Two Charged in Burlington Break-in

BURLINGTON, MA — Two people, including a teenager from Braintree, broke into a Burlington home early Saturday morning, police said.

The 16-year-old teen, whose name is not being released because of his age, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering and destruction of property. A second person, Ronel Harvey, 23, of Holbrook, was also arrested on similar charges.

At about 12:50 a.m. on Aug. 20, police received a call from a Westwood Street home reporting a break-in. The homeowners told police that they woke up to loud banging noises coming from their front door. One resident said that the locked front door had been kicked in and two males ran from the home, police said.

Moments later, police received a report from a Burlington resident of an attack on the same street and the suspects were nearby in a Jeep Cherokee. Officers at the scene were able to locate the two suspects and a woman driving the jeep.

The driver told police that she was in the area to meet the resident. The two allegedly had an argument that led to the driver calling the two suspects and the resident calling police.

Following an investigation, police determined that Harvey and the teenager had allegedly mistakenly broke into the home on Westwood Street while looking for the woman who they thought was inside the house.

Harvey was ordered held on $2,540 bail and the teen was released to the custody of his sister.

Information in this article is from the Burlington Police Department. Arrests and charges mentioned don't imply conviction.