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At the May 2013 North End Public Safety meeting, residents thanked Boston Police for their work after the Boston Marathon bombings. District A-1 Captain Thomas Lee and Officer Ted Boyle are shown above holding their “Boston Strong” t-shirts. Both officers were at the finish line during the bombings. District A-1 hosts a monthly public safety [...]
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Video: North End Public Safety Meeting, May 2, 2013 at the Nazzaro Community Center with Boston Police District A-1 District A-1 Boston Police Captain Thomas Lee and Officer Teddy Boyle hosted the May 2013 North End Public Safety meeting. After the recent Marathon bombings, residents expressed great appreciation for the efforts of the Boston Police [...]
A North End Interfaith Neighborhood Vigil and Remembrance Service was held on Thursday evening for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings of April 15, 2013 and the brave men & women who responded to the tragedy. Special prayers were offered for the recovery of Roseann Sdoia, a North End resident, who was seriously injured [...]
A man died after being pulled from Boston Harbor on Wednesday morning at Christopher Columbus Park. The man may have been pushed over the seawall in a fight. The area around the spray fountains near the Marriott Long Wharf was closed off in the park by yellow police tape into the afternoon. The incident may [...]
At 2:50 pm on Monday, two near simultaneous explosions rocked the area near the Boston Marathon Finish Line in Back Bay’s Copley. The unofficial toll is 3 dead and over 130 wounded. Below is a real-time Twitter feed and Storify showing articles, photos and video. We will continue to update as information becomes available. Tweets [...]
At a recent North End Public Safety meeting, seven residential breaking & entering incidents were reported, including multiple break-ins on Wiget Street. Boston Police believe they have arrested a suspect responsible for several of the B&E’s. They also discussed methods on how to “target harden” your home, especially with Spring here and a tendency to [...]
Highlights and video index timeline: 00:00 Welcome by Captain Thomas Lee & Sgt. Thomas Lema of District A-1 02:00 Overview of Crime Stats (see summary sheet below) 04:00 Warrant Arrest, 3/19/13, Hanover St., stopped for aggressive panhandling 05:20 Warrant Arrest, 3/23/13, 6am, Cleveland Pl. & Snow Hill St., stopped for climbing fire escapes 06:10 Arrest [...]
Video: North End Public Safety Meeting on March 7, 2013 with Boston Police District A-1 at Nazzaro Center Video Timeline and Subjects Covered: 0:00 – Introductions with Captain Thomas Lee, Sgt. Thomas Lema, Officer Teddy Boyle, Suffolk University Representative Richard Grealish and State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz 4:00 – 28 Fleet Street loud party case and arrest [...]
Early on Sunday morning, Boston Police responded to a late night loud party call at the infamous 28 Fleet Street in the North End. The following account was released by Boston Police, District A-1. This address is one of the most reported loud party addresses as reported at the North End Public Safety meetings (Nov [...]
Boston Police District A-1 Captain Thomas Lee and Sergeant Thomas Lema spoke to the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) regarding enforcement of the recently passed Nuisance Control Ordinance and how they are dealing with neighborhood quality of life issues. Much of the discussion centered around late night noise, loud parties, alcohol license closing [...]
Boston Police reported that District A-1 crime incidents are down 16% year-to-date, helped by the cold and bad weather. In the North End, there were only 7 reports for January (vs. 16 in January 2012) and few so far in February. These numbers come after a 10% decrease in all of 2012 in the North [...]
Boston Police District A-1 Captain Thomas Lee and Sergeant Thomas Lema appeared before the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) to talk about recent complaints about noise and quality of life issues in the neighborhood. The discussion centered around the causes of late night street activities relating to a younger North End population and [...]
District A-1 Boston Police arrested Richard Shiner, 47 years old, on Tuesday morning under a warrant for Breaking & Entering at St. Leonard Church. Detectives are requesting the court hold Mr. Shiner in custody, according to Sgt. Tom Lema on behalf of Captain Thomas Lee and Lt. Detective Chuck Wilson. A witness at the church [...]
Video: January 3, 2013 North End Public Safety Meeting. Time spots noted in report. Overall crime in the North End / Waterfront was down 10% in 2012 versus the previous year, according to a report distributed by Boston Police District A-1 on Thursday at the monthly Public Safety Meeting. The North End did better than [...]
Video: Boston Police, District A-1, Sgt. Thomas Lema and Officer Teddy Boyle hosted this month’s North End Public Safety Meeting on Thursday, December 6, 2012. 00:00 Update on sexual assault case and arrest in Beacon Hill 01:20 Robberies of mobile phones on the rise and prevention tips 05:20 Crime statistics review for the last 30 [...]
An apparent domestic incident between a couple resulted in a woman allegedly stabbing a man inside 16 Cleveland Place early Wednesday evening. The victim was seen being transported to Massachusetts General Hospital. A middle-aged woman was later escorted out of the building by Boston Police, according to neighbors. Although it appeared to be a domestic [...]
Boston Police ask for community help in identifying this pictured suspect wanted in connection with a sexual assault in the area of Joy & Myrtle Streets in Beacon Hill.
