Winchester Residents Chase Suspect After Home Break-in

A Fenwick Road resident walked in on a home robbery on Monday morning, at 9 a.m.

The woman, along with two of her neighbors, chased the man out of her home and down Fenwick Street. The suspect ran down Bacon Street to Winslow Road and cut through a backyard where his vehicle – a white/tan Ford Windstar van, which had a Red Sox “B” on the rear windshield and a bent upward license plate – was parked.

Witnesses described the man as a white male in his mid 20s, wearing a white t-shirt and a tattoo on his neck.

were unable to locate the suspect after canvassing the area. This home break-in is that have hit Winchester this summer. But according to Winchester Detective, Paul DeLuca, they don’t believe this suspect is the same person that broke into other homes in the area.

“We think it’s been different people,” DeLuca said. “We don’t think it’s the same guy that’s been responsible with the breaks along Forest Street, North Border or Oxord.”

However, DeLuca believes this man may have attempted to break into another home along Fenwick earlier Monday morning. A Fenwick Road resident told police that shortly before 9 a.m. a suspicious man knocked on his door and asked to borrow his phone.

When he refused, the man asked him to call "Billy" and tell him that "Billy was on his way." This man was described as a white male in his mid 20s, approximately 5-10, medium build, no facial hair, wearing a short jacket and red trim sneakers.

According to DeLuca, this is part of how these people are breaking into homes.

“We noticed they go through an area and knock on the door,” DeLuca said. “If someone answers it then they just ask a random question and then go on to a different house. They lead the person to believe it was an innocent mistake.

“But if the person doesn’t answer the door, then they walk around the home and look for a way to break in. They’re not spending the time to case the homes.”

In this break-in, the suspect knocked down the front door and stole jewelry and some money from the home.

“People need to use their alarms,” DeLuca said. “Even if you’re going out for a little bit. This is unusual, we haven’t had these many break-ins in a long time.”

Residents along Oxford Road started a community watch to try and curtail these break-ins.