Street Access Update

As of 3 PM on Wednesday, Belvidere Street and Dalton Street will be opened to the public. This will allow access to the hotels in the area. Also, Boylston Street will be opened between Massachusetts Avenue and Hereford. Hereford will also be open. Clarendon Street will continue to be open across Boylston but no turns will be allowed on to Boylston.

UPDATE: Media Advisory Relative to Authorized Parking Locations for Media Outlets

Although some city streets have been re-opened, the parking restrictions as they relate to media outlets and their vehicles remain in place. The BPD has designated specific parking locations for media outlets and is reminding media personnel to utilize those locations to park live trucks or other authorized vehicles. Those locations are as follows:
• Arlington St between Beacon & Boylston Streets
• Boylston St between Arlington & Charles Street
• Charles St between Boylston & Beacon Streets
• The median strip along Commonwealth Ave running between Arlington & Gloucester

Please Note: Live trucks or any vehicles associated with media outlets that are presently parked on the median that runs along Commonwealth Ave should adhere to the following conditions:
• A placard or some sort of identifying mark should be placed on the front dashboard of any vehicle parked along the median. Personal cars will not be permitted to park on the median.
• Vehicles should not park on the pedestrian pathway which runs through the middle of Commonwealth Ave median. Vehicles impeding or interrupting the flow of pedestrian traffic shall be removed.
• Vehicles not parked in the designated locations listed above will be directed to move so as to be in compliance with parking regulations mentioned above.
• Lastly, reporters impeding or interrupting the flow of vehicular traffic will be instructed to remove themselves from city streets.

Media Advisory Relative to Authorized Parking Locations for Media Outlets

The BPD is directing media outlets to park live trucks in the following locations:
• Arlington St between Beacon & Boylston Streets
• Boylston St between Arlington & Charles Street
• Charles St between Boylston & Beacon Streets
• Beacon St between Charles & Arlington Streets
• The strip along Commonwealth Ave between Arlington & Gloucester

UPDATE: Relative to the incident reported at the JFK Library

Per Commissioner Ed Davis, “The preliminary investigation indicates that the incident at the JFK may not have been an explosion. The device may have been incendiary in nature. It may have been a fire. The nature of the incident is uncertain at this time and the cause is still under investigation.”

Boston Police Confirm Explosions along the Marathon Route in the area of Boylston Street

The Following Information is Preliminary:
• At about 2:50pm, on Monday, April 15, 2013, Boston Police responded to two large explosions along the Boston Marathon route in the area of 673 Boylston Street.
• The Boston Police Department is confirming two fatalities and over twenty injuries.
• At about 4:12pm, the Boston Police Department responded to a 3nd explosion or fire in the area of the JFK Library in Dorchester. Officials are working to determine the nature of the incident. There are no injuries to report in connection to that incident.
• At present, a multi-agency response including state and federal law enforcement agencies has been activated and is investigating the cause of the explosions. At this point, it is uncertain if the explosions are connected.

What Community Members Should Do:
• Residents and visitors to the city are encouraged to stay calm.
• Residents and visitors are asked to avoid the Copley Square area so as to allow law enforcement agencies to continue their investigation.
• Family members looking for information relative to individuals possibly injured during the incident are encouraged to call (617) 635-4500.
• Community members wanting to assist this investigation anonymously are encouraged to call the Boston Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS (8477) or text the word TIP to CRIME (27463). Individuals who may have been taking pictures or video are asked to share that information.
• Continue to monitor BPDNews.com or @boston_police on Twitter for ongoing public safety updates.

