7 people arrested for allegedly breaking into Downtown construction site

Boston police arrested seven people early Sunday morning for allegedly breaking into the construction site for a new office building.

Boston police have charged the following people with breaking and entering and trespassing: 22-year-old Jared Subiono, of Boston; 22-year-old Rachel Pincus, of Boston; 25-year-old Richard Tu of Roxbury; 20-year-old Jiashi Tang, of Roxbury; 25-year-old Michael Yang, of Somerville; 25-year-old Crystal Rhee, of Belmont, and 22-year-old Jingyu Song, of Boston.

Police said in a news release that at about 3:05 a.m., a witness reported they had seen a group of people inside of the closed construction site at 1 Congress Street.

The witness told officers that the group wore all-black clothing, had masks on their faces, and some were carrying backpacks, police said.

The 1 Congress St. construction site was closed at the time, with locked gates and numerous signs surrounding the site informing people not to trespass, according to police.

Due to the hazardous conditions of the site, which is under demolition, supervisors told officers not to enter the construction site and to establish a perimeter.

Officers saw the group running along the fence line, police said. As six people tried to flee over a fence, they were taken into custody without incident.

The seventh suspect was quickly found nearby and taken into custody.

It is unclear why the suspects allegedly broke into the construction site. Boston police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on that matter.

The site of the break-in is one of the addresses included in the Bullfinch Crossing multi-use development project, which requires demolishing part of the Government Center Garage.

The demolition of the garage has caused issues for the MBTA and the death of 51-year-old construction worker Peter Monsini on March 26.

Crews just restarted work on the site on July 11 for the first time since it shut down following Monsini’s death. Congress Street is now closed from New Chardon Road to Sudbury Street to accommodate the demolition. Crews hope to be finished with the work which requires closing the street by Labor Day.

Bulfinch Crossing is a development project by HYM Investment Group. It includes The Sudbury, a residential tower that is already open, and One Congress, a $1.3 billion office tower under construction.

All of the suspects are expected to be arraigned soon in Boston Municipal Court.

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