Stabbed for no apparent reason outside East Boston restaurant
By adamg - 9/17/09 - 7:23 am
District A-7 reports a man waiting for a cab outside a Central Square restaurant was stabbed in the ribs around 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 12.
The main was standing in front of Cafe Meridian, 271 Meridian St. when two white Hispanic males stabbed him for no reason he could figure out.
One suspect is 5'8", 180 lbs., with black hair, between 25 and 27. The other is 5'6", 180 lbs, with black hair, between 30 and 32.
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The real story..
Before we needlessly malign Café Meridian, it’s worth pointing out that 1) the restaurant was closed at the time of the incident and 2) I heard that this incident actually occurred inside the La Hacienda restaurant (located directly across the street), but the victim didn’t want to cause any problems for La Hacienda’s owner (this restaurant has been the source of many, many violent crimes, disturbances, etc. since opening), so he left the scene before calling police for help. Café Meridian is a good restaurant, owned by good people.
Café Meridian has been the
Café Meridian has been the source of a fair number of violent crimes too. The owner and the people that work there aren't particularly cooperative in sorting things out either.