Daneuri Diaz Romero

Yonaykin Guerrero Peguero

BILLERICA — Chief Roy Frost reports that the Billerica Police Department arrested and charged two men in connection with the theft of Apple iPhone packages from the porch of a Billerica home.

DANEURI DIAZ ROMERO, AGE 24, OF BOSTON, was arrested and charged with:

• Larceny Over $1,200
• Warrant

YONAYKIN GUERRERO PEGUERO, AGE 25, OF BOSTON, was arrested and charged with:

• Larceny Over $1,200
• Failure to Stop for Police
• Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign
• Reckless Driving
• Speeding

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, at approximately 11:18 a.m., Billerica Police were proactively monitoring FedEx deliveries of Apple iPhones due to a recent string of such thefts across the region.

Officer Patrick O’Brien observed a suspect take an iPhone box that had recently been delivered from a home on Nealley Street, and attempted to stop the suspect, who was later identified as DIAZ ROMERO.

DIAZ ROMERO ran into a nearby vehicle driven by an individual later identified as GUERRERO PEGUERO, and discarded the package. The vehicle fled the area and turned onto Boston Road southbound.

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.

Both suspects were taken into custody without further incident.

DIAZ ROMERO and GUERRERO PEGUERO are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Lowell District Court.

These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.