Egleston Square
Somebody running down Washington Street in JP at 1 in the morning will tend to attract police attention
By adamg - 12/29/11 - 9:56 amBoston Police report that when officers on patrol noticed a guy in "full sprint" on Washington near School around 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, they sensed "that something didn't seem right" and stopped to ask the guy if he was OK.
Guy allegedly told officers he was running away from some "shady looking people" who were chasing him. Officers looked down the street and, sure enough, somebody was chasing the guy. Only it turned out the reason that person was in full pursuit, police say, was because the initial runner had reached into his pocket and lifted his wallet.
The original runner, Tyson Cooper, 24, was arrested on a charge of unarmed robbery after his pursuer IDed him and after, police say, officers searched him and found the other guy's wallet on his person.
Innocent, etc.
Egleston teen, West Roxbury man arrested on drug, gun charges
By adamg - 12/23/11 - 1:03 pmBoston Police report a Boylston Street teen who allegedly tossed a box full of guns and crack out a window and a West Roxbury man hiding in a crawl space over his bathroom were arrested yesterday afternoon as part of an investigation into crack dealing.
Niko Flores, 17, was arrested around 2:30 p.m. at his apartment at 209 Boylston St. by officers who'd arrived there with a search warrant. An officer assigned to guard the rear of the building looked up just in time to see:
Homicide detectives investigating death of Egleston Square woman
By adamg - 12/4/11 - 5:58 pmUPDATE: Police say death was a homicide.
Boston Police report the body of a 60-year-old woman was found around 10 a.m., Saturday at 8 Wardman Rd.
Although police say her cause of death will be determined by an autopsy, they are asking anybody who might know anything about the death to contact homicide detectives at 617-343-4470 or by calling the anonymous tip line at 800-494-TIPS or texting TIP to to CRIME (27463).
UPDATE: The Globe reports the woman was Gail Miles, Watertown’s first black police officer.
Two stabbed in Egleston Square
By adamg - 11/19/11 - 10:03 pmBrian D'Amico reports two men were stabbed right in the square this evening; both are expected to survive.
Two arrested in connection with Jamaica Plain shooting
By adamg - 11/8/11 - 10:46 pmUPDATED 1:20 p.m., Wednesday.
Boston Police report arresting two men in connection with a Tuesday-night shooting on School Street that sent one man to the hospital.
Neither Rey Fulcar, 25, of Roxbury, nor David Arias, 19, of Roxbury, however, was charged with the actual shooting, from which the victim is expected to recover, police say.
Bail set at $100,000 for alleged failed-suicide arsonist
By adamg - 10/19/11 - 5:10 pmAbdul Jabar Mohamed, 28, was arraigned today in his bed in the Mass. General burn unit, where he is being treated for serious burns authorities say he suffered when he tampered with the gas line in a Roxbury apartment in an attempt to kill himself, sparking a six-alarm fire that damaged apartments in seven connected buildings.
Roxbury District Court Judge David Weingarten set bail at $100,000 on charges of assault with intent to murder, arson of a dwelling, igniting a destructive device or substance, malicious destruction of property, and causing injury to a firefighter, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Prosecutors had sought bail of $500,000.
Helping people who just lost everything
By adamg - 10/18/11 - 5:25 amCity Councilor Matt O'Malley reports Urban Edge is seeking clothing donations for people burned out of their Roxbury homes by that botched suicide attempt.
Drop clothing off at 1481 Tremont St. on Mission Hill.
EastBoston.com reports a fundraiser on Oct. 21 at the East Boston Yacht Club will benefit the residents of 45 Chelsea St., who had to flee their homes as the building next door collapsed.
David Ortiz has a pet scorpion
By adamg - 10/5/11 - 3:12 pmWhich we learn in this interview with his tailor, Egleston Square's own Rey Pimentel, who got the idea to embroider the likeness of a scorpion on a suit sleeve for Ortiz after visiting his house.
Job you probably don't want: Overnight clerk at an Egleston Square gas station
By adamg - 10/4/11 - 3:06 pmA clerk at the Egleston Square Citgo station got the station in trouble when he refused to hand a customer back his credit card and driver's license - at first, even after arriving police officers told him to.
The owner of the Washington Street station, Michael Levy, was before the Boston Licensing Board today to answer charges of failing to return a credit card to a customer and failing to cooperate with police because of the July 10 incident. The board has oversight because the station has a common victualer's license to sell food items.
Careless smoker starts three-alarm fire in Egleston Square that sends one firefighter to the hospital
By adamg - 7/22/11 - 1:47 pmThick black smoke billowed across Egleston Square from a fire that quickly went to three alarms and set the rubber roof on fire at 1953 Columbus Ave. around 2:30 p.m.
The Boston Fire Department blames "careless disposal of a cigaratte" on a third-floor porch and says one firefighter is now in the hospital with chest pains. Some 12 people are now without homes.
The department estimates the cost of that cigarette at $250,000.
Egleston Liquors broke out its water for the firefighters battling the blaze in today's scorching heat, Egleston Square Main Street reports.
