Police Arrest Homeless Woman on Drug, Larceny Charges on Mass. Ave
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions. Boston Police Officers arrested a suspect on several warrants on Saturday, March 9 at 9:34 a.m. near 725 Mass. Ave. Officers arrested Monique Miller, listed as homeless, for a Possession of Class B substance, and two shoplifting warrants out of Lynn District Court. Miller also had warrants out of Boston Municipal Court for two counts of Larceny under $ 250 by single scheme, and two counts of Larceny from a person over 65. Additionally, Miller had two straight warrants out of Boston Municipal Court for intimidating a witness and trespassing. While booking Miller, officers found a prescription bottle with the label removed and three different kinds pills. The bottle contained 19 Cyclobenzaprine, 12 Acetaminophen, and 10 unidentified round white pills. Miller was also charged with possession of a Class E substance for the Cyclobenzaprine. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Week in Review: South End Business, Drug Arrests
The following are the top headlines on South End Patch from March 4th to March 8, 2013: Pine Street Inn Resident Charged with Shooting Heroin in Boston Medical Center Men’s Room Police arrested a Harrison Avenue resident for alleged drug use at Boston Medical Center on Monday. South End’s Genuine Interactive Named One of Boston’s Fastest Growing Businesses The Boston Business Journal will recognize these ‘2013 Pacesetters’—and announce the No. 1 business in Massachusetts—at an event in April in downtown Boston. More than 300 Snow Removal Tickets Issued in South End in February The week after the Blizzard of 2013, city officials issued more than 300 tickets and fines in the South End’s wards 4, 8, and 9. South End’s Street Sweeping Program Expanded to Other Neighborhoods The extended South End street sweeping will continue into 2013 and expand into other Boston neighborhoods. Boston Man Charged with Selling Heroin in the South End The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate a conviction. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Boston Police Disrupt Alleged Men’s Room Drug Deal
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate a conviction. A call for suspicious activity at Boston Medical Center lead to the arrest of a South End man for drug possession on Friday. Boston Police Officers responded to a report of a suspicious circumstance on the 7th floor of 725 Albany Street on February 22 around 10:45 a.m. While conducting a routine patrol of 725 Albany Street, an officer reported he witnessed a man in a handicapped bathroom stall hand something to a man outside. The men denied that any transaction took place. The officer reported that both men looked panicked. The officer conducted a query and found that one of the men was wanted on a warrant out of Brighton District Court. Officers placed the suspect in handcuffs and took him to the holding cell at Boston University Medical Campus. Boston Police transferred the suspect to the District Four Police Station at During the booking process, the officers found two bags in his possession, one with brown powder believed to be herion and the other with white powder believed to be cocaine. Giovanny Perdomo of 444 Harrison Avenue was charged with possession of a Class A substance and possession of a Class B substance. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Police Arrest Fugitive in Maine for South End Drug Crimes
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions. A Brockton man was arrested while in a Maine prison on Tuesday for defaulting on a warrant related to his 2010 arrest in the South End on drug charges. At 5 p.m. on February 19, members of the BPD Fugitive Units took custody of Edwell Gethers of 123 South Leyden Street, Brockton, MA from Kennebec County Jail in Augusta, Maine. Gethers had defaulted on a Boston District Court warrant issued on January 18, 2013 for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Gethers was originally arrested on the evening of Friday, September 17, 2010 in an undercover drug operation in the Washington Street area near East Berkley Street. Police reported Gethers provided a bag of off-white rocks believed to be crack cocaine. Officers arrested four individuals as a result of this sting, including Gethers. Gethers was booked for the outstanding warrant and charged with being a fugitive from justice. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Police Disrupt Alleged Drug Deal on Northampton Street
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions. Boston Police arrested a man for allegedly selling heroin on Northampton Street on Monday. While on patrol in the area of Northampton street, police said they observed a white female wearing a brown winter coat head into 35 Northampton St. and meet up with a white male in the hallway of the building. Officers exited their unmarked car and walked into the building and waited for the elevator with the woman and the suspect. Officers reportedly determined that the suspect had the physical appearance of a drug user. When the elevator arrived, all parties entered. The woman and the suspect got out at the 10th floor, where they were met by a Hispanic male in the hallway. Officers exited the elevator and said they observed a hand-to-hand transaction between the man in the hallway and the woman. The suspect handed the Hispanic man some cash and he handed the suspect a bag of tan powder believed to be heroin. As soon as the transaction took place, the detective knocked the bag out of the suspect’s hands, police said. The detective announced that he was with the police and a brief struggle ensued, according to the report. The suspect went for the bag on the floor while the woman and the Hispanic male fled. The man dropped $ 30 on the floor while fleeing, which the suspect gave him for the bag. Officers arrested Michael McCole of 794 Mass Ave., and charged him with possession of a Class A substance. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch