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WORSE THAN RETURNING TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

At about 3:43am, on Monday, April 7, 2008, officers from Area A-1 (Downtown) responded to a radio call for a breaking & entering in progress at 101 Arch Street. On arrival, officers spoke with security guards who stated that they had surveillance video of the incident. While viewing the incident on tape, officers observed a white male wearing a black hooded sweat shirt, black jeans and white sneakers throw a rock through a window at the above mentioned address. The thrown rock shattered the window. After viewing the incident, officers broadcast a description of the suspect over Channel 1 of the police radio. A search of the area proved unsuccessful. However, when officers returned to the station to write up the report on the incident, officers observed an individual, matching the description of the suspect, sleeping inside the lobby of the Area A-1 police station. Officers then asked the individual to accompany them back to the scene of the crime. Once there, witnesses were able to positively identify the suspect as the individual who broke the window. When asked why he broke the window, the suspect stated, “I broke the window because I’m stupid.” Officers arrested Robert Libby, 39, of Boston and charged him with Attempted Breaking & Entering.