Crime & Safety

IPhones Swiped from AT&T, Alleged Sears Thief Tells Cops She 'Could Not Help Herself'

Dedham Police also fielded a hit-and-run to a parked car on Cedar Street.

 arrested Josefa Ramos, 53 of Dorchester, Sunday afternoon after she allegedly stole $722 worth of merchandise from on Providence Highway.

Ramos confessed to the theft and told officer David Chambers that it "was a disease" and she "could not help herself," according to Chambers' report.

Ramos was charged with larceny over $250.

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Parked Car Damaged in Hit-and-Run

A car parked on Cedar Street was hit sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning, according to police reports. 

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The 1993 Buick LaSabre was parked on the side of the road when a second car clipped the front of the Buick that left pieces of the car on the ground, reports stated.

IPhones Swiped from AT&T

Two iPhones fourth generation were stolen from AT&T on Providence Highway Saturday evening, according to police reports.

A man wearing a blue New England Patriots shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers and a New York Yankees hat fled the store with the two phones, valued at $675 each and jumped into a blue Buick last seen heading northbound on Providence Highway, police stated. 

Police stated they will review a store surveillance video.


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