Surveillance photos of suspect via BPD.
Boston Police report they are looking for a man they say failed to break into Quality Market, 140 N. Beacon St. in Brighton, despite bringing a portable propylene torch with which to try to melt the front-door lock.
The suspect was described as a light-skinned male with a moustache, thin build, 5'08"-5'10", about 200 lbs., wearing a black knit type hat, black scarf or face mask, mask, black hooded sweatshirt over a dark green undergarment, black pants, black sneakers with white on them, and black gloves.
If Torchy looks familiar, contact detectives at 617-343-4256 or the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or by texting TIP to CRIME (27463).
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Propane
By perruptor
Sun, 02/18/2024 - 11:44pm
Propane is the usual name for that gas. It doesn't produce enough heat to melt any of the metals used in door locks.
Best part is this knucklehead
By anon
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 12:06am
Looks to be wearing some sort of safety gloves.
No, actually.
By anon
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 1:48am
Propylene is a major component of MAPP replacement gasses.
At 2900°C (5,000 degrees F) which is well over the melting point of copper, twice the melting point of steel, and five times the melting point of aluminum...it most certainly will melt a lock. My guess is that this sort of thing is fairly common, and thus BPD know what to call it.
In fact, here's The Lock Picking Lawyer doing just exactly that with a MAP-Pro torch. MAP-Pro is a mixture of Propylene and Propane; true MAPP gas is no longer manufactured.
https://youtu.be/TraNDih4iQ0?t=372
Maybe
By perruptor
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 7:13am
Thanks to you and the others who've educated me about propylene.
But the LPL is not attacking a door lock; it's a padlock, with what looks like some kind of easily-melted pot-metal components. A door lock in a metal door would have a lot more heat-sinking and would not be hanging out in space like that padlock.
If the tank is yellow, it's propylene
By Bob Leponge
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 2:11am
The yellow tanks labeled "MAPP" are no longer true MAPP but a mixture of propylene, propane, and other things, and burn with a much higher flame temperature than propane.
Someone's been watching too
By anon
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 6:23am
Someone's been watching too much Star Wars.
Propylene
By anon
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 7:54am
or propene, is used as a substitute for propane when heating things.
Plastic
By anon
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 1:02pm
is the only thing he’s going to melt with propene. Do they make licks out of plastic now?
Hm
By lbb
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 9:34am
Do they secure doors with licks now?
Dumb Criminals - Episode 374
By Username Unknown
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 8:57am
Just look for the guy with 3rd degree burns on his hands from trying to pull the door open...
Light skinned? White Caucasian? Person of color?
By anon
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 9:23am
5'-8"-5'-10", THIN BUILD, 200lbs! i'm 6', 165lbs! that's thin.
I'd love to know what he
By Chris77
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 9:46am
I'd love to know what he intended to steal after all that work. A couple of Monster cans and some Cheetos?
Yeah, this seems like the real question to me
By fungwah
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 2:37pm
This feels like a lot more effort than most petty thieves are going to put in, so did he think he was going to find something special in there, or did he just happen to find a propylene torch somewhere nearby?
Quality Market has quality
By CH
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 9:50am
Quality Market has quality locks!
hurry up badguy!
By bostnkid
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 4:59pm
they will tow your car FAST there!!!!!!
He brought the face mask...
By makeshift_vicinity
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 9:03am
...and then he didn't have it on for the entire time that he was in the vicinity of the crime. It's good for everyone when criminals are undisciplined, but geez man, have a little pride in your work.
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