Boston Police Blotter: Chocolate found in pants of ‘Going Bananas’ burglar

Boston Police Department officers were patrolling downtown late on Wednesday when they responded to a business on Salem Street called Going Bananas following a description that a man wearing all black was attempting to break into the convenience store Officers allege they arrived to find -year-old Elvin Clayton of Roxbury crouched in front of an open door to the business The police say that when they put eyes on Clayton he was seen stuffing items into his clothing before trying to walk away After apprehending Clayton police spoke with a witness who stated them Clayton had approached them and requested to borrow a screwdriver Police allege they ascertained a sealed box of baseball cards and an unopened box of chocolates hidden inside the suspect s pants Clayton faces a felony charge for emerging and entering and misdemeanor charge of possessing a burglarious instrument Development summary The following calls and arrests were informed by the BPD from a m on Wednesday Sept to a m on Thursday Sept according to information provided by the department BPD officers responded to at least announced incidents in the covered -hour period The department responded to one robbery six aggravated assaults one commercial burglary one residential burglary three instances of larceny from a carriage other cases of larceny and three released auto thefts There were no broadcasted homicides Arrests All of the below named defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty Mieron Tecleberhan Memorial Drive Cambridge Operating under the influence of liquor Krystina Derusha Old Street Randolph warrant from outside of Boston Jared Wainwright Lincoln Road N Attleboro possession of a class A drug Edinson Bautista Patino Goodale Road Mattapan number plate violation to conceal ID Sean Coakley Bowdoin Street Boston shoplifting over by asportation Kaelyn Poirier Middleboro Street East Taunton warrant from outside of Boston Essence Booker Price Street Springfield larceny of a motor carriage Rosalyn Butler Savoy Street Billerica warrant from outside of Boston Kerome Smith Wellington Hill Street Mattapan assault with a dangerous weapon Alex Reis Ocean Ave Revere larceny under Corrin Euvrard no address given possession of a class A drug Kyle Jones Fowler Street Dorchester shoplifting over by asportation Stephen Clark Harrison Ave Boston possession of a class B drug Elvin Clayton Cheney Street Boston felony nighttime urgent and entering