Updated Conditions from Lorne Street Shooting
Investigators report the conditions of the three people shot at Lorne Street have been upgraded and appear to be considered non-life threatening. Two are being treated at the Boston Medical Center and one at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital for gun shot wounds. At this time no arrests have been made in connection with theses shootings. Detectives are currently processing the crime scene and continue to investigate the incident. Anyone with information about these shootings are urged to contact the Crime Stoppers Unit at 800-494-TIPS.
Update on Lorne Street Shootings
Investigators on scene have requested full notifications be made. The victim’s injuries appear to be life threatening at this time.
Confirmed Shooting on Lorne Street
Tonight at 8:36pm, officer from District 3 responded to a radio call for two people shot at 9 Lorne Street in Dorchester. On arrival, officer discovered three people suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim’s are currently being transported to local hospitals. Details will follow.
Operation Home Safe
Boston Police, Transit Police, Mayor Menino’s Office of Neighborhood Services, Elderly Affairs, Department of Neighborhood Development, Boston Fire, and the Public Works Department worked together again to address public safety concerns as well quality of life issues in Roxbury. The efforts of these agencies focused on the Upham’s Corner/ Dudley Square neighborhood over this weekend. Operation Home Safe commenced early Thursday and concluded early Sunday, focusing on crime and quality of life issues in the neighborhood.
The Boston Police Department employed high visibility and saturation patrols throughout the neighborhood with many specialized units including the Tactical Bicycle Squad, Mounted Unit, Drug Units, Licensing Unit, and the Youth Violence Strike Force. All of these units combined to serve arrest warrants, execute search warrants and conduct high visibility patrol throughout that targeted neighborhood.
While the Boston Police targeted the residential and commercial areas of the neighborhood, the Transit Police conducted safety checks on M.B.T.A. buses traveling through the area over the weekend.
Personnel from the Elderly Affairs Unit knocked on 194 doors and made 53 contacts with elderly residents. Of the 53people contacted, 48 requested follow up visits from the Elderly Commission. Members of the Boston Fire Department assisted in the operation by providing residents with information on fire safety, education and prevention.
The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services also conducted its annual Boston Shines Community Cleanup effort. Approximately 250 people volunteered and filled a total of 20, 30-yard dumpsters with trash and over 200 bags of garbage. The Department of Neighborhood Development also participated in this weekend operation by assisting residents with home-related services such as: home improvements, renovations, information of home purchases and financial literacy.
Operation Home Safe’s public safety function concluded early this morning, but the Mayors office of neighborhood services will coordinate city agencies in the neighborhood to address issues such as street cleaning, street light repair, and public works issues.
A total of 25 people were arrested during the operation, 75 Field Observation Reports were conducted, 127 Moving Violations Issued, 17 Parking violations, and 3 License Premise Inspections.
Daily Incidents for April 30, 2006
Detail Officer Arrests Two in Chinatown Restaurant
An alert waiter in a restaurant at 83 Essex Street observed a signature on a credit card receipt that did not match the signature on the credit card used to pay the bill this morning at 3:35am. When the waiter confronted the two patrons and asked for identification, they told the waiter their identification cards were in their car. One suspect accompanied by a security guard began to walk to a vehicle to retrieve an I.D. at which time, a Boston Police Detail Officer approached the suspect. When the suspect observed the officer he fled on foot. The officer entered the restaurant, and after a brief struggle arrested the other suspect, Feras Warde, 37, of Westford. While driving to District 1 to complete arrest reports, the detail officer observed the other suspect running on Essex Street. After a lengthy foot chase, officers from District 1 arrested Mohammed Alati, 38, of Revere. Both will be charged with Receiving a Stolen Credit Card, Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card for the purpose of Committing a Larceny, Defrauding the Inn Keeper, and Resisting Arrest. Both will be arraigned on Monday morning in the Boston Municipal Court.
Juvenile Arrested on West Newton Street for Firearms Violations
Yesterday afternoon at about 12:50pm, officers from District 4 in the South End arrested a 15-year-old male on West Newton Street. The juvenile was wanted out of the Roxbury District Court for two warrants. He will be arraigned on Monday at the Boston Juvenile Court for Delinquency to wit: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. The firearm used in this crime was already recovered at the original incident.
Search Warrant Executed on Wayland Street in Dorchester
Members of the Drug Control Unit in District 2 secured a Dorchester District Court warrant for an address on Wayland Street in Dorchester. Last night at about 6:15pm, the warrant was executed and police arrested Katie Beckeles, 29, of Dorchester and charged her with Trafficking Class B Drugs. She will be arraigned in the Roxbury District Court. Officers recovered over a thousand dollars in U.S. Currency and about 40 grams of crack cocaine.
16-Year-Old Arrested in East Boston Violating the Auto Laws
This morning at 12:24am, an officer assigned to District 7 observed a gray Jaguar being operated by a 16-year-old male who failed to stop for a stop sign at Saratoga and Moore Streets. After stopping the car, the officer discovered that the operator has had his license for less then 6 months, had 3 other people in the vehicle and was operating after hours. He was placed under arrest and transported to District 7.
