Thursday, 4:30 PM
Suspect found hiding in dryer after lengthy standoff with police
By Globe Staff
A 41-year-old woman was arrested on a breaking and entering charge yesterday after a lengthy standoff with police at a home in Dorchester.
Laura Buchman, who was found hiding in a dryer, was not armed and did not resist when police arrested her, said Officer David Estrada, a police spokesman.
Police were called to a Washington Street home at about 9:30 a.m. for a possible break-in. Once they arrived, they heard noises in the house.
Officers summoned the department's special entry team. Police moved cautiously because of concerns that the person in the house might be armed, Estrada said.
Police finally entered the house at about 2 p.m. and found Buchman, said Officer James Kenneally, a police spokesman.
Buchman, who also had outstanding warrants for a variety of other charges, was scheduled to be arraigned today in Dorchester District Court.
