By George P. Hassett

A 15-year-old Somerville boy was arrested for kicking down a basement door and stealing a $600 bicycle on Aug. 16.

The boy allegedly kicked down a door on Heath Street and stole a blue mountain bicycle, police said. As he fled from the owner, who heard his basement door being forced in, the boy took a big fall off the bike on to the pavement, police said.

Police received tips about the stolen bicycle that led them to the boy’s grandfather’s house near Ball Square, police said. In the home, officers allegedly found the stolen bike and the boy had fresh abrasions from his earlier fall, police said.

The boy was arrested and charged with breaking and entering in the daytime for a felony.