The MBTA Transit Police are looking for a man they suspect of rape and strangulation.

The police issued a wanted poster for a man named Jon Brent Dyer, 58. The poster describes him as 6-feet tall and weighing 185 pounds.

A statement provided by police included no details of the alleged assault other than that it took place at Widette Circle in Boston on Sept. 26.

The Transit Police ask that anyone who knows of Dyer’s whereabouts to contact investigators at 617-222-1050. If you see him, police ask that you call 911 or 617-222-1212.

The MBTA Transit Police is searching for Jon Brent Dyer, 58, pictured here, on suspicion of rape and strangulation. (Courtesy/Transit Police)

‘Notorious’ thief

The Boston Police Department say that a “notorious thief” with several prior convictions for larceny walked out of the Prudential Center Mall at 800 Boylston St. with $1,140 worth of stolen clothing in his backpack.

The cops were alerted that a “known shoplifter” was inside one of the stores. The suspect was described as a black man, about 50 years old, and wearing a plaid hat, glasses, a beige sweater, and jeans and was stuffing merchandise into his black backpack.

When cops arrived they say they found Efrain Rivera, 54, of Boston, fleeing on foot in the direction of Huntington Avenue. They found him and arrested him. He is charged with shoplifting and being a common and notorious thief since this wasn’t his first time.

Commercial burglaries

The BPD is looking for a man who keeps stealing from downtown-area businesses. He may be the same man responsible for burglaries at Boston University, the city of Cambridge and at Northeastern University as police departments for each have reported similar burglaries.

Items reported stolen include credit cards, cash, electronics and camera equipment, according to a police bulletin. Items reported stolen include credit cards, cash, electronics and camera equipment, according to a police bulletin. Each has involved a person using a pry tool to enter businesses during overnight hours.

A surveillance video obtained from the site of one of the burglaries, and shared publicly by the BPD, depicts a relatively heavyset black man with a prying tool in hand enter a hallway through an exit door, pull a lower-face mask down and look through the window of another door before moving down the hall. In the video he is wearing an off-white winter jacket over a black and gray sweater, as well as blue jeans and a gray hat. He had a black backpack with blue trip.

Police ask anyone who recognizes the man or knows anything about the burglaries to contact detectives at 617-343-4571. People can provide anonymous information through the CrimeStoppers tip line by calling 1-800-494-TIPS (8477), by texting the word “TIP” to CRIME (27463), or online at Police.Boston.gov/crimestoppers/.

Incident report

The BPD did not issue a public journal detailing incident responses and arrests for the 24-hour period leading up to Friday at 10 a.m.

Three surveillance camera stills of a man several police departments, including the Boston Police Department, is searching for on suspicion of a series of commercial burglaries. (Courtesy/BPD)