BOSTON (WHDH) - Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a person in connection with a South Boston restaurant break-in last week.
The person allegedly entered the building at 667 East Broadway, listed as The Paramount restaurant, between 10 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday, according to the Boston Police Department.
Inside the restaurant, a security TV was ripped off the wall, bottles of alcohol were shattered, and the handle to a safe was broken, police said. Cash was reportedly stolen from two registers.
Security footage from inside the restaurant appears to show a person striking the camera with a shovel before rummaging around.
“Even when we were trying to regain the footage, we were like ‘maybe we’ll see him, maybe we won’t,'” said manager Ashling Greene. “We couldn’t believe how clear the image was. So, we’re hoping that helps.”
“He came at 11, he tried to get in the safe, and that didn’t work,” Greene continued. “So he left for about two hours, and then he came back and tried to use a shovel. That didn’t work either.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police detectives at 617-343-4742. Those who’d prefer to do so anonymously can call 1-800-494-TIPS or text “TIP” to CRIME (27463).
“Hopefully they get him,” said Greene. “And hopefully he doesn’t get anywhere else.”
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