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Police: Man tried speeding away from Blue Hill Avenue traffic stop, possibly because of the gun he had in his waistband
By adamg on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 10:40am
Boston Police report officers who had stopped a driver for having a canceled registration had to wrest control of the shifter when the man tried to drive away last night.
According to police, officers had stopped Leroy Frederick, 47, of Lynn, on Blue Hill Avenue near Westview Street around 9 p.m.
As officers approached the motor vehicle to ask Mr. Frederick to produce his drivers license, he suddenly put the vehicle in gear and attempted to flee the scene. Officers reached into the vehicle to gain access through the driver’s side door. Mr. Frederick continued his attempt to put the vehicle in gear while still pressing on the gas pedal. Officers were able to take control over the vehicle but Mr. Frederick refused to be placed into handcuffs and resisted officers’ attempts several times while reaching towards his front waist band. As officers gained control of one of Mr. Frederick's arms, they immediately observed his hand on a firearm in his waist band area as if he were attempting to pull it out. Officers immediately grabbed the firearm as Mr. Frederick loosened his grip. Officers were able to place Mr. Frederick safely under arrest.
Frederick was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, failure to submit to a police officer, resisting arrest and operating with a suspended license.
Innocent, etc.
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Comments
This is a great example of
This is a great example of why Boston PD need to step up traffic enforcement big time. Just sit at any intersection for 60 seconds any minute of any day and you can nab a bunch of drivers who speed, go through red lights, fail to yield to pedestrians, improper registration etc. 100% of the people you pull over will be deserving of at least a ticket. And a good percentage of them will have illegal guns or drugs on them, be driving on a suspended license, have an outstanding warrant, etc. Its a surefire way to get dangerous people off the streets and save lives.
You either need a job or a
You either need a job or a hobby or both. Unbelievable
What triggering you clowns isn't enough of a hobby?
Just unbelievable that someone would speak about the poor traffic enforcement in this city, what a monster.
Seems to me that you're the
Seems to me that you're the one who is triggered if you have to refer to name calling, imo
You have to understand
This is his hobby.
You are insufferable.
You are insufferable.
All this is a perfect example of why Boston PD is considered the best in the country. They disarmed a very dangerous individual and no one got hurt. Can’t you just say “Good job and thank you” to them? I’m a very careful driver, but your posts make me want to speed and run red lights.
We can walk and chew gum at the same time ya know
BPD suv almost hit me today as they merged into the lane I was in without looking, only stopped because I yelled out.
Oh and this was after they passed two illegally parked cars that were blocking the bike lane.
The only reason you're speaking that way is because you know you'll probs face zero consequences ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The Boston Police are far better disciplined than they were.
Good for them for pulling over and disarming a dangerous criminal, without anybody getting hurt.
There you go again
Making reasonable suggestions based on on the dangerous driving you've observed, how dare you.
But BPD needs to be forced to actually commit and track resources dedicated to traffic enforcement, since as we know, they don't have specific division/dept tasked with this, so its an absolute SHOCK that people drive around here like there are no consequences, cyclists included too.
"A good percentage will have illegal guns"
For Chrissakes, guy.
To be fair
He also thinks that within 60 seconds of setting up a traffic enforcement site, at an intersection, a police officer would pull over several motorists.
But we have to give him credit. He is loyal to his shtick.
I mean...
have you driven in this city? I'm struggling to name an intersection near my home or office where a 60-second stakeout WOULDN'T result in moving violations. Blocking the box? Accelerating through a yellow and running a red? Failure to yield to pedestrians? Writing tickets in this town would be shooting fish in a barrel. It would be a question of efficiency of the ticketing officer; I bet someone good at their job could average 30 an hour, limited only by how fast they could physically write the tickets.
Which is why it's so aggravating that BPD refuses to create a department devoted to traffic enforcement. Every officer in the field would earn three times their own salary in fines, and if a fraction of 1% of those stops find drivers with suspended licenses or who are driving drunk/high, we'd actually stand a chance of getting people off the streets and out from behind the wheel of their 4,000-pound bludgeoning weapon.
I walk and drive in this city
And I'm not going to claim that a traffic enforcement division isn't a good thing.
That said, I could see a cop getting 10 drivers an hour tops, most of which would be properly licensed driving properly registered vehicles without any illegal contraband in them. By and large, the drivers of Boston are good (and I count speeding through a yellow light to be akin to cyclists treating stop lights as stop signs.) I rarely see blatant red light running or truly speeding cars (as long as the speed limit is what the road is designed for, not what activists want.) I routinely bitch out drivers that fail to yield to me when I am walking or running and have the right of way, but just as often I need to wave on drivers who yield when it is not needed.
Is that a gun in your pocket?
Or are you just happy to see me?