Motor Vehicle Stop Leads to Two Arrests and a Recovered Firearm
While patrolling in the area of Standish Street in Mattapan this morning at about 3:07am, officers from District 3 observed a vehicle being operated with revoked registration plates. The officers conducted a traffic stop and asked the four people in the vehicle to step out so it could be towed. The officers observed a passenger in the back seat throw an item on the floor. Officers recovered a loaded firearm from the back seat floor area. Police arrested both occupants of the back seat and charged them with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. Deon Young, and Joseph Desgates, both 21, of from Mattapan, will be arraigned Monday in Dorchester District Court.
Sex Offender Arrested Across from Boston Common
Officers from District 1 patrolling in the Boston Common area this morning at about 12:58am observed a male committing a sex act alone in a doorway at about 100 Boylston Street. Officers identified themselves and the suspect began to flee the area. The suspect was eventually stopped at about 80 Boylston Street and placed under arrest. Anthony Jones, 44, of Dorchester was charged with Lewd and Lascivious Behavior, Disorderly Conduct and additionally charged with Failing to Register as a Sex Offender when officers discovered through a record check he had not registered.
Jones will be arraigned in the Boston Municipal Court on Monday morning.
Ellington Street Death Investigation
This morning at about 3:51am, officers from District 3 responded to a call at 37 Ellington Street in Roxbury for a person shot. On arrival, officers discovered two people shot at that location. Victim #1 was pronounced while victim #2 is listed in serious condition in a local hospital.
Homicide Investigators continue to investigate this shooting and urge anyone with information about incident to contact them at the Homicide Unit at 617-343-4470 or the Crime Stoppers tip line at 800-494-TIPS.
Boston Police Daily Incidents for April 29, 2006
Armed Robbery Arrest
Darion Carrington, 17, of Dorchester was arrested after he struck a victim in the head with a baseball bat and then robbed him. The incident occurred at 4:45pm yesterday at Walnut Avenue and King Boulevard in Roxbury. Officers located Carrington on Dale Street (Roxbury) after witnesses provided a description of the suspect. Carrington will be arraigned in Roxbury District Court on Monday and charged with Armed Robbery.
Unregistered Sex Offender
At 5:55pm yesterday, while conducting an investigation at Morton Street and Evans Street in Mattapan, officers arrested Roy Irby, 34, of Mattapan for failing to register as a sex offender. Irby will be arraigned in Dorchester District Court on Monday.
Gun & Warrant Arrest
12:46am on Saturday, 4/29/06, officers pulled over a motor vehicle with inoperable brake lights on Franklin Hill Avenue at American Legion Highway, Dorchester. Officers discovered one passenger, James Prince, 24, of Brockton had a default warrant out of Brockton Court for Possession of Class B in a school zone. While placing Prince under arrest, officers observed a firearm under the drivers seat and recovered a loaded 45-caliber handgun. Stephen Gillis, 26, of Stoughton was placed under arrest for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm & Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. Both parties will be arraigned in West Roxbury District Court on Monday.
Shots Fired Leads to Arrest
Yesterday at approximately 3:42pm, officers responded to 1518 Tremont Street for a report of shots fired. Witnesses at the crime scene gave police a description of the incident and police conducted a search of the area. Police officers found evidence that a shooting occurred and recovered a 9mm handgun. The suspect could not be located.
At approximately 2:00 this afternoon, detectives from District B2 interviewed a suspect who admitted to shooting a weapon at another individual at that location. Luis Perez, 20, of Dorchester will be charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm & Ammunition, Discharging a Firearm within 500 feet of a Dwelling, Assault by means of a Dangerous Weapon and Assault with intent to Murder.
Perez will be arraigned in Roxbury District Court on Monday. Detectives have identified other suspects involved in the incident and will continue their investigation to bring these individuals to justice.
FACE OF AMERICA 2006 Bike Ride
On April 29, 2006 six riders from the Boston Police Department’s Centurion Cycling Club will participate in the “Face of America 2006″ ride from Gettysburg, PA to Washington, DC. Face of America 2006 is a two-day, 110-mile bike ride that teams able-bodied individuals with disabled individuals, including disabled servicemen and women returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The Department members participating in the ride include Superintendent John Gallagher, Deputy Superintendent Dan Coleman and his son Danny, Police Officer Cecil Jones and his son Christopher, Frank McLaughlin and his wife Colette, LaTeisha Scales, and Ryan Mason. They will join 35 disabled military personnel from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Medical Center participating in the ride.
The Boston riders will also honor all Boston Police Officers serving in the United States Armed Services as well as those who have served: Sgt. William Woodley, Police Officers Michael Brown, Terrence Burke, Christopher Colby, Bryan Dickson, Michael Fayles, Richard Litto and Daniel McMorrow who are all currently activated in various branches of the United States Military.
For the past ten years, members of the Boston Police Department and other law enforcement agencies from New England have participated in a bicycle ride to benefit the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund. The ride was generally held in May to coincide with National Law Enforcement Officers Week in Washington, DC. Because of the enthusiasm generated by the DC ride, members of the Boston Police Department formed the Centurion Cycling Club, a club that includes benefit rides and special occasion rides.
For more information on the ride go to www.worldteamsports.org