BOSTON — Boston Police Department officers on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of multiple shoplifting incidents in Roxbury.
Jorge Gonzalez, 31, of Boston, was taken into custody on outstanding warrants tied to several thefts of merchandise worth thousands of dollars.
The arrest followed a larceny report at the CVS Pharmacy on 778 Dudley Street around 1:41 p.m. Witnesses provided a description of the suspect, who was allegedly caught stealing several hundred dollars’ worth of goods.
Officers, familiar with Gonzalez from previous encounters, identified him through surveillance footage.
Gonzalez, who had active warrants for similar crimes, was arrested on Jan. 29 and is slated for arraignment in Roxbury District Court on a shoplifting charge.