Houseboatbreak suspect chased through North End by barefoot victim in boxer shorts

Boston Police report arresting a local man for attempting to break into a boat docked at Commercial Wharf in the North End.

Unfortunately for alleged suspect Eric Pfaltzgraff, 35, the boat's owner and his girlfriend were asleep on the vessel:

[U]pon hearing someone trying to break in, her boyfriend got up, opened their bedroom door and observed the suspect standing in the hallway outside their bedroom. According to the victim, the suspect was holding several items in his hands. At this point, the victim says the suspect took off and her boyfriend began chasing the suspect on foot. In short time, officers located the suspect still being chased by the victim who was barefoot, wearing boxers and a t-shirt.

Pfaltzgraff was charged with breaking and entering a boat in the nighttime.

Innocent, etc.