CASE CLOSED: Mini-van recovered around 7 p.m., Friday.

Boston Police report that somebody stole the man's mini-van sometime yesterday or early today from a locked garage at 650 Huntington Avenue. It's his only means of transportation. So if you spot a 1996 green Plymouth Voyager, Mass. license plate HP755, let Area B2 detectives know at 617-343-4275 (or drop a dime to the anonymous tip line, 1-800-494-TIPS).