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Boston Police: A-1 Downtown

Imposters - Posing as Water Inspectors

ABOUT 1:18 PM ON TUESDAY, 06/23/2009, OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A CALL FOR BREAKING & ENTERING IN PROGRESS IN THE VICINITY OF ST. MARTIN STREET, CHARLESTOWN. OFFICERS SPOKE WITH VICTIM  WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR CLAIMING TO BE FROM THE WATER COMPANY. VICTIM SAID THE SUSPECT STATED THAT THEY WERE WORKING IN A HOLE IN THE AREA AND THE INSPECTOR SHUT THEM DOWN. SUSPECT CLAIMED THAT HE HAD TO CHECK THE VICTIM’S WATER TO MAKE SURE IT WAS WORKING. VICTIM SAID HE LET HIM IN AND THEY WENT INTO THE KITCHEN WHERE THE VICTIM TURNED THE WATER ON IN HIS SINK. VICTIM STATED HE TURNED ON HIS WATER AND IT WAS FINE. VICTIM STATED TO OFFICERS THAT THE SUSPECT WAS TRYING TO BLOCK HIS VIEW FROM LOOKING IN THE OTHER ROOM. AT THIS POINT VICTIM STATED HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COME FROM UPSTAIRS AT WHICH POINT HE TOLD THE SUSPECT TO LEAVE. SUSPECT CONTINUED TO BLOCK THE VICTIM’S WAY AND THE VICTIM PUSHED THE SUSPECT TOWARDS THE DOOR AND TOLD HIM TO LEAVE MULTIPLE TIMES. FINALLY SUSPECT LEFT THE HOUSE TAKING A LEFT ON MEDFORD STREET. AT THIS POINT VICTIM WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE AND UPSTAIRS TO NOTICE A FEW OF HIS BELONGINGS THROWN ABOUT THE ROOM. VICTIM NOTICED FOUR SEPARATE BOXES, CONTAINING GOLD COINS, AND ONE SILVER BOX OF COINS WORTH UNKNOWN, ALL WERE MISSING. VICTIM STATED THAT THE SUSPECT HAD SOME SORT OF AN ACCENT, MAYBE GREEK. SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE, APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS OF AGE, 6'1" HEIGHT, 180 LBS., WEARING A BLUE BASEBALL HAT, BLACK JACKET WITH WHITE SLASH, BLUE JEANS, AND AN EARING IN LEFT EAR. VICTIM STATED HE DIDN’T SEE ANYONE ELSE WITH THE SUSPECT, BUT STATED TO OFFICERS THERE HAD TO BE SOMEONE ELSE.

ANYONE WITH FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS INCIDENT SHOULD CONTACT THE DISTRICT A-1 DETECTIVES AT #617-343-4571 AND/OR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE AT #617-343-4627.

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Date: 8:27:59 AM 06/24/2009 EDT