Police: Man Sold Heroin to Undercover Officers on Harrison Ave
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate a conviction. A Jamaica Plain man was arrested in the South End on Wednesday night for allegedly selling heroin to undercover police officers. Boston police officers conducted a “Buy/Bust” operation in the area of Northampton Street and Harrison Avenue on the evening of May 29 at 6:01 p.m, according to the police report. Based on previous police work, officers acquired a cellphone number of a person who allegedly sells heroin in the area. An undercover officer texted the number, asking to buy 5 plastic baggies of heroin for $ 80. The exchange was set for the CVS at 874 Harrison Ave, according to the report. According to the report, the suspect called two undercover officers and told them that he was in a silver Subaru, which was pulling into the parking lot at that moment. The undercover officers got into the car and gave the driver the $ 80. The driver then gave the officer the bags of heroin. The officers thanked the driver, exited the vehicle and signaled to police. Officers pulled the car over in front of 1855 Washington Street. The undercover officers identified the driver as the person who sold them the drugs. Boston Police arrested Jose Arias, 287 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain and charged him with possession of a Class A substance with intent to distribute. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Patrick Signs Bill to Appoint Sean Collier to Somerville Police Department
Sean Collier, who authorities say was killed by the Boston Marathon Bombing suspects, will soon realize his dream of becoming a Somerville police officer. Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill Tuesday allowing the city of Somerville to appoint Collier postumously to the city’s police force, according to WHDH. Collier, a Somerville resident, was serving as an MIT police officer when, on April 18, he was allegedly shot to death by the suspects in the Boston Marathon Bombing. Jackie Rossetti, a spokesperson for the city of Somerville, said Tuesday afternoon the city was planning a ceremony for Collier’s appointment to the Somerville Police Department, but no date had been set. She said the city was in the process of working with Collier’s family to make those plans. According to WHDH, Somerville State. Sen. Patricia Jehlen, who co-sponsored the home rule petition allowing the postumous appointment, said, “While nothing we do can bring Collier back, this posthumous appointment is a meaningful way to honor his memory and brave service.” Somerville State. Rep. Denise Provost also co-sponsored the bill, according to WHDH. Collier was working toward becoming a Somerville police officer, and he would have been sworn onto the force on June 3. Read the WHDH article here. More Police, Residents Attend Officer Sean Collier’s Wake Thousands Mourn Sean Collier at MIT Bill to Honor Sean Collier Coming Closer to Reality SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
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Police Make Big Cocaine Trafficking Bust in the South End
Boston police executed a Federal Court search warrant at 4 Westminster Street at 8:15 p.m. on Monday, May 20. Officers saw their target park across the street from his address in a rented Nissan Altima. The police had reason to believe that a drug deal was about to take place. Officers approached the vehicle and had to forcefully remove the one of the suspects from the driver’s seat. Another suspect in the passenger seat got out peacefully. An ATF Agent involved in the investigation spotted a large bag of crack cocaine in a plastic bag on the floor of the passenger seat. Officers arrested the passenger. Melody Pearson of 85 Appleton Street, Malden was charged with trafficking cocaine. South End Patch
AMBER ALERT: Police Find Missing Boston Child in Cambridge, Suspect Still At Large
A 13-year-old Boston teenager believed abducted by his father was found by Cambridge police Tuesday night. Massachusetts State Police issued an Amber Alert for 13-year-old Jonathan Moore, whom they believe was abducted by his father Tuesday night. According to the alert, police were searching for 36-year-old Jonathan Moore senior, the child and a woman. Police are looking for a red 1997 Toyota Camry, license plate 634 RH4. The suspected abductor, Moore senior, is black, 36 years old, six feet, three inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. There was no description of Moore senior’s clothing. According to the alert, Moore senior is considered armed and dangerous. While the younger Moore is safe with Cambridge Police, there is no word on the whereabouts of Moore senior. South End Patch
MBTA Police Seeking Assault Suspect
MBTA Police are searching for a male suspect they say “inappropriately assaulted” a female last week at Park Street Station. According to transit police, the male assaulted the female last Tuesday, May 14, while boarding a Green Line C trolley at Park Street. The suspect is a white male who was wearing a red shirt at the time of the incident as well as a gray hooded sweatshirt with black horizontal stripes, blue jeans and sneakers. Anyone who knows the identity of the suspect or knows their whereabouts is encouraged to call the MBTA’s Criminal Investigations Unit at 617-222-1050. Anonymous text tips on this case can be sent to 873873. South End Patch
