A Lyft driver became violent and threatened a couple with a metal pipe near the corner of Hanover and Clark Streets in Boston’s North End. Boston Police confirmed a Globe report that the argument started when the passengers were dropped off after midnight on Sunday night. The couple called the driver back to retrieve items Read More…
Police have arrested a suspect in Tuesday’s stabbing at Ausonia Apartments on Fulton Street in Boston’s North End. BPD News reports that Anthony Spinelli, 44 years old of Leominster, was apprehended in Revere on Wednesday afternoon and charged with armed assault with intent to murder. He will be arraigned on Wednesday morning in court. Spinelli has Read More…
2009 = Yellow, 2010 = Blue; Through October 2010 (Source: Boston Police) Crime incidents are trending up in the North End / Waterfront area, mostly in assaults and burglaries. On a year-to-date basis, assaults and burglaries have nearly doubled over last year with an increase of nearly 50 incidents. Police report they are seeing similar Read More…
At tonight’s North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council Public Safety meeting, Boston Police reported that another indecent attack against a woman occurred this week on Salem St. in the North End. On Monday, November 1st at 4:30 pm, a woman reported that a man came up behind her as she was entering her apartment building Read More…
Assaults, break-ins and loud noise were discussed at the September 2nd North End Public Safety meeting where Captain Bernard O’Rourke reviewed recent crime statistics and answered resident questions. Mario Alfano, represented the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council, that organizes the meeting. State Representative Aaron Michlewitz was also in attendance. July and August 2010 saw significant increases Read More…
On September 2, 2010 at approximately 1:30am, officers from District A-1 (Downtown Boston ) responded to a radio call for a person stabbed at the corner of North St and Blackstone St. On arrival, officers observed two male victims, both 22 years old, being treated by Boston EMS for stab wounds. Both victims were transported Read More…
Latest update from BPDNews.com: The Boston Police are investigating a recent report of an assault and battery in the North End which occurred on August 21, 2010. Since that time, two additional women have come forward to report that they were approached by an individual with a similar description. Based on those descriptions, Boston Police Read More…
BPDNews.com posted the following report of a woman being attacked on Salem Street in the early morning hours around 3:30 am on Saturday, August 21st. The man attempted to choke the woman before her screams scared him away. There is no word if this assault is connected to previous attacks on woman in the North Read More…
Highlights from this week’s Boston Police Journal Log for the past week: Sex Offense 01/02/10 9:30pm Female victim reports while walking through the courtyard of a N. Bennet St. community center (Nazzaro Center) she was approached by a male suspect who grabbed her by the shirt, placed a knife to her neck and attempted to kiss Read More…
The news media is out in force reporting Saturday night’s attack outside the Nazzaro Center on N. Bennet Street (Polcari Playground). The latest details of the attack and community alert can be found at this previous post: Nazzaro Center Attack – Jack the Kisser? WBZ-TV has a video report: Click here Universal Hub makes the Read More…
Boston Police have released more information on Saturday’s knife assault on a 39 year-old woman in the area of the Nazzaro Center on N. Bennet Street. (See the community alert posted below.) Officers have statements from a witness and the victim. The attacker is described as a short, Hispanic -looking male (5’5″, possibly Black Hispanic) Read More…
According to a report via the North End/Waterfront Mothers Association (NEWMA) group, there was an attack at approximately 9:15 pm on Saturday night (1/2/10) in the yard at the North End’s Nazzaro Community Center at 30 N. Bennet Street. “A woman was assaulted with a knife last night in the Nazarro Center yard. Be careful Read More…