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Police detail five Jamaica Plain holdups Tuesday evening
By adamg on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 1:16pm
Boston Police have released the following on five separate holdups, three of which involved a gun, between 6:10 and 11:25 p.m.:
On Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at about 6:10pm, officers from Area E-13 (Jamaica Plain) responded to a radio call for a robbery in the area of Boylston and Amory Streets. On arrival, officers spoke to the victim who stated that two Hispanic males (one wearing a red hat and gray hooded sweatshirt; the other had curly hair and freckles) approached and attempted to rob him. No weapon was shown.Approximately 25 minutes later, officers from Area E-13 (Jamaica Plain) responded to a radio call for a robbery in the area of Centre and Forbes Streets. On arrival, officers spoke to the victim who stated that two Hispanic males (same description as the above) approached and robbed her. No weapon was shown.
At about 11:15pm, officers from Area E-13 (Jamaica Plain) responded to a radio call for an armed robbery in the area of Boylston and Chestnut Streets. According to the victim, the victim was walking in the area of the Stony Brook MBTA station when a suspect approached, showed a firearm and robbed the victim.
At about 11:20pm, officers from Area E-13 (Jamaica Plain) responded to a radio call for an armed robbery in the area Boylston and Chestnut Streets. According to the victim, the victim was walking towards the Stony Brook MBTA station when a suspect approached from behind, showed a firearm and robbed the victim. Victim said there were two suspects. Victim stated that one of the suspects was a black male.
At about 11:25pm, officers from Area E-13 (Jamaica Plain) responded to a radio call for an armed robbery in the area Boylston and Adelaide Streets. According to the victim, the victim was walking towards the Stony Brook MBTA station when a suspect approached, showed a firearm and robbed the victim. According to the victim, there were two suspects. One was a black male, the other a black female.
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could E-13 be MORE USELESS?
So someone gets robbed. Great. You'd think you'd spend a bit of time looking around, right? Then when someone is robbed again on the same street less than half an hour later, you'd pretty much block off the area and turn the place upside down, interview anyone you can find as to whereabouts (at 6:30, there's lots of people around.)
OK, so third time, and this time a gun. Same modus operandi- a pair. Same street. Maybe ring up BPD HQ which is barely 5 minutes away, and have them send over some extra help.
You're barely off the radio asking for help when someone is robbed about 3 blocks up the road.
Seriously, what is going on when they have multiple robberies within the same couple of blocks on the same night, in one case 5 minutes and 3 blocks after each other, and they can't find anybody?!
I was robbed in this neighborhood one year ago....
A year ago, this month, I was robbed on Dresden Street between Boylston and Spring Park. Same scenario, but there were 3 teens, 2 black males and one black female. I was approached by one male, and one female. The male took out the gun and pointed it in my direction, the girl came behind me, frisked me, and stole my entire bag off of my shoulder. This was right in front of my apartment.
Needless to say I have moved from that neighborhood since then, which is too bad because it is a beautiful little neighborhood of Jamaica Plain. However, my 'perps' were never caught...
Me too -- closer to thirteen years ago
Right near the corner of Chestnut and Boylston. I'm sorry to everyone this happens to. I don't want to make assumptions about how other folks manage after experiencing violence, but many people's lives do get turned upside down. No matter the aftermath, though, no one should have to go through the experience of having a gun pointed at them.
Happened to me over the
Happened to me over the summer exiting Jackson Square, where I was approached by two older guys, one white, one black, between 35-45 years-old (no weapons). One of them got away with a half-busted iPod, the other was beaten to within an inch of consciousness for not running quickly enough... and I was the one cuffed and nearly booked for assault until the MBTA police watched the CCTV aimed at the phone booths. I grew up in Dorchester and rarely had the problems I have in Jamaica Plain, though one thing has remained the same - the police no help at all. If they're not just standing around in groups - standing, not patrolling - they are simply not there except for show after a recent string of muggings.
Whatever happened to all of these alleged bike patrols we used to hear about? Too cold for the poor cops? Not to sound like a tough guy asshole or anything, but I'll keep carrying a knuckleduster against my wallet in the meantime.
Cops were out in force last night at Stonybrook
Although standing around in groups – not patrolling so much as chilling...
http://twitpic.com/j26hp
biker convergence
The day after the spate of robberies, I said to myself, "I bet I'll see a police cruiser around the neighborhood," and lo and behold, there was a police cruiser turning up Boylston towards Center.
Just like the heightened police presence in the aftermath of the killing in the park across from the Stony Brook T stop...
I think a lot of folks would feel better seeing patrols passing through the main & side streets during the mid to late evening hours. I realize they have limited resources, so I don't know how practical it is to expect regular patrols.
It's not reassuring to see the biker convergence photo, and I'm hoping it was a planned meeting to set patrol routes.
Where's some benny hill music when you need it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZBdxvego1E