City Crime Logs: You’ve got mail

The following crime reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton District D-14 and the South End District D-4 crime logs from March 28 to April 3.

At about 4 p.m. March 28, police arrested two men impersonating mailmen for breaking and entering into a home on Marlborough Street in the South End. Police responded to a call from a woman who claimed that while at home with several children, one of the suspects shouted in her yard and then handed her mail, stating, “I have your mail.” When police arrived on the scene, one of the suspects was dressed in a U.S. Postal Service uniform, and the second suspect, the one who had allegedly handed the victim her mail, claimed to be helping deliver his mail. Both were under the influence. The suspect in uniform had a hypodermic needle on him, as well as a cell phone taken from an opened package in a mailbox on the street. After arresting the two men, police found that the suspect not in uniform is a registered Level 2 sex offender.

Let’s paint the town

An off-duty officer saw four men painting graffiti near Goodenough and North Beacon Street in Brighton at about 11 p.m. on Monday. While the suspects were about to spray paint a second wall, the officer observed them passing cans to each other and looking out for possible detection. With the help of another officer, three of the men were arrested for graffiti. The fourth man initially ran away, but went back and confessed to the officers, who also arrested him.

Extinguished

Officers responded to a call regarding an incident at 537 Tremont St. in the South End at about 9 p.m. on Saturday. Officers spoke with Cyclorama employees, who said a man discharged a fire extinguisher. Cyclorama security said the man was still on the property and confessed to the act. The suspect told officers he would pay Cyclorama back for any damage.