Boston Police, District A-1, hosted the monthly North End Public Safety meeting on November 1, 2012 at the Nazzaro Community Center. A timeline summary is shown below so you can jump around the video. 00:00 Welcome and introductory remarks by BPD Captain Thomas Lee. 00:40 Comment on recent Boston Globe article on North End quality [...]
Boston Police District A-1 Halloween Safety Tips 2012 Costumes Costumes should be flame retardant. Make sure that fake knives, swords, and guns are made of soft materials. If wearing masks, make certain that children can see through the masks. Children should either have a flashlight, reflective gear, or wear a bright colored costumes so that [...]
Boston Police Sergeant Thomas Lema took Martine Powers, a Boston Globe reporter, on a Saturday night tour of the North End in late September. This resulted in Monday’s front page story, “In the North End, police find themselves caught in the middle between young partiers and older residents.” “Their complaint is, ‘What are youse doing [...]
A Boston Transportation Department community affairs liasion, James Mansfield, was arrested Friday on child pornography charges, according to Boston Police. An internet investigation showed the 47-year-old man was participating in sexual chat and exchanging child porn photos of undressed boys. Boston Police also found evidence by searching his Charlestown home computer under a search warrant. [...]
Although resident complaints about noise and quality of life issues continue to be high, the number of reported crime incidents tracked by Boston Police are down 15% year-to-date in 2012 versus last year. At the latest North End Public Safety meeting, BPD District A-1 distributed crime incident statistics for the neighborhood. In total or per [...]
Video: North End Public Safety meeting, October 4, 2012 at Nazzaro Community Center with Boston Police (BPD) District A-1 Incessent noise, underage drinking and quality of life issues took center stage at Thursday night’s North End Public Safety meeting with the Boston Police from District A-1. A highlight of the meeting (30:20 time point in [...]
There has been an uptick in residential break-ins in the neighborhood, according to some first and second hand reports. We contacted Boston Police District A-1 and more information should be forthcoming, with details at the October 4th Public Safety meeting (6:30 pm, Nazzaro Community Center). In the meantime, Sgt. Lema from Boston Police District A-1 [...]
A woman was robbed Monday night, around 9:30pm, on Richmond Street while walking toward Commercial Street with another woman. According to the Boston Police report, two males were walking in front of the women when a female behind them grabbed the victim’s purse. The suspects were identified as in their late teens/early 20′s and dark-skinned, [...]
Fulton Street resident, Janet Gilardi, sends in these photos and tells of her experience this weekend with trash outside her door and how the city responded early on a Sunday when she called the Mayor’s hotline (617-635-4500): I called The Mayor’s Hot Line, reporting 3 or 4 incidents on my street with the filth on [...]
Last night at 9:20, while walking home from what I considered a late night at the feast, I passed the Prado. To my dismay, there were in excess of 200 teens gathered there. Being the mother of a teen myself, I decided to walk through, with my 4 year old daughter in tow, to make [...]
The annual North End National Night Out was held this Tuesday on the Prado bringing over a 100 neighbors together for the public safety, anti-crime celebration. North End Against Drugs (NEAD) and Boston Police District A-1 invited residents for food, music, activities and a candlelight ceremony. The event was also part of NEAD’s North End [...]
National Night Out 2012 The Prado, Paul Revere Mall Tuesday, August 7th, 6pm to 9pm Celebrate with food, music, candles & bells. Meet the District A-1 Captain Tom Lee.
It was a surreal scene at the Nazzaro Center on Thursday night when a drugged out young man, accompanied by his somewhat less impaired girlfriend, was shooting up in Polcari Playground before passing out inside the youth center. A large group of residents showed up at 6:30 pm for the monthly North End Public Safety [...]
Many had high hopes for the Neighborhood Watch program initiated after May’s Public Safety meeting at The Nazzaro Center. In fact, the list of registrants rose to forty by two weeks before the first Neighborhood Watch meeting at the end of June. Unfortunately, turnout came in at a half dozen for that meeting itself. Richie Montemanaro [...]
Boston Police hosted the July 2012 North End Public Safety meeting this week where recent crime statistics shows a 21% decrease in reported North End incidents through June as compared to last year. About 40 residents attended, continuing to raise quality of life concerns regarding general mayhem in the streets and parks, especially on weekends. [...]
This was the third month in a row (#1 and #2) where a large number of residents showed up to complain about a lack of police response to noise, partying and quality of life crime issues in the North End. This was also the third meeting for Captain Lee, new to District A-1, who took [...]
In response to a previously reported homeless encampment at the Tot Lot of Christopher Columbus Park, the Friends group and Boston Police have provided the following updates. (See also: Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Letter Details Homeless Playground Incident; Requests Bodily Fluids Protocol). Notice in the second message from Sgt. Lema that several parks are [...]
Vincent Martorano, son of Winter Hill gang hitman, John “The Executioner” Martorano, has been identified by Boston Police and reported in the Boston Herald as the suspect in the previously reported arrest of the Salem Street drive-by robbery. Martorano is accused jumping out of a 2006 black Chrysler 300 to attack and rob a 26 [...]
Boston Police found and arrested a male suspect today who is accused of jumping out of a car on Salem Street in the North End last Monday night to attack and rob a woman. Using witness accounts and video coverage from neighboring properties, police were able to I.D. the suspect and the car used in [...]