Guns
Gap-toothed man with gun robs Brighton bank branch
By adamg - 5/17/13 - 9:55 amPolice are swarming the area around the Sovereign Bank branch at 38 Leo Birmingham Parkway, looking for the man who held the branch up around 9:20 a.m.
He's described as black, medium height, with a gap between his front teeth. He was wearing a blue Sox cap, a bright red hoodie and black pants. He displayed a black handgun.
Four sought for early morning Mission Hill home invasion, kidnapping
By adamg - 5/15/13 - 9:25 amStanley Staco and WBZ report that around 1:30 a.m., four masked gunmen burst into an apartment on New Whitney Street in the Mission Park development and kidnapped a 16-year-old girl - after first using zipties to restrain her mother
About 50 minutes later, the teen was found outside a Dunkin' Donuts on Adams Street in Dorchester Lower Mills, her wrists still bound.
DA: Men denied entry to Dorchester party expressed their displeasure through gunfire
By adamg - 5/14/13 - 8:52 pmTwo Mattapan men were ordered held in lieu of $200,000 bail each today at their arraignment on charges they resorted to gunfire when barred from a party on Evans Street late Saturday night, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Residents tied up with zip ties in Mission Hill home invasion
By adamg - 5/11/13 - 5:48 pmBoston Police arrested one man but are looking for three more for a home invasion at 142 St. Alphonsus St. around 5:15 p.m., Stanley Staco reports.
The residents were tied up. Police are looking for a black Chrysler sedan seen fleeing the scene with three occupants, all black and all described as large. The car, which may have a gun in it, has a partial Mass. registration of 4120.
Dead man found in Mattapan cemetery
By adamg - 5/11/13 - 12:25 pmBoston Police report a man was found with a gunshot wound inside Calvary Cemetery at Harvard and Walk Hill streets, around 10:45 a.m.
The victim is Boston's 19th homicide victim this year - and the sixth since the Marathon.
Man shot to death in Charlestown
By adamg - 5/7/13 - 10:35 pmUpdated Wednesday morning.
A man was shot in the chest and stomach around 10:15 p.m. at 85 Monument St.
Friends are mourning the loss of Steven Jones, Boston's fifth murder victim since the Marathon.
Boston Police report Jones, found outside, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police were looking for a Hispanic man, 5'9", skinny, 20-23, in beige shorts and with tattoos across his stomach. He was accompanied by two women.
Chinese-food delivery guys getting held up on Topliff Street in Dorchester
By adamg - 5/7/13 - 7:40 amBoston Police report delivery men for two separate Chinese restaurants were held up on the same Dorchester street last week.
Around 1:40 p.m. last Wednesday, a delivery worker for Hong Kong Chef at 47 Topliff St. was held up at knifepoint there by three men who'd been sitting on the front porch of 43 Topliff when he pulled up. The suspects were described as three black men, one armed with a knife.
Man shot to death in Dorchester
By adamg - 5/3/13 - 4:38 pmBoston Police report a man shot Sunday evening died.
Malcolm Campbell of South Boston was 23.
According to police, Campbell was shot around 7:50 p.m. in the area of Howard Avenue and Wayland Street.
Police say security guards nearby reported hearing six shots. Officers responding to the shooting first spotted a purple PT Cruiser speeding away from the scene on Howard Avenue and then came upon Campbell lying on the ground. He was rushed to Boston Medical Center, where he died.
Two shot to death in parking lot of Roxbury drug store
By adamg - 5/3/13 - 2:21 pmWCVB reports two people were shot near the entrance to the Walgreens at 416 Warren St..
Boston Police report both men, in their 20s, died. One was pronounced dead at the scene, the other died at Boston Medical Center.
These Senators Don't Work For You
By Anonymous - 5/3/13 - 12:35 pmThese Senators Do Work For You; Sen Elizabeth Warren, Interim Sen Mo Cowan.
Here's Sen Elizabeth Warren's speech before the vote on the Toomey-Manchin expanded background check vote.
Two shot in Roxbury, one dead
By adamg - 5/3/13 - 6:44 amStanley Staco reports several shots were fired inside 41 Prentiss St. around 12:45 a.m. A man was taken out in critical condition, a woman with a hand wound.
The Globe reports the man died, making him the third Roxbury murder victim since April 17.
