Police said they arrested Dennis Rogers Jr., 18, on charges of violating a restraining order; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, to wit a door; breaking and entering in the daytime for a felony, placing a person in fear; receiving stolen property over $250; and assault and battery after a violent altercation on Saturday, March 27.
Lt. Robert Nedder said that at 5:51 p.m. officers were sent to a Farrington Avenue address after getting a report of a housebreak and a restraining order violation.
When an officer turned onto Fisher Road, he saw the suspect – later identified as Rogers, police said. The man started running through several backyards and jumping fences, Nedder said. On Bingham Avenue several residents pointed the officer in the direction Rogers was running, and he was ultimately arrested in the backyard of a home on Crest Avenue, Nedder said.
The victim said that when she came home she noticed food from the refrigerator was gone, as was money from her son’s wallet, and a GPS unit that was in her pantry, Nedder said.
When she saw Rogers on the street about 25 yards away, Nedder said, she ran to confront him, and he initially went into a car, but then got out and started to push her. The woman took the money and GPS back from Rogers and ran back to the house, and he chased her, Nedder said.
“She’s trying to close the door…then he hits her several times with the door and is able to push his way back in,” he said.
Inside Rogers chased her, punching her neck and shoulders, and pushing over furniture along the way, Nedder said. Rogers got the GPS back and continued to chase the victim and strike her with his fist until she managed to call police, he said. After pushing her to the floor in the kitchen, Rogers dropped the GPS and ran out, according to Nedder.
After Rogers was caught, police found in his possession part of the window mount for the GPS unit, Nedder said. An officer also powered up the GPS and tracked it back to its owner, who said it had been stolen out of his vehicle the previous Wednesday or Thursday, Nedder added.
Rogers pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Dedham District Court March 29, and is due back there for a pretrial hearing April 27, Nedder said. He is homeless, so no address is listed on the arrest log, he added.
