BOSTON, September 26, 2025 – A Boston man will spend the next two-and-a-half years in the House of Correction followed by two years of exclusion-zone enhanced probation after pleading guilty today to a string of smash-and-grab burglaries at businesses in Downtown Crossing and Newbury Street, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.
THOMAS PATAK, 55, pleaded guilty to numerous breaking and entering, larceny from a building and destruction of property charges in BMC Central and received a sentence of 2.5 years in the House of Correction followed by two years of probation with orders to stay away from all crime locations and wear a GPS monitoring device. He was also ordered to undergo mental health evaluations and substance abuse treatment as needed.
On November 23, 2024, officers responded to 69 Tremont Street, Boston (Nicole’s Pizza Restaurant) where, upon arrival, they observed a shattered front glass door and the cash register on a chair with rolls of coins inside. Video later showed clear depictions of the suspect as he rummaged through the area. In response to the ID Wanted Bulletin, several responses identified the suspect as Thomas Patak…