A neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, is on edge after a breaking and entering over the weekend.According to Boston police, the break-in occurred on Mercer Street this past Sunday.”As I was sitting in bed, all of a sudden I heard some crunching of snow, like footsteps,” said Stephen Lansing.Lansing said he heard the noise around midnight.”All of a sudden, I hear a window open up, which freaked me out. All of a sudden I see a head poke out through the shades and look right at me,” he said. “I jumped up and started screaming, he ran out, I grabbed an ice axe — I do ice climbing — I was yelling out the window and he’s going down the stairs.”Lansing lives on the third floor of 17 Mercer Street.The people who live on the first floor told NewsCenter 5 they were the suspect’s next target.”They had a similar experience,” said Lansing. “Theirs was at 4 a.m., where they woke up in their bedroom — the same man was standing there watching them.”Thankfully, no one was hurt and nothing was taken.”Certainly without any clear intent – no bag, not like he was stealing, just a random voyeur onlooker,” Lansing said.Boston police confirm they received a report of a break-in at 4:30 a.m. at the Mercer Street address.Police said no arrests have been made and a description of the suspect was not immediately available.
A neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, is on edge after a breaking and entering over the weekend.
According to Boston police, the break-in occurred on Mercer Street this past Sunday.
“As I was sitting in bed, all of a sudden I heard some crunching of snow, like footsteps,” said Stephen Lansing.
Lansing said he heard the noise around midnight.
“All of a sudden, I hear a window open up, which freaked me out. All of a sudden I see a head poke out through the shades and look right at me,” he said. “I jumped up and started screaming, he ran out, I grabbed an ice axe — I do ice climbing — I was yelling out the window and he’s going down the stairs.”
Lansing lives on the third floor of 17 Mercer Street.
The people who live on the first floor told NewsCenter 5 they were the suspect’s next target.
“They had a similar experience,” said Lansing. “Theirs was at 4 a.m., where they woke up in their bedroom — the same man was standing there watching them.”
Thankfully, no one was hurt and nothing was taken.
“Certainly without any clear intent – no bag, not like he was stealing, just a random voyeur onlooker,” Lansing said.
Boston police confirm they received a report of a break-in at 4:30 a.m. at the Mercer Street address.
Police said no arrests have been made and a description of the suspect was not immediately available.
