Medford Woman Arrested After Jewelry Store Break-In, Police Chase

Photo: Tara Felts and Clifton Pinion. Credit: Concord Police Department.

A 30-year-old Medford woman and a 37-year-old homeless man were arrested early Friday morning in connection with a break-in at a jewelry store in Concord.

Tara Felts and Clifton Pinion, who was last living in Lynnfield, allegedly broke into Artinian Jewelers at 39 Main St. in Concord at about 4 a.m. Friday. Police responded to the scene after the store’s burglar alarm was set off, and an officer spotted a car driving away from the scene.

Police soon located the car at the intersection of Walden Street and Route 2 (the Concord Turnpike) in Concord, about a mile from the store. The driver, believed to be Pinion, fled from police, and the pursuit went around town, ending on a cul-de-sac on Baker Avenue about three miles away, according to police.

Felts was immediately taken into custody, while Pinion fled on foot, police said. Police, with a Massachusetts State Police K9, located Pinion hiding a short distance away. Pinion was briefly hospitalized for a dog bite, police said.

Police allegedly spotted racks of jewelry in plain view on the car’s seats and will search the car, pending a search warrant.

Felts and Pinion were charged with: breaking and entering at night for felony, receiving stolen property and malicious destruction of property over $250. Pinion was also charged with operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, various motor vehicle/traffic violations, failure to stop for police and resisting arrest.