Crime & Safety

Woman's Purse Stolen By Three Men in Braintree Restaurant Parking Lot

The following information was supplied by the Braintree Police Department and Mass Most Wanted. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Braintree police are investigating a theft last month that involved three men distracting a woman in a restaurant parking lot in order to steal her purse.

Police posted the Friday Oct. 5 case recently to Massmostwanted.com, and included the following details:

First suspect: "a white male approximately 30-35 years old, bald, with a pot belly wearing an Affliction long sleeve shirt, blue jeans and dark sneakers."

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Second suspect: "a black male approximately 20-25 years old, wearing a blue red sox hat with a red lid, blue and gray hooded sweatshirt with the number 3 on the right sleeve, black sweat pants with a white stripe down the leg and white sneakers."

Third suspect (not shown in attached photos): "a tall black male approximately 30-35 years old wearing a do-rag."

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The suspects left the scene in a four door sedan, possibly an Oldsmobile Aurora, according to police.

Contact investigating detective Thomas Molloy at 781-794-8600 ext. 8679 with any information about the crime.


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