By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to a Foley St. location last week on reports of a breaking and entering of a motor vehicle.

Upon arrival, the officers were met by the two victims of the incident, as well as an employee of the Row Hotel. The employee stated that a white male wearing a Boston Red Sox baseball cap, with a blue mask, on a moped had broken into a vehicle in the garage of the hotel.

One of the victims showed the officers the back window of his vehicle that was completely shattered. The victim stated that most of his belongings were missing. He said he was missing a big green duffel bag containing a lot of expensive clothing and a Sony Sonos speaker. He went on to say that there was also a blue duffel bag containing more clothing. When asked if there was anything else missing, he stated that they were missing two floor lamps and many clothing items that they had just gotten at Assembly Row.

A description of the suspect, as well as the missing property, was broadcast to the other responding units.

Eventually a suspect, later identified as Peter Murphy, of Stoughton, was located with a green duffel bag and a guitar in front of the Mount Vernon Restaurant.

The missing blue bag was located by a responding officer behind Home Depot while en route to the Mt. Vernon Restaurant.

Meanwhile, Murphy was read his Miranda Warnings and asked if he would speak with the officers, to which he did not answer.

A name on the green duffel bag matched that of one of the victim’s brothers.

Murphy was placed into custody without incident and transported to the police station to be booked on charges of larceny over $1200 and nighttime breaking and entering of a vehicle or boat.