Allston scooter guy sought for theft of $70,000 viola

By adamg on Thu, 09/28/2023 - 8:47pm

Photos via BPD.

Boston Police report they're looking for a guy who gets around Allston on a black scooter they say stole a $70,000 viola on Glenville Avenue - and are looking for help finding him.

Police say the guy is White, between 30 and 40 and 5'9" to 6' with a stocky build, light mustache and beard and dark curly hair. Police say he was last spotted around 3 p.m. on Harvard Avenue - with dark blue tattoos on his forearms and wearing hoop earrings.

The viola looks like, well, a viola and was in a case covered with BU stickers:

If dude, viola or case look familiar, contact detectives at 617-343-4256 or the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or by texting TIP to to CRIME (27463).

Neighborhoods:

Allston

Topics:

Crime

Free tagging:

Glenville Avenue

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Comments

I will guess this guy has no idea what he has.

By jmeltzer on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 8:42am.

And any pawn shop that reads the news will know it's too hot to move.

Yeah …

By Ari O on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 9:52am.

… he probably thinks he has a violin!

If it was a violin

By jmeltzer on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 5:42pm.

it would be worth a lot more than $70K!

(Obligatory viola joke, they get no respect)

Hopefully...

By lbb on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 10:06am.

And any pawn shop that reads the news will know it's too hot to move.

Hopefully they'll offer him 40 bucks and then turn it in for the reward.

I may never in a million years

By Tim Mc. on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 8:48am.

understand how a scooter could steal a viola.

Strange

By Sock_Puppet on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 9:51am.

Violist left luggage, an iPad, credit cards, and his passport out overnight, and this guy nicks a viola of unknown value. It could have been a rental or a cheap Chinese squeaker. The possibility of fencing a viola is maybe not so good.

Was all the other stuff gone first? Did he make multiple trips? Where's the iPad?