Police & Fire

Police Blotter: Fire Station Burglary and Theft from Vehicle

The following are recent incidents reported by Boston Police District A-1 for the North End / Waterfront area. Burglary06/17/19 12 a.m. – 6:50 a.m.Boston Fire Department (Harbor Unit) on Battery Street reports an unknown person entered through a partially ajar door. Once inside, the suspect stole a wallet from a locker containing ID and credit/bank Read More…

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Boston City Council Votes in Favor of New Fire Cadet Program

The Boston Fire Department is looking into creating a cadet program in an effort to make the department more diverse. The department appeared before the city council in a hearing to discuss the proposed program. Currently, the department is about 72 percent white males. According to the Chief of Diversity Danielson Tavares, fire cadet programs Read More…

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Police Blotter: Verbal Dispute Leads to Assault; Stolen Bike

The following are recent incidents reported by Boston Police District A-1 for the North End / Waterfront area. Assault & Battery06/02/19 12:27 a.m.Male victim (intoxicated) attempted to intervene in a verbal dispute between a male and female couple on Endicott Street. The couple turned on the victim and assaulted him with punches and kicks. Victim Read More…

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Crime Report: Drug Investigation at Cutillo Park, Breaking & Entering at Two North End Businesses, Overnight Sneaker Thief

Boston Police District A-1 provided North End / Waterfront residents an update on recent neighborhood crime incidents, summarized below, at the June 2019 North End Public Safety Meeting. Aggravated Assaults (2)5/3/19 at 1 p.m.: Domestic violence incident between two brothers. One allegedly went through the other’s personal belongings. Physical altercation followed. Victim was hit in the Read More…

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Suspect Arrested for Multiple Armed Robberies in the North End

Boston Police are reporting that District A-1 officers arrested a suspect wanted in connection of three recent armed robberies in the North End, including the one previously reported at Bob’s Grocery. The suspect had a loaded gun at the time of his arrest, which was made around 9pm on Friday night by patrolling officers in Read More…

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Police Blotter: Cocaine at Cutillo Park; Disorderly Conduct at Parmenter and Salem

The following are recent incidents reported by Boston Police District A-1 for the North End / Waterfront area. Drugs – Possession of Class B – Cocaine 05/22/19              10:40amPolice officers patrolling Cutillo Park on Stillman St. observed a group of three individuals known to the officers to be involved in Read More…

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City Council to Hold Hearing on Summer Violence Prevention

The Boston City Council is hoping to get a jump start on preventing summer violence this year. Councilors Kim Janey, Matt O’Malley and Andrea Campbell recently called for a hearing to combat summer violence. The council held a similar hearing last June and according to Janey, the hearing did work on decreasing crime in the Read More…

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Police Blotter: Two Business Break-Ins; Vandalism

The following are recent incidents reported by Boston Police District A-1 for the North End / Waterfront area. Larceny Theft from Building / Vandalism05/08/19 2:45 a.m.Police officers responded to a commercial alarm at a Hanover Street business. On arrival, the front door had been smashed with a brick. At this time, police officers were unable Read More…

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Police Blotter: Car Struck by Table in High Winds; Shoplifting at Pharmacy

The following are recent incidents reported by Boston Police District A-1 for the North End / Waterfront area. Accidental Property Damage04/19/19 11:39 a.m.Victim reports he was driving his 2010 Honda Accord down Prince Street. Victim further stated at the corner of Prince and Salem Streets, his vehicle was struck by a table which had blown Read More…

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Police Blotter: Smashed Storefront Window and Stolen Bike

The following are recent incidents reported by Boston Police District A-1 for the North End / Waterfront area. Vandalism04/09/19 12 p.m.Fleet Street store owner reports when she came to work this morning a glass panel was smashed on the front store. Larceny (bike)04/09 – 04/10/19 11:10 p.m. – 8 a.m.Victim reports an unknown male suspect, Read More…