A New Hampshire man, Timothy Dearborn, has been sentenced to 18 months in the Suffolk County House of Correction for his role in a series of break-ins and package thefts that plagued downtown Boston retailers. The sentence, which includes a three-year post-incarceration ban from the city, was issued after Dearborn pleaded guilty to multiple charges last week, detailed by Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden.
The court proceedings revealed a chronicled tale of Dearborn’s illicit activities, with his criminal odyssey spanning October 2024 through May 2025. His crimes ranged from attempting to pry open a parking garage ticket machine to stealing Christmas presents and cash from local businesses. Additionally, He must undergo mental health treatment as part of his sentence.
In what seemed to be a ritualized defiance of law, property, and decency, Dearborn was caught on various occasions attempting to break into cash registers, rummaging through office buildings, and entering restricted areas of medical facilities. Among the list of charges were trespassing, breaking and entering, larceny from a building, and malicious destruction of property, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s press release…