The Boston Police Department is reaching out to the community for help in cracking a string of larcenies that have hit the Sunglass Hut in Faneuil Hall. A series of seven shoplifting incidents, targeting the same store since June, has resulted in the theft of approximately $18,000 in merchandise, according to a police statement.
Detectives are poring over the details of these thefts, which have a curiously narrow window of occurrence between 2:00 PM and 4:30 PM from Tuesday to Friday, and now the BPD is asking for eyes and ears on the ground. The individuals involved remain unidentified, but images linked to the investigation have been released, and anyone with knowledge of these suspects is encouraged to step forward with information. This could provide the crucial break needed in an investigation that has been marred by repeated losses over the summer.
In their efforts to draw the curtain on these elusive shoplifters, the Boston Police is assuring potential tipsters that any information provided can be done so under the veil of anonymity. Whether through a phone call to District A-1 Detectives at (617) 343-4571, a text message with the word "TIP" to CRIME (27463), or an online submission via the CrimeStoppers website, the identity of informants will be kept confidential as the BPD works to put a stop to these acts of theft.
