BOSTON, MA — Five people were arrested and three others were issued summonses during a targeted shoplifting operation in Downtown Crossing on Thursday.
The Boston Police Department conducted the operation between 9 a.m. and noon on Aug. 6, 2026, at a CVS store at 631 Washington Street.
The operation was part of an intensified enforcement effort to address quality-of-life and shoplifting crimes in Downtown Crossing, Boston Common and the retail business sector…