Police: Man Wanted For Indecent Exposure Arrested on Washington Street
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions. Boston police officers recognized a man who was wanted by MBTA police for allegedly exposing himself on the T back in April. Boston Police reported they were on patrol near 1855 Washington St. in the South End on May 17 when at about 4:45 a.m, officers recognized a suspect in the neighborhood who was wanted on an indecent exposure warrant. The warrant was issued by the MBTA Police Department from April 8, 2013. Officers arrested Tracy Johnson of 794 Massachusetts Ave., on the outstanding warrant. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Police: Pair Charged with Stealing a Phone in New York Pizza
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions. A couple from Dorchester were charged with stealing a phone from a customer at New York Pizza on Monday night. Boston Police officers got a call for a larceny in progress in New York Pizza at 435 Massachusetts Ave. at around 12:48 a.m. on May 13. Dispatch told the officers that the suspects were a male and a female walking towards Tremont Street. The store employee told the police that they saw the man steal the victim’s phone while watching the security tapes from off the counter and leave the store. Officers noticed two people fitting the provided description at Tremont Street and North Hampton Street. According to the police report, the suspect told police that he had been in New York Pizza, but he did not steal a phone. The police noted that the woman appeared intoxicated and tried to walk away. Officers frisked the woman and allegedly found a phone in her shirt. Officer returned the phone to the victim. Officers charged Tanya Johnson of 1847 Dorchester Ave., and Carl Booker of 214 Harvard Street, Dorchester and charged them with larceny of $ 200 in a building. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Police Seek Woman Who Shoved MBTA Bus Driver
On the same day the MBTA launched their “don’t touch a bus driver” campaign, the transit police posted a video showing a woman shoving a driver before exiting a bus. The MBTA Transit Police in a May 6 post on the police blog are urging the public to contact them if they recognize the woman who is carrying a young child in the video. “Take another look contact us if you know her, 617-222-1050, MBTA SeeSay app or anonymously at our text tip line 873873” the post says. Beginning this week, MBTA buses have posted signage which say “Don’t Touch The Driver” in an effort to prevent attacks on on-duty MBTA employees. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Police: Two Women Hurt During Knife Fight on Shawmut Avenue
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions. Two women were treated for non-life threaning stab wounds after a knife fight on Shawmut Avenue on Wednesday night, according to Boston Police. Boston Police responded to a report of a person slashed or stabbed near 609 Shawmut Ave. at about 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. When offficers arrived, they found two people bleeding from slash and stab wounds sustained during a fight, police said. Police said that a fight had broke out between three women. According to the report, one woman stabbed another at least once on her left arm. As the first victim was stabbed, a second stepped in to help her, leading to the second woman also being stabbed, this time in the temple. Police ruled both wounds to be non life-threatening. The victims provided a description of the suspects and officers stopped a woman near Ruggles Street fitting the description. The officers brought the suspect in for an identification procedure and one of the victims positively identified the woman. Boston Police arrested Lashonda Johnson of 1170 Tremont Street, Roxbury, and charged her with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Police Nab Two for Alleged Drug Deal on Newland Street
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions. Police arrested two Boston men on Saturday for a drug deal in the South End allegedly witnessed by police. Police said they had been patrolling the Tremont Street and Massachusetts Avenue areas when around 10 p.m., they noticed two men standing near Tremont Street and Rutland Square. Police said both men were looking around nervously in different directions, walking up and down Newland Street and acting suspicious. As officers continued to watch, they said one of the men met up with a third man near West Newton Street. Police said they saw money and a small bag exchange hands. Officers arrested Mathew Reese of 1046 Thorn Street, Mattapan and XXX XXX of XX Symphony Road and charged both with possession of a Class B substance. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch