Guns
Early morning armed holdup in Allston
By adamg - 2/9/12 - 6:36 amThe Daily Free Press reports a woman walking to work around 6 a.m. on Sunday was held up by a guy who put a gun to her chest at Linden and Gardner streets.
Close shave at East Boston barber shop after man goes into a hair rage
By adamg - 2/6/12 - 3:15 pmAn East Boston man who apparently had no time had no time to wait for a hair cut yesterday had plenty of time to wait for his arraignment on a variety of charges today.
Boston Police report arresting Manuel Medrano, 24, of East Boston on charges of threats, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, assault by means of a dangerous weapon and willful and malicious destruction of property following an incident yesterday afternoon at the Logan Barber Shop, 333 Sumner St. Police say Medrano entered the shop shortly before 1 p.m. and asked for a haircut:
Super Bowl party at the Ritz ends badly: Andover teen charged with pistol whipping two in argument
By adamg - 2/6/12 - 2:29 pmKevin Macartney, 19, was arraigned today on charges he used a gun to smash the faces of two guys in a dispute over allegedly pilfered liquor after the Patriots lost last night.
Man charged with attempted murder while on bail on charges he shot at somebody repeatedly
By adamg - 1/30/12 - 5:42 pmBoston Police report arresting a Randolph man on charges he shot somebody on Christmas morning, three months after he was arrested on charges he tried to shoot somebody else.
Man on bike hit by car, then shot by one of its occupants
By adamg - 1/27/12 - 1:19 pmBoston Police are looking for a gray hatchback, possibly a Prius or a Mazda 5, for a shooting this afternoon on Harold Street near Homestead Street in Roxbury.
Police say the vehicle may have some scratches on the front from where it hit the bicycle before the shooting.
Police say the victim, 20, was taken to Brigham and Women's Hospital and is expected to survive.
Scarface sought for armed holdup at liquor store near Stony Brook T stop
By adamg - 1/27/12 - 11:12 am
Boston Police are looking for a gunman they say held up Stonybrook Wine and Spirits on Tuesday night - and his getaway driver.
Police say a worker at the 80 Boylston St. store was standing outside around 9:40 p.m., when a light-complexioned black man with a "distinct 3-inch scar on his left cheek" approached and pointed a black gun at him.
The gunman ordered him back in the store and told him to empty the cash register. When he spotted a second worker, he ordered him behind the counter as well, police say - giving the first worker enough time to push a silent alarm.
Prior to police arrival the suspect fled with about $600 cash. A review of the cameras revealed a second suspect standby around the corner and a mini van or sport utility vehicle used in the getaway.
DA: Dorchester drug dealer had loaded gun, 400 rounds of ammo, a laser sight and a bulletproof vest
By adamg - 1/24/12 - 2:52 pmBoston Police executing a search warrant at an alleged drug dealer's 30 King Street home on Sunday found more than just drugs, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office: They also picked up a Ruger P345 .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun loaded with eight rounds, a BSA laser sight, a bulletproof vest; 47 live shotgun shells and almost 300 rounds of ammunition in calibers ranging from .22 to .45 in Sarro's bedroom.
Hyde Park market held up at gunpoint
By adamg - 1/22/12 - 9:06 pmDiana's Market, 1070 Hyde Park Ave., was held up around 9 p.m. by two men with a silver gun, who then ran down Arlington Street toward Central.
The suspects are described as Hispanic. One was about 6'1" and 200 lbs. and wearing a gray leather jacket. The other was about 5'6" and clad in dark clothes. They made off with cigarettes, lottery tickets and cash.
Police gave suspect a choice: He could hand over the plastic bags in his butt cheeks or they could reach in and pull them out
By adamg - 1/20/12 - 8:27 amBoston Police report arresting three men on a variety of drug and gun charges in Charlestown on Wednesday following an investigation into drug dealing at the Bunker Hill housing project.
Man shot to death in Dorchester; first murder of the year
By adamg - 1/14/12 - 5:19 pmBoston Police report a man in his 20s was shot shortly before 2 p.m. at 23 Trull St. He was transported to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The house is across the street from where Edward Andrade was fatally shot in the head last April.
