The Boston Police Department has issued a community alert, calling for public assistance in identifying two individuals linked to a recent commercial burglary in Roxbury. The incident took place early on Wednesday, January 24, at around 5:55 AM near 199 Humboldt Ave, where one suspect was seen wearing gray pants with blue stripes, a blue and black jacket, and a striped shirt, while the second suspect, believed to be a female, sported a hooded garment adorned with fur, the color of which has not been determine, according to the Boston Police Department.
Detectives from District B-2 are leading the investigation and have been combing through evidence to piece together the circumstance surrounding the crime, while surveillance images of the suspects have been disseminated in hopes that someone will recognize the culprits and come forward. This incident shakes the sense of security often taken for granted in local businesses, whose owners trust the sanctity of their establishments will not be breached by nocturnal intruders intent on theft and property damage, the Boston Police Department has thus encouraged those with any information to step up and aid in the capture of these alleged perpetrators.
Members of the community who wish to contribute to the investigation while maintaining their anonymity may do so by contacting CrimeStoppers. Tips can be submitted by calling 1 (800) 494-TIPS or sending a text with the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463); the Boston Police Department assures that the identity of informants using this method will be kept confidential as they work to resolve the case of the breaking and entering that has prompted this appeal to the public conscience.
The Department urges anyone with knowledge of the suspects or the incident to get in touch with District B-2 Detectives at (617) 343-4275, where officers are prepared to take leads that might help close this breach in community safety; in a place where commerce provides the threads woven into the fabric of daily life, a crime against a local business reverberates through the livelihoods of many, affecting not just owners but employees, customers, and the neighborhood at large, which depends on the services and goods they provide.
