A Randolph man was arrested on August 12 following a suspected house break on Griggs Road. Eighteen-year-old Adio Acloque was put under arrest for breaking and entering, following what was initially a vehicular stop for two traffic violations.
According to a police report, a Brookline police officer in an unmarked car was on patrol in Griggs Terrace last Friday due to several recent home invasions in the area. The officer observed two males hanging around the terrace. At first the officer believed the two males were part of a work crew cleaning weeds in the park and drove away. When the officer drove back to the terrace, one male was observed to be on the sidewalk outside of Griggs Terrace walk into the driveway of a home on Griggs Road. The other male was sitting on a picnic bench in the park.
The officer observed the two males to see if they were engaging in any suspicious behavior. A few moments later, one of the males was observed getting into a blue Honda Accord and driving north on Washington Street. The officer followed the male in his unmarked car. The male, who was later identified as Adio Acloque, then abruptly turned left without signaling and accelerated up Gardner Road. The officer continued to follow the vehicle at a safe distance and observed Acloque’s vehicle take a sharp left without signaling onto Hancock Street. According to the report, it appeared Acloque did not know where he was, as Hancock Street is a residential, dead-end cul-de-sac. Acloque then tried to maneuver his vehicle out of the cul-de-sac, at which point the officer conducted a motor vehicle stop for the two traffic violations.
According to the report, the officer didn’t get a chance to tell Acloque why he was pulled over, as Acloque immediately said he was in a hurry to find his girlfriend because she got into a fight in Brookline.
The officer showed his police badge and ordered Acloque out of his car. As Acloque was getting out of his car, he tensed up and tried to pull away from the officer. Acloque was placed in handcuffs as he struggled and resisted. According to the report, the officer stated to Acloque that he was not under arrest. Acloque then stated the officer had no probable cause to stop him. The officer explained to Acloque his observations over the past 15 to 20 minutes, and Acloque did not respond to that.
Three more officers then came to the scene and were briefed on the situation. At this time, a 911 call came in, stating that a breaking and entering just happened on Griggs Road. Knowing that was his last location observing the two male subjects, the officer gave a description of a possible second subject to be on the lookout for.
After information was received from officers on scene, it appeared that a second floor window of the rear of the Griggs Road home was compromised, and there were various signs of a house break. Officers were on scene at the home and did a complete process, which included taking photos, fingerprints and a DNA sample of the sweat, which was observed on a gutter located under the second floor window which was the point of entry. Officers also took photos of the park, the area where the two males subjects were observed, and where the vehicle was parked on Washington Street.
Believing Acloque was one of the subjects, one of the officers read him his Miranda Warnings. With Acolque’s permission two officers searched his car and took out his wallet. The Massachusetts driver’s license in the wallet identified Acloque.
During this time, Acloque continued to say his girlfriend was in trouble. The officer that initially pulled Acloque over called the woman, who identified herself on the phone as his friend. She was in Dorchester, wasn’t in Brookline that day, wasn’t in trouble and had no idea what was going on. Acloque was also observed to have fresh scrapes on his inner forearm. When asked about the blood coming from his arm, Acloque denied having any cuts or scrapes.
There were two people on the first floor of the home when the break happened. They heard loud bangs coming from the second floor, and screamed who is there. When the two people went upstairs to the bathroom, they observed the window was damaged and the screen was ripped off the frame. One of the witnesses believes the suspects fled out the backyard onto Washington Street after hearing their yelling.
Based on the officer’s observations and inconsistent statements from the suspect, Acloque was then placed under arrest for breaking and entering. Officers canvassed the area for the second male involved and were unable to locate him. The second male was described as a black male, 18- to 23 years of age, six-feet tall, wearing Brownish/Tan cargo shorts, a white t-shirt, dark sneakers, had white earbuds in his ears, and was carrying a cell phone. As of August 17, the second suspect hasn’t been identified and the case is still active. Acloque was released on bail, but his wallet with his driver’s license was kept as evidence, and his car was towed away.
