Crime & Safety
Fleeing Suspects Caught
A Lynn man and a juvenile are charged with stealing bikes and paintball guns from a Sampson Avenue residence.
A Lynn man is being held on $5,000 bail after his arrest for breaking into a Swampscott home late Saturday night and taking three bikes and sporting equipment.
Derek White, 36, of 15 Evelyn St. in Lynn was arraigned Tuesday in Lynn District Court on the felony night-time, breaking-and-entering charge as well as larceny over $250, court arrest records state.
He was being held at Middleton Jail.
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A youth was charged with juvenile versions of the same crimes, the records state.
At 10:24 p.m., the victim called 911 and reported seeing the suspects with his bikes outside his home, according to the court record and a police log entry.
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Swampscott Police Officer Candace Doyle responded to the call and saw two suspects riding BMX bikes on Windsor Avenue near the Lynn city line.
One of them was carrying a bike, as well.
The officer put on the cruiser's emergency lights and the suspects fled in different directions, the report states.
The suspect who was holding the bike dropped it.
The officer pulled up next to one of the suspects and ordered him to stop. He dropped a large hockey bag and headed toward Clark Park.
The officer had to pause her pursuit as a vehicle approached.
The victim later said the bag and its contents including sneakers, hockey gloves and paintball guns were his and had been stored in his basement.
Swampscott Police Officer Steven Luck joined the search for the suspects.
About 11 p.m. he was on foot near the park behind an Archer Street residence and found someone lying in a gully, a silver BMX bike at his side.
The officer handcuffed the youth and brought him to the Swampscott Police Station.
In Lynn, on Eastern Avenue near the CVS Pharmacy, Lynn police stopped a person with a BMX bike.
The victim and the Swampscott officer traveled to the location and identified the man as one of the suspects they had seen in Swampscott.
White is scheduled for a pretrial hearing in Lynn District Court on May 18.
The juvenile was scheduled for an arraignment in juvenile court on Tuesday.
On Sunday, a Lynn juvenile agent allowed the boy to be released into the custody of his guardians before the arraignment.
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