Crime & Safety
Police Nab Alleged Bike Thieves on Egerton Road
The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Police arrested two Somerville men early Saturday morning for allegedly riding stolen bicycles in East Arlington.
Francisco R. Aponte, 21, and Roberto Ruiz, 18, both of Alewife Brook Parkway, Somerville, were charged with larceny over $250.
An Arlington officer allegedly spotted them riding near Mass. Ave. and Orvis Road at about 2:25 a.m. Saturday. After following them, the officer witnessed them ditch their bikes and take off on foot, according to police.
The two were soon apprehended on Egerton Road.
Ruiz allegedly told police that they stole the bikes from a house near Spy Pond.
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