117TH BOSTON MARATHON SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

RACE START SCHEDULE

9:17 a.m. Push-Rim Wheelchair Division Start
9:22 a.m. Handcycle Participants Start
9:32 a.m. Elite Women’s Start
10:00 a.m. Elite Men’s Start & Wave One
10:20 a.m Wave Two
10:40 a.m. Wave Three
5:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony
Fairmont Copley Plaza, Grand Ballroom,
138 St. James Avenue, Boston
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Boston Marathon Mile 27

Enjoy the Marathon – Use Public Transportation

The running of the Boston Marathon is an exciting time in the City of Boston. Mayor Menino and Commissioner Davis would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone to celebrate responsibly to ensure a safe and trouble free environment.
The Boston Police Department will be taking steps to increase patrols along the marathon route and at local drinking establishments. Our priority will be to ensure the safety of our community. Our intent is to encourage people to celebrate responsibly while strictly adhering to all alcohol laws. Remember that public drinking will not be tolerated.

There will be a significant number of street closings and restricted parking on Monday, April 15, 2013 and on the days leading up to the Marathon. Please use public transportation.
It is our hope that residents and guests alike will enjoy themselves this Marathon Monday. We expect that the City will be peaceful and without incident. Have fun and be safe.

Here is a full list of street closures.

RACE DAY STREET CLOSINGS

Monday, April 15, 2013:

From 6:00 AM: all streets in the vicinity of Copley Square
From 9:30 AM: all streets in the Brighton area leading into the route
From 9:30 AM: all streets east of Massachusetts Avenue
(as well as Massachusetts Turnpike, Exit 22, eastbound (Copley Square); all streets in the Brighton area
From 10:00 AM all streets west of Mass Ave., in the Kenmore Square, Audubon Circle area. (Red Sox game begins at 11:05 AM)

BEACON STREET:
from Chestnut Hill Avenue to Brookline town line (Cleveland Circle). The entire length of Beacon Street in Brookline is closed since it is part of the race’s route.

BERKELEY STREET:
from St. James Avenue to Newbury Street.

BOYLSTON ST. from Mass. Ave. to Arlington St.

CHESTNUT HILL AVENUE:
from Commonwealth Avenue to Brookline town line, (Ayr Road).

CLARENDON STREET:
from Commonwealth Avenue to Stanhope Street.

COMMONWEALTH AVENUE:
from Beacon Street to Gloucester Street and from Newton City Line, (Lake Street), to Chestnut Hill Avenue.

DALTON STREET:
from Belvidere Street to Boylston Street.

DARTMOUTH STREET:
from St. James Avenue to Newbury Street.

EXETER STREET:
from Commonwealth Avenue to Huntington Avenue.

FAIRFIELD STREET:
from Boylston Street to Newbury Street.

GLOUCESTER STREET:
from Commonwealth Avenue to Boylston Street.

photo courtesy of www.baa.org

Boston Police Capture One of the Most Wanted in a Bank Robbery

At about 2:58 PM, Wednesday, April 10, 2013, officers from district C-11 (Dorchester) responded to a radio call for a bank robbery in the area of 1906 Dorchester Avenue (Eastern Bank).

On arrival, plain clothes officer traveling in an unmarked cruiser observed a man fitting the suspect’s description on Ashmont Street. Officers were aware the same suspect was wanted for prior robberies of the same bank on March 9, 2013 and March 26, 2013. As officers approached the suspect, he fled and a short foot pursuit ensued. He was captured in the area of 10-12 Adanac Street. As the suspect was placed into custody, he dropped a large number of bills (US currency) onto the ground along with a pair of black sunglasses. Detectives located additional evidence including marked currency in the brush where the suspect had been sitting and items of clothing along the path of the pursuit.

A bank employee told officers, the suspect entered the bank wearing a grey hoodie with a black mask covering his face. The employee further stated, the suspect approached with his hands in his pockets and shouted “Now! Now! Give me the cash!” The bank employee also told police no weapon was shown and this was the same suspect who robbed the bank two weeks ago. The employee gave the suspect the contents of the cash in the drawer including marked currency. The suspect left the bank on foot, fleeing inbound on Dorchester Avenue and attempted to get into a cab. Witnesses informed the cab driver “Don’t take him away he just robbed the bank!”

SEAMUS SIMCOCK 31, of Dorchester is charged with Unarmed Robbery.