Same Roxbury Condo Building Hit Three Times in Nine Days, Police Say

A residential building at 25 Fountain Street in Roxbury was broken into three separate times over a nine-day stretch in August, and Boston Police still don't know who did it. Detectives from District B-2 are now asking the public for help identifying a man connected to all three incidents, releasing surveillance footage this week in hopes someone recognizes him.

The break-ins happened on August 11, August 15 and August 20, according to Newport Dispatch. In the first, an unknown male broke into the building and stole multiple packages. District B-2 officers responded to that initial report on August 13. The building in question is Saige on Fountain, a $14.3 million, 48,750-square-foot affordable homeownership development completed by Oxbow Urban, containing 40 income-restricted condo units, according to Dellbrook.

The second break-in unfolded between 11:15 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on August 15, when the same unknown male allegedly entered the property and tried to make off with a bicycle along with several other items before fleeing empty-handed after multiple unsuccessful attempts. That incident wasn't reported to responding officers until three days later, on August 18, according to Patch. A third break-in followed on August 20, prompting officers to respond to yet another breaking and entering report at the same address.

Detectives Circulate Surveillance Footage

The Boston Police Department issued its public alert on Wednesday after receiving the separate resident reports, seeking assistance identifying the individual tied to all three incidents. Anyone with information is urged to contact District B-2 detectives at (617) 343-4275. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Boston Police Crimestoppers online, or texted to CRIME (27463), or called in to the Crimestoppers tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS.

This isn't the first time police have been called to Saige on Fountain. On December 27, 2025, District B-2 officers arrested a 45-year-old Roxbury man accused of brandishing a loaded Glock 30S handgun during a physical altercation outside the building, with officers reportedly engaging in a struggle with the suspect and bystanders before recovering the defaced firearm, per the police department's own account.

What Charges Could Follow

Whoever is caught could face serious felony exposure depending on how and when they entered. Under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 266, Section 16, breaking and entering a building at night with intent to commit a felony carries up to 20 years in state prison, according to Justia Law. A lesser charge under Section 18 — covering unforced entry at night, or breaking and entering during daylight — carries up to 10 years, a distinction prosecutors commonly apply to cases like package thefts from common areas.

The Fountain Street pattern isn't isolated. Just weeks earlier, Boston Police investigated two linked break-ins along Heath Street near the Roxbury-Jamaica Plain border, where a suspect climbed through bedroom windows into occupied apartments on consecutive early mornings. Citywide, Boston Police recorded 156 residential burglaries between January 1 and April 5, 2026, a modest increase over the 148 logged during the same period in 2025 but still below the five-year average of 197.4.

A Familiar Roxbury Pattern

District B-2, headquartered at 2400 Washington Street, oversees public safety for roughly 77,000 Roxbury residents. The precinct has handled serial break-in cases before: in December 2024, detectives arrested a 32-year-old Dorchester man accused of repeatedly breaking into a single multi-family address on Shetland Street over multiple days, a case that ended in arraignment on multiple nighttime felony charges. Whether the current Fountain Street suspect lives nearby, has hit other buildings, or exploited a specific security gap remains unknown, and police have not said.