By Jim Clark

Last Wednesday morning, an individual entered the Somerville Police station to report that their vehicle had been broken into the night before.

The victim told police that he had parked his vehicle in front of his house on Electric Ave. at 6:00 p.m. the that evening.

At 7:45 a.m. the next morning he entered his car and noticed it had been rummaged through. The victim said that he was missing one pair of women’s sunglasses, a $20 Dunkin’ Donuts gift card, and a BJ’s Wholesale Club ID card.

The victim then handed over a cell phone and stated that he had found it in his car that morning and believed it belongs to whoever broke into his car.

He then told police that he believed the perpetrator of the break-in was Danielle Walsh, a party reportedly known to police from past incidents and was seen in the area that morning by a police officer on detail.

The victim was advised that a report would be filed, and the cell phone was logged into evidence.

The officer who had spotted Walsh that morning reported that while he was on detail on Electric Ave. he observed Walsh walking up and down the street, looking into motor vehicles and checking their door handles.

When the officer approached Walsh to inquire about these activities, she reportedly stated that she “was looking for her cell phone, which was lost last night.”

Police officers were dispatched to Walsh’s residence, located at 55 Ossipee Road. After Walsh opened the door, the officers asked if she had lost her cell phone and she reportedly answered that she did.

According to reports, Walsh said that she had lost her cell phone the previous evening around 3:00 a.m. She also stated that she was out drinking alcohol, became intoxicated, then walked to her boyfriend’s house around 3:00 a.m.

The officers handed Walsh the cell phone which was turned in to police earlier, and asked if she could identify it as her property, which she reportedly did.

The officers asked her to use her personal code to unlock the cell phone to confirm it was in fact her property, and she did so.

At that point in time, the officers placed Walsh under arrest an informed her of the charges and her Miranda rights, which was read from a card.

Walsh was transported to the station where she was booked on charges of felony nighttime breaking and entering of a vehicle or boat.