Man in car shot in Dorchester, in bad shape
By adamg - 4/30/13 - 10:20 pmA man sitting in a car with Tennessee plates at Draper and Westville streets was shot around 10:10 p.m.
Police were looking for two suspects, both black men, one short in a red hoodie, one tall in a green sweater.
Two shot in Roxbury, one taken to hospital in bad shape
By adamg - 4/29/13 - 9:37 pmAlertNewEngland reports two men were shot shortly after 9 p.m. on Beech Glen St. in Roxbury.
As the more seriously injured victim was rushed to the hospital, the homicide unit was called in, just in case.
Police were looking for two men seen fleeing the scene - one still holding a gun.
Dorchester party ends with three shot
By adamg - 4/29/13 - 2:15 pmBoston Police report three men were shot at a party at 31 Hecla St. around 11:30 p.m. on Friday.
One of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries; the other two managed to run to Adams Street a half block away, where police found them.
Police: Child runs into side of moving car, child's family then attacks driver and her child
By adamg - 4/29/13 - 1:13 pmBoston Police report arresting a gun-wielding man they say was part of an entire family that went berserk after a girl darted into traffic and into the side of a car Saturday morning.
Police say a woman was driving down Schuyler Street around 11:30 a.m.:
Shooting in Roslindale
By adamg - 4/29/13 - 9:53 amUPDATE: Dorchester man arrested.
Somebody was found shot this morning on Brook Street. The victim was taken away in bad enough shape to have the homicide unit called in, just in case. The victim was found just a few doors down from the scene of a fight that ended in gunfire last night.
Roslindale fight ends with gunfire
By adamg - 4/28/13 - 10:02 pmAlertNewEngland reports a fight at 56 Mt. Hope St. ended with shots fired around 9:50 p.m. For some reason, everybody disappeared before police arrived, but officers found two shell casings.
Man shot in Codman Square, taken away in bad shape
By adamg - 4/28/13 - 6:48 pmStanley Staco reports a man was shot around 5:15 p.m. at 535 Washington St. Because of the victim's condition, homicide detectives were summoned, just in case.
A car spotted fleeing from the scene was registered to somebody in Roslindale, and about an hour later, police began investigating a car and possible witnesses at the McDonald's on American Legion Highway in Roslindale.
Gunfire in Roxbury; not long after, man shows up at hospital with gunshot wounds to the leg
By adamg - 4/26/13 - 10:59 pmPolice are investigating reports of repeated shots around 10:30 p.m. on Regent Street in Roxbury. About 25 minutes later, a man showed up at Boston Medical Center with gunshot wounds to the leg.
Shots fired at Bromley-Heath
By adamg - 4/25/13 - 10:20 pmShortly before 10 p.m. No victim on the scene, but evidence of at least three shots fired - including a bullet that wound up inside 154 Heath St. A gun was also recovered.
Shots fired near Brooke Courthouse
By adamg - 4/23/13 - 4:57 pm
The scene this afternoon. Photo by Mike Dedo.
Police are swarming the area between New Chardon, Haymarket and North Station after people reported gunfire around 4:30 p.m. outside the Brooke Courthouse. Witnesses saw several men being put in cruisers.
Darrell Daniel reports yellow crime-scene tape around entrances to the Government Center garage; Meg Hoffman and Leslie report police and tape from the Brooke courthouse to the Beer Works on Canal Street and Haymarket.
Occupants of two cars exchange gunfire in Dorchester
By adamg - 4/21/13 - 11:10 pmAround 7 p.m. on Bird Street, off Magnolia. Police recovered seven shell casings not long after; however, both vehicles were gone by the time officers arrived.
Man shot to death in Roxbury
By adamg - 4/20/13 - 1:43 amUPDATE: Boston Police identify the victim as Joel D. Phillips, 25.
UPDATE: The Globe reports the victim died.
Somebody was shot around 1:35 a.m. at 52 Copeland St.. A suspect was described as a black male, 5'9" with braids, wearing a white cap and a white shirt. He may have fired 12 shots.
Man shot in the chest in Dorchester
By adamg - 4/20/13 - 1:11 amAround 12:55, at 25 Gaylord St., Stanley Staco reports.
Homicide unit summoned to Roslindale
By adamg - 4/19/13 - 8:05 pmWashington Street is shut between Cummins Highway and Forest Hills tonight as police investigate violence at Washington and Stellman Road that left at least one person near death. Police were looking for three mean who fled into the nearby Archdale project.


