By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to the Polo store at Assembly Row last week on reports of a larceny.

Upon arrival, the officers were told that a man entered the store at approximately 10:12 a.m. and stole two coats, totaling $846.

When speaking to the store employees, they said that the individual took off in the direction of the MBTA station on Foley St. Police dispatch notified the Transit Police as well.

The officers spoke with the store manager, who said the suspect had stolen from the store recently in the past. She believed that he had been involved in multiple thefts in the past week, totaling over $10,000 in stolen merchandise.

The manager informed the officers that she had video evidence of only one of the previous larcenies committed by the suspect.

Shortly thereafter, police dispatch updated the officers that the Transit Police had the suspect, later identified as Jasard Hardmond, held at Downtown Crossing in Boston, where Hardmond was allegedly attempting to sell the stolen items.

According to reports, Hardmond had pliers and the remnants of theft detection devices that had been apparently removed from the stolen merchandise on his person.

Hardmond had several other items from Adidas in his possession with no receipts and the tags still attached to them.

Hardmond was booked on charges of larceny under $1200, removal of theft prevention device, and possession of a burglarious instrument.