On 3/28/09 Tufts University Police recieved a report of a breaking and entering. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Whitfield Road in Somerville Ma. The suspect entered the house through an unlocked rear bedroom window on the 1st floor. The suspect attempted to take a backpack and laptop, but left the items when confronted by a resident. The resident was not injured. The victim stated the suspect fled out the front door and got into the passenger side of a white or light grey F-250 style pick-up truck with ladder racks, a single orange light on the cab and a silver "Job box" style tool box in the truck bed, behind the cab.
The victim described the suspect as follows:
- A white male with short gray curly hair, clean shaven
- Approximately 5'10" tall, about 50 years old
- Wearing a dark windbreaker and a dark baseball cap
A police sketch artist worked with the victim to create the following sketch of the suspect. The suspect appears to be different from the suspect in the incident at 14 Sawyer Ave on April 10, 2009.
Contact Tufts Police at 617-627-3030 if you have any information.
Immediately report suspicious individuals to Tufts Police at 617-627-6911.
Take The time to Prevent Crime!
- Report any suspicious person(s) or circumstances to the Tufts Police immediately at X66911 (617-627-6911 from off-campus or cell phone).
- Secure all entrances into your home or apartment, this includes doors, windows and bulkheads.
- Program the Tufts Police into your cell phone so you will be prepared in an emergency (617-627-6911).
- If you have any information on the above incident, please contact the Tufts Police as soon as possible at x73030 (617-627-3030 from off-campus or a cell phone).
