Kristen Casey (L) Manuel Sheehan(R)
A man and a woman, both residents of Somerville, were arrested this afternoon in connection with an investigation into multiple package thefts from area residences. In recent days, Somerville Police and other greater Boston Police Departments have been investigating reports of thieves taking advantage of the seasonal spike in express deliveries by stealing packages from porches and doorways. Acting on information from the Medford Police Department, Somerville officers today stopped a vehicle at Pearl Street and McGrath Highway that matched the description of a car suspected of involvement with the theft of packages from area homes. The officers immediately noticed that the car was full of boxes marked for delivery to a variety of local addresses. Manuel Sheehan, age 27, and Kristen Casey, age 26, both of Somerville, were placed under arrest for receiving stolen property.
A subsequent search of their Everett Avenue home led to the discovery of more than one hundred similar items, believed to have been stolen from area homes.
Somerville detectives are working into the night to identify the many victims and log the stolen property so that as many items as possible can be returned in time for Christmas.
Both suspects will be arraigned in Somerville District Court tomorrow.
The investigation is continuing.