Failed panty raid in East Boston

Boston Police report that when a Princeton Street resident discovered a man walking out of his home with two bags of clothing Wednesday night, he followed him to Marion Street, where he confronted the guy and grabbed the bags. But then ...

In short time, however, the victim soon discovered other items missing from his apartment. As a result, the victim returned to the suspect's residence on Marion Street and told the suspect that he was calling the police. In the interest of resolving the issue, the suspect agreed to return to the victim's house. While awaiting the arrival of police, the suspect removed two pairs of women's underwear from his pocket and returned them to the victim.

Melvin Lopez, 20, of East Boston now faces a charge of receiving stolen property.

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