Dorchester Man Led Police on Chase After Stealing Cellphones, Headphones from Watertown Target

A Dorchester man spotted pocketing two cellphones at Target led police on a chase across Arsenal Street and into the Arsenal Mall before he was caught on the afternoon of July 15.

Michael Vick, 21, of 22 Gaylord St. in Dorchester, faces charges of larceny of items worth more than $250, said Police Lt. Michael Lawn.

At 1:53 p.m., Target security called Watertown Police after they saw Vick allegedly taking items and leave the store. When police arrived, they saw Vick getting into the passenger seat of a car, but when he saw police he bolted out of the car, Lawn said.

“He got out and started running across Arsenal Street, toward the Arsenal Mall,” Lawn said.

More officers were called to the scene, and they searched the area, Lawn said.

While he was in the mall Vick changed clothing, Lawn said, but police identified him and placed him under arrest.

Officers discovered Vick had three cellphones and two pairs of Bose headphones, worth a total of $649.80, Lawn said.