Police: Southington Man Robbed Woman, Left Birth Certificate at Scene

A Southington man was arrested in Boston after allegedly leaving his birth certificate and a letter from his mother at the scene of a crime.

According to a Facebook post by Boston Police and a Boston.com article, Zachary Tentoni, 26, followed a woman out of a transit station into the schoolyard at Harbor Middle School in Dorchester just before midnight Monday. The woman said Tentoni approached her from behind and snatched her wallet, then fled.

The wallet contained the woman’s ID, $40 in cash and her Charlie Card – a reusable ticket for the area mass transit, police said.

To grab the woman’s wallet, Tentoni reportedly dropped two bags that he was carrying, one of which contained his birth certificate and a letter addressed to him from his mother. The bags also contained clothes, hygiene products and sneakers, according to police.

Police caught up with Tentoni later, following a description from the victim. Tentoni told police his name was John Foisy from Connecticut but the victim identified him as the robber, police said.

He was charged with unarmed robbery. No information about his arraignment was available.

Tentoni was also arrested by Southington Police and convicted of sixth-degree larceny in April 2013, according to the Connecticut Judicial website. 

He has pending cases as well, including charges of first-degree criminal mischief, fourth-degree larceny and illegally operating a motor vehicle under a suspended license stemming from a June 10 incident.