West Roxbury

Three local teens charged with setting vacant West Roxbury McDonald's on fire

adamg — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:04:51 +0000

3/8/13 - 11:03 pm

Boston Police report charging teens from West Roxbury and Roslindale with burning down the long vacant McDonald's on the southbound VFW Parkway last night.

Police say they followed footprints in the snow from the flaming old hamburger stand to the nearby Charles River - from where they could observe fresh footprints on the Dedham side of the river (the same investigative technique they used to catch a robber at the open McDonald's two years ago):

Old McDonald's had a fire

adamg — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:30:32 +0000

McDonald's fire. Photo by BFD.

Firefighters are on the southbound side of the VFW Parkway, near the Dedham line, where a long closed McDonald's is on fire (it's across from the still open McDonald's). Around 11:30, firefighters were ordered out of the building.

3/8/13 - 11:08 pm

Been waiting to buy a Hess truck? Too late now

adamg — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:45:21 +0000

Associated Press reports Hess is selling off all its gas stations. That's bad news for Hess-mad West Roxbury, which has the city's highest per-capita number of Hess stations.

GLAD Summer Party

gladevents — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:54:53 +0000

Join Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders at our annual Summer Party held outside in the heart of Provincetown, MA on Saturday, July 27 from 4:00-7:00PM. Enjoy the view of the harbor, mingle with other GLAD supporters and learn more about our ground-breaking cases.

Tickets are $75 online | $85 on site | $30 student
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Don't miss our amazing auction and celebrity auctioneer Kate Clinton. You don't have to be present to win. Travel packages, restaurants, massages, and much more - something for everyone!

Children are welcome to attend (at no charge) and will enjoy a range of fun activities.

Delicious summer fare and refreshing cocktails provided.

More information, tickets and sponsorships are available at www.glad.org/events.

5,000 years of artifacts on display in West Roxbury

adamg — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:40:44 +0000

Remains of a Brook Farm jug.

The City of Boston Archaeology Laboratory has put together a display of artifacts found during excavations in the 1990s at the historic Brook Farm site:

Milk we get, but lettuce?

adamg — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:08:37 +0000

Bare produce shelves at West Roxbury Roche Bros. Photo by Ted Folkman.

Report: Man with surgically altered fingerprints nabbed with coke, heroin at West Roxbury gas station

adamg — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:07:30 +0000

West Roxbury Patch reports on what went down Wednesday at the Washington Street Hess station, which apparently has become the local go-to spot for drugs - police nabbed the guy while clandestinely monitoring the station.

Court rules no pension for cop who drunkenly shot fellow officer while off duty

adamg — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:07:28 +0000

The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled today that Boston Police Officer Paul Durkin lost his right to a city pension the night he pulled out his service revolver and shot another cop who was trying to get him to stop stumbling down VFW Parkway in West Roxbury after a night of drinking.

It cannot be gainsaid that police officers, who are extensively trained in the use of firearms, and who carry their service revolvers with them while off-duty, have a high degree of responsibility to which the public deserves and demands adherence. Simply, an officer who consumes an excess amount of alcohol and uses his service revolver to shoot, without any justification whatsoever, a fellow officer from a distance of a few feet, has sadly breached that trust.

Report: Jealous West Roxbury teen shows displeaure at girlfriend by dismantling her parents' picket fence, one picket at a time

adamg — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:40:13 +0000

West Roxbury Patch reports the prospective candidate for anger-management classes also smashed his girlfriend's phone when she received a call from another male.

Arson squad investigating eight-car fire at West Roxbury auto-repair shop

adamg — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:40:36 +0000

1/7/13 - 12:36 am

Boston Police report the arson squad is investigating a fire at Nick's Parkway Auto Repair, 1200 VFW Parkway, that damaged eight cars. The fire was reported around 12:30 a.m.

Photo by Alex Jones.

Bystanders don't just stand by when man starts beating woman on parkway median in West Roxbury

adamg — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:58:44 +0000

12/27/12 - 1:30 pm

Joe Donahue reports an incident around 1:30 p.m. on the VFW Parkway at Corey Street:

Woman runs from male companion in car, he chases, assaults her on median. Other motorists detain him [for police].

Serial bank robber relying on public transit?

adamg — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:49:26 +0000

12/20/12 - 12:00 pm

Milton suspect.

UPDATED throughout the day.

A woman who robbed a bank in Milton Lower Mills on Monday may have struck again in Roslindale, West Roxbury and Beacon Hill today - and may have been foiled in Jamaica Plain by a bank employee who began giving her the eye. She apparently traveled from one bank to the next by MBTA bus.

AlertNewEngland reports reports the black woman dressed all in black with a sparkly black headband first struck a bank on Corinth Street in Roslindale and then another one on Centre Street in West Roxbury in the morning. After she left the Centre Street bank, she was spotted getting on an outbound 35 or 36 bus.

Grinch steals Christmas trees from lot that supports Children's Hospital

adamg — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:34:40 +0000

Boston Police reports the theft of 10 to 15 Christmas trees, stereo equipment and CDs from AJT Supplies, 4945 Washington St. in West Roxbury, sometime late Friday or early Saturday.

The landscaping trees sells Christmas trees to benefit Childrens' Hospital.

If you know anybody who suddenly came into possession of a dozen Christmas trees and CDs of Christmas music, let ~~Cindy Lou Who~~ E-5 detectives know at 617-343-4566 or contact the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or texting TIP to CRIME (27463).

Spurty perv leaves behind evidence in West Roxbury

adamg — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:17:12 +0000

West Roxbury Patch reports the evidence includes both a sample of his precious bodily fluids and a roughly two-inch long "penis imprint."

When people rode through Roslindale and West Roxbury in a barrel

adamg — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:49:02 +0000

Why can't we have things like this now?

From a discussion of the Washington Street trolley and the car barns that sat where the Domino's by the parkway is now.