Zero Dollars Stolen as Hooded Man Smashes Brighton Brewery Door
Surveillance footage captures an intruder shattering glass at Widowmaker Brewing, marking the second major incident to hit the business in recent weeks.
By Kevin Iyer ·
Surveillance video released by Boston police shows a person in a hoodie and mask smashing the front door of a Brighton brewery in the early hours of Sunday, November 1. The footage, which police say is from the incident on North Beacon Street, captures the suspect throwing rocks at the glass before forcing the entrance.
Bar manager Jack Foley stated that the attempted burglary left the business shaken but intact. “Pretty bummed, mostly because I woke up to people texting me, sending me the video of it, so I had to run over here and start with the clean up and everything … I was pretty relieved that nothing got stolen,” Foley said. The cleanup involved repairing the shattered front door of the establishment.
This event marks the second significant disruption for the brewery in a short period. In October, a tractor-trailer driven by an unknown operator rolled out of control and struck the building next to the brewery's second location in Braintree. The Braintree incident resulted in physical damage to the adjacent property.
Police confirmed that the Brighton incident occurred on Sunday morning. Officers are currently investigating the smash-and-grab attempt. Two other businesses located on North Beacon Street were also vandalized during the same early morning timeframe, according to the Boston Police Department.
Foley said his primary focus is returning to normal operations since no cash or inventory was taken. The intruder is seen in the video shaking empty cash registers. Authorities have released the surveillance images and are urging the public to contact Boston police with any information or recognition of the individual responsible.
