A walking boot was a mere minor obstacle for the Hoboken package thief who victimized a resident before he and an accomplice were arrested, Hoboken police said.

Police Officer Marc Lombardi responded to a residential building in the area of 11th and Washington streets at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 27 and met with a building employee who said two package thefts occurred earlier that day, Detective Sgt. Jonathan Mecka said.

Lombardi learned that a man pushing an empty wheel chair, later identified as Terry McInerney, and another man hopping in a medical walking boot, later identified as Elijah Taylor, were seen working together, were observed working in concert, Mecka said.

The two approached the building and Taylor entered the building and came out with two packages, Mecka said. Taylor was then seen ripping the packages open, but he left the packages behind with the items still inside.

Taylor then got into the wheelchair and he and McInerney left together.

After an investigation, Police Officers Connor Milne and Fabien Quinones arrested McInerney, 31, and Taylor, 32, both of Hoboken, in the area of Third and Bloomfield streets on Dec. 31.

Taylor and McInerney were both charged with burglary, theft, and conspiracy to commit burglary. McInerney was additionally charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, Mecka said. Both were taken to Hudson County jail.