Teens accused of assault and robbery at Macy's Store from Downtown Crossing

Two teenagers were arrested on Thursday after being assaulted and robbed someone in the Macy store in Downtown Crossing, Boston police said.

The young people were arrested shortly after 3:00 pm, when the officers responded to Zone 450 Washington St. to investigate a report of an attack and battery. The police were informed by preventing Macy’s losses that a group of five young people assaulted a victim inside the store, hitting him and hitting him several times, according to A statement of the Boston Police Department.

The alleged attack was the most recent in a series of incidents that have put many residents and business owners in the city center Total crime in the center of the city last year reached the highest level in at least seven. Neighborhood leaders intend to meet on Thursday with state and city officials to discuss ways to cross the center of the city safer.

The victim in the incident on Thursday told the police that he was using the toilet before the group of young people entered the bathroom and then started to follow him around the store. The victim claimed that the young people filmed videos about him, harassed him and stole his bag before attacking him.

“At that time, the group began to attack the victim by hitting and hitting it,” the police said in the statement.

The officers were offered a description of the suspects and they were told that they fled to the MBTA Red Line train station.

“The officers noticed one of the minors who fits the description and tried to talk to him,” the police said. “The suspect initially refused to stop, but the officers quickly caught him. The suspect refused to identify and was placed in handcuffs. “

The police examined the security materials and disseminated the photos of the suspects and officers searched the area and stopped two more young people and tried to talk to them.

“One of the minors was in line with the officers, while the other became combative and refused to answer basic questions,” the police said. “The officers placed the suspect in handcuffs, to which an officer then spit.”

A 14 -year -old boy was arrested and charged with unarmed robbery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery, the police said.

A 16 -year -old boy was accused of unarmed robbery, an attack with a dangerous weapon and two accusations of attack and battery, the police said.

The police said both suspects will be notified at the Boston Court of Juvenile.

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