Shawmut

Police make weighty arrest outside Shawmut T stop

adamg — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:42:30 +0000

MBTA Transit Police report arresting a man they say used a dolly to try to steal a 441-pound bomb-resistant trash barrel from the Shawmut stop on the Red Line.

Officers found Patrick Beech, 23, wheeling the "bomb-mitigation barrel" down Hancock Street on a hand truck, covered with a blanket, according to a police report. The large silver cylinder is designed to resist the impact of any explosions from devices tossed in it. The police report includes this narrative:

Man shot to death near Shawmut T stop

adamg — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:56:49 +0000

7/29/10 - 12:30 am

Boston Police report a 30-year-old man died after being shot repeatedly at Dayton Street and Clementine Park around 11:30 p.m. yesterday

The Globe reports the man was found on the grounds of the Shawmut T stop. Initial reports said the man had been shot in the back. He is Dorchester's 17th murder victim this year.

Two fine-looking T stops in Dorchester

adamg — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:14:15 +0000

Candelaria congratulates the MBTA for the new look of the Fields Corner and Shawmut stops on the Red Line:

... The new Fields Corner and Shawmut Stations on the Red Line in Dorchester are great examples of how good design can transform. They new stations are so beautiful, in fact, that they almost ... almost obliterate the memory of just how dreary and depressing these stations were. ...