A Boston resident is facing charges out of multiple city courts in connection with “a series of high-end auto thefts from various parking garages in Boston and dragging a police officer” who confronted them, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced Sunday.
Dorchester resident Anthony Crumbley, who identifies as non-binary, was charged with several counts of larceny of a motor vehicle and one count of breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony, larceny from a building, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, attaching number plates and malicious destruction of property over $1,200 in Boston Municipal Court – Central on Tuesday, the district attorney’s office said in a press release.
The 27-year-old was also charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, failure to stop for police, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of personal injury, attaching number plates and two counts of leaving the scene of property damage out of Dorchester District Court on Thursday, the district attorney’s office said. They are expected to be charged with related offenses in South Boston District Court in the future.
The allegations against Crumbley
The Boston police investigation into Crumbley dates back to Aug. 25 when the owner of a black Mercedes S-Class sedan reported that their car had been stolen from the Boston Common Parking Garage days prior, the district attorney’s office said. The victim said he’d parked his car in his monthly parking spot on Aug. 19 and left his key fob inside. Security video showed the car leaving the garage shortly after 1:10 p.m. on Aug. 20 with Florida license plates…