photo. Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of the two men in the picture is urged to contact the Somerville Police Department at 617.625.1600 ext 7235 or leave an anonymous tip using the Somerville PD App available on iOS or Android devices.
Armed Robbery
On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at approx. 7:30PM, the SPD responded to Aggies Market located at 69 Pearl St for a reported armed robbery with a gun. The suspect depicted below entered the store when no other customers were present and pointed a black, semi-automatic handgun at the clerk and demanded money. The suspect was described as a black man, late teens or early twenties, wearing a covid-style black mask, black hooded sweatshirt (hood up), gray sweat pants and black and white sneakers.
The suspect stole cash from the victim and no injuries were reported. The suspect fled on foot down Franklin Street towards Webster St. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Somerville Police Department at 617.625.1600 ext.7235 or you may leave an anonymous tip via the Somerville PD App on iOS or Android devices.
Armed Robbery
On Friday, February 25, 2022, at approximately 5:55 PM, the SPD responded to Walgreens located at 14 McGrath Highway for a reported armed robbery. Police learned a suspect, described as a black man entered the store, looked as though he was shopping and approached the check-out counter with an item. He handed the clerk cash then pulled out a black hand gun and placed it on the counter while demanding all the money from the clerk. The suspect exits the store where he enters a black pickup truck and drives north on McGrath Highway (Rt 28). Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of subject depicted is urged to call the Somerville Police Department at 617.625.1600 ext. 7235 or you may leave an anonymous tip via the Somerville PD App on iOS or Andoid.
Gun & Drug Seizure
On March 22, 2022, at approx. 1:09 PM, the SPD responded to an apartment at Canal St for a reported assault. After a preliminary investigation police obtained a search warrant for an apartment at Canal St. A search warrant was granted and as a result the Somerville Police recovered a 9mm firearm with ammunition (gun was reported stolen from North Carolina), 1.45lbs of marijuana (plant), 1074 grams of THC butter, 2344 grams of THC concentrate, & numerous digital scales. The estimated street value of the combined THC products is approximately $170,000.00.
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