Law enforcement officials successfully took Leonard Boutilier, a suspect high on the Boston Police Department's most wanted list, into custody at a Saugus gas station on the first Wednesday in August. According to an official release by the Boston Police Department, at approximately 4:00 PM, on August 7, 2024, Boutilier was apprehended by the BPD Fugitive Unit at 220 Broadway. Boutilier, a 53-year-old resident of Charlestown, was arrested pursuant to an outstanding warrant for multiple charges.
Boutilier, whose list of alleged offenses includes Armed & Masked Robbery (Subsequent Offense), Armed Robbery, Unarmed Robbery, and two counts of Attempt to Commit a Crime, is slated for arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court. The news of his arrest has been a topic of considerable interest, as detailed in a report published on the Boston Police Department's website the day following the arrest.
This development marks the culmination of a search for Boutilier, whose criminal activities prompted an intensive hunt by the Fugitive Unit. His capture at a local gas station highlights the ongoing efforts of the Boston Police Department to address violent crime in the community. The particulars of Boutilier's case or the circumstances that led to his presence in Saugus were not disclosed in the available reports.
