District A-1 Police said that North End / Waterfront crime incidents trended up during 2010, although the overall numbers remain near multi-year low levels. The police reviewed the numbers with about 25 residents that attended the January 6th Public Safety meeting at the Nazzaro Center. There were 70 more crimes in 2010 versus the prior Read More…
Catching a church robber, cracking down on disruptive parties and an attempted robbery at the 7-11 were the highlights from this month’s NEWNC Public Safety meeting. Attending from the Boston Police, District A-1, were Captain Bernard O’Rourke, Sergeant Thomas Lema and Officer Teddy Boyle (pictured left to right above). Church “Poor Box” Robber Caught – Read More…
Jenn Orr and Gianna Carchia, journalism students at Suffolk University, published a front page story on the loud noise issue in the Suffolk Journal. It’s Friday night in the North End, and somewhere amidst this charming landscape of brick buildings, a party is getting busted. In clown car fashion, people shuffle out of a Read More…
At this week’s NEWNC Public Safety Committee meeting, Boston Police reported that 46 calls were received by District A-1 in the last 30 days regarding loud parties, blasting music and disruptive activities. The North End registered the most complaints followed by Beacon Hill. Police said that college students were largely responsible for the disruption. The Read More…
Selected incidents from this week’s Boston Police Journal Log for the North End / Waterfront area: Noisy Party 10/30/10 1:00am Police officers responded to a Prince St. building for a loud party. About 100 party goers were at the home. The party was cleared and tenants will be summoned to court. Assault & Battery (Deadly Weapon – Baseball Read More…
Boston Police A-1 Captain Bernard O’Rourke and Sergeant Tom Lema reported at this week’s NEWNC Public Safety meeting that after a spike of residential break-ins during the summer, North End / Waterfront crime incidents have come down in September and early October. In the last 30 days through October 7, 2010, there were no homicides Read More…
Boston Police reviewed recent North End/Waterfront crime incidents at this week’s NEWNC Public Safety meeting. In general, neighborhood crime statistics show crime at a historically low level. There were a total of 14 crime incidents in January, one more than last year. During the month, the police made 6 arrests, towed 10 cars, gave out Read More…
November was a calm and largely uneventful month, according to Sergeant Tom Lema and Officer Teddy Boyle who led this month’s NEWNC Public Safety Meeting, along with committee chair Robert “Bobby D” DeCristoforo. The two officers, along with Captain O’Rourke were recently honored at this year’s awards dinner sponsored by North End Against Drugs. There Read More…
October 2009 was a good month with low crime in the North End/Waterfront according to Boston Police at the monthly Public Safety meeting. There were no homicides or sexual assaults, continuing this positive trend for over six months. There was 1 robbery, 1 burglary and 2 aggravated assaults. Car break-ins were flat at 5 during Read More…
In a front page article, the Boston Globe highlights the changes happening in the neighborhood. (“Culture Clash in the North End” by Jenna Russell, September 29, 2009). The reporter presents the various sides of the issues relating to late-night revelry and how it is conflicting with the interests of North End residents. Your humble editor Read More…