By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to the area of Buffalo Exchange on Elm St. last Friday night on reports of a shoplifter.

Police units searched the area to no avail, until a patrol unit called in over the radio stating he had a party matching the description of the suspect on Meacham St. Near Kingston Rd.

Responding officers made their way to that area, where it was reported that the man ran down Lester Terrace.

The suspect, later identified as Dylan Shallow, a party reportedly known to police due to past arrests, was located in the passenger seat of a motor vehicle parked in front of a Lester Terrace residence.

According to reports, Shallow immediately exited the vehicle and became hostile. He was yelling, swearing and attempted to push one of the officers into the bushes next to the vehicle he was previously occupying.

The officers attempted to restrain Shallow, who was commanded several times to stop resisting. Officers eventually handcuffed Shallow and placed him on the ground.

Shallow reportedly continued to scream at all three of the officers and bit one of them in the hand. Shallow then attempted to flee, which resulted in one of the officers pepper spraying him, police said.

During the struggle, Shallow also reportedly assaulted another officer by kicking him.

Once Shallow was finally subdued police were able to determine that the vehicle he was occupying when they found him was not his own. One officer noted that he saw Shallow in another vehicle a few houses up the street.

As of yet, neither owner of the vehicles was able to be reached to determine if anything of value was taken.

Shallow was subsequently placed under arrest on charges of assault and battery on a police officer, nighttime breaking and entering of a vehicle or boat, shoplifting by asportation, and resisting arrest.