Police ID Suspect in Connection with Robbery of Local Man

Arlington Police said they have identified a suspect in connection with the June 30 robbery of a local man by an acquaintance he met on the Internet.

Police said they are looking for Steven Michael O’Brien, 25, of Arlington in connection with the robbery. Arlington Police are charging him with:

• Receiving / Possession Stolen Motor Vehicle
• Kidnapping
• Larceny Over $250 from a Person Over 60

Arlington Police said they believe O’Brien arranged to meet with a local man on Craigslist and then robbed him.

Police responded to a Spy Pond Parkway home at 2 p.m. on June 30 for a report that a resident had been bound and robbed, authorities said. Responding officers spoke with the victim, who was reportedly handcuffed and blindfolded before being robbed of cash and his vehicle, Arlington Police said.

A preliminary investigation indicated the victim picked up the alleged assailant at the Alewife MBTA Station after meeting through an Internet classified advertisement. The handcuffs and blindfold were consensual, according to police.

Arlington Police said the MBTA Transit Police assisted in identifying the suspect using surveillance footage from Alewife Station.

Police said O’Brien is “well known” to the Arlington Police Department and has multiple outstanding warrants out of Cambridge District Court.

Police urge anyone with information regarding the suspect’s whereabouts to contact Arlington Police at 781-643-1212.

(Photo courtesy of the Arlington Police Department)