Burlington Police Catch Man Accused of Arlington Kidnapping, Robbery

A man accused of a kidnapping and robbery in Arlington earlier this week was apprehended by Burlington police Friday, according to a press release.

Steven Michael O’Brien, 25, Arlington, was initially arrested in Burlington for shoplifting Friday afternoon. Police then identified him as the man suspected of arranging to meet an Arlington man on Craigslist on June 30 and then robbing him, the release stated. O’Brien also had two other outstanding warrants from Cambridge District Court.

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In the Arlington case, O’Brien was charged with receiving/possession of a stolen motor vehicle, kidnapping and larceny of more than $250 from a person older than 60.

Burlington police transferred O’Brien to Arlington police custody, and he will be arraigned in Cambridge District Court on Monday.

“I am extremely proud of the way our Burlington Police Officers have handled themselves over what has been an extraordinarly busy week in our community, and thanks to their steadfast dedication to the task at hand, a dangerous offender is off the streets,” Chief Michael Kent stated in the release.