Boston Police District A-1 provided an update on recent neighborhood crime incidents, summarized below, at the July 2016 North End Public Safety Meeting. The figures below cover the last 30 days period.
Part 1 Crime:
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City-wide: Down 4%
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District A-1: Down 5%
Aggravated Assaults (3)
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6/18/16: 40-year-old suspect attempted to attack victim with a pair of scissors. Suspect is known to the police. Suspect was arrested on 7/6/16 by Central Wharf.
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6/26/16: Suspect allegedly threatened 2 groups of people on Cooper St. (near Salem St.) @ ~ 3.00am. Suspect was wearing body armor and yielding 2 butcher knives (allegedly in self-defense). Police arrived on the scene and after ordering him to drop the weapons, the suspect was arrested.
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7/5/16: Domestic violence @ 149 North St. Fighting spilled out onto the street. Victim’s head being pushed into the sidewalk led to an arrest.
Larcenies (8)
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376 Commercial St.: Clothes taken from a garage.
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342 Hanover St.: Stolen bike.
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97 Salem St. (Boston Common Coffeeshop): Wallet was taken from victim’s purse when she went to the bathroom.
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256 Hanover St. (North End Yoga): Bracelet taken from locker.
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62 N. Margin St.: 2 handcarts taken from rear of delivery vehicle.
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Bartlett Place: Stolen bike.
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11 Thacher St. (Pizzeria Regina): Cell phone was taken ripped away from the victim’s hand. Suspect fled in from the scene in a car.
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97 Salem St. (Boston Common Coffee Shop): Backpack was stolen.
*Sgt. John Doris attended the meeting. He has been with the BPD for 31 years (patrol) and has specifically worked in District A-1 since November 2014.
*North End Family Pride Day: Sun. 7/31, from 10am – 4pm.
*National Night Out: Tues. 8/2, from 6 – 9pm, on The Prado.
*Sgt. Yee from Suffolk University said although most of student move-ins will take place the last weekend of August, some of it may be sporadic / staggered. Off-Campus Housing Department is coordinating and disseminating information.
*Next Meeting: Thurs. 8/4 @ 6.00pm @ Nazzaro Center.
North End Public Safety meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m., at the Nazzaro Community Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. All are welcome!
