2 Boston Men Charged In Theft Of Apple iPhone Packages From Porch

BOSTON, MA — Two Boston men are facing charges in connection with the theft of Apple iPhone packages from the porch of a Billerica home, police said Wednesday.

Both suspects — 24-year-old Daneuri Diaz Romero and 25-year-old Yonaykin Guerrero Peguero — were taken into custody Wednesday as Billerica police were proactively monitoring FedEx deliveries of Apple iPhones due to a recent string of such thefts across the region.

Police said they spotted Romero take a recently-delivered iPhone box from a home on Nealley Street before he ran to a nearby vehicle driven by Peguero to discard the package. The vehicle then fled the area and turned onto Boston Road southbound, according to authorities.

Officer O'Brien radioed Billerica Police Dispatch with the vehicle's description and license plate number, and a short time later Burlington Police stopped the vehicle in the area of Simonds Park in Burlington.

An officer took down the vehicle's description and license plate number, and later Burlington police stopped it near Simonds Park in Burlington.

Romero, who had an outstanding arrest warrant, was charged with larceny over $1,200, while Peguero was charged with larceny over $1,200, failure to stop for police, failure to stop at a stop sign, reckless driving, and speeding, according to police.