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Pair from Brighton facing charges in string of handicap placard thefts
The department received reports of at least 19 handicap placard thefts within the Allston-Brighton neighborhood this year.
Boston police have arrested two people from Brighton in connection to a string of recent handicap parking placard thefts in the area.
The department received reports of at least 19 incidents within the Allston-Brighton neighborhood this year.
An investigation into these incidents led police to arrest Andrea Doucette-Keating, 55, and Zachary Shelton, 37, who each now face various property-related charges.
Detectives said evidence recovered from three key incidents – one on June 30 at 82 Glenville Ave. and two on Aug. 14 at 95 Washington St. and 34 Fidelis Way – led them to identify Doucette-Keating as a suspect.
Police allege that Doucette-Keating served as the primary thief, while Shelton organized the operation, supplied tools, and distributed stolen placards.
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Police arrested Doucette-Keating on Aug. 21. at 35 Fidelis Way. She was later arraigned in Brighton District Court on charges of breaking and entering a motor vehicle at nighttime, malicious damage to a motor vehicle, larceny from a motor vehicle, and possession of burglarious tools.
On Thursday around 11:10 a.m., authorities executed a search warrant at Shelton’s residence at 1662 Commonwealth Ave. and recovered “multiple stolen handicap placards, a window punch, cocaine, and a Glock-style BB gun with the safety tip removed.”
Police are also working to conduct a search warrant on Shelton’s motor vehicle, where they said another stolen handicap placard was spotted.
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Shelton was arrested and is expected to be arraigned in Brighton District Court on charges of larceny less than $250 from a person over the age of 60, stealing a handicap placard, breaking and entering a motor vehicle at nighttime (felony), possession of burglarious tools (window punch), and malicious destruction of a motor vehicle.
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