Sunday, January 20, 2013
Highlights from area police stories, including: A sex offender arrested for allegedly evading his registration and an unpaid $770 strip club bill.
Man Found Dead Near Malden City Hall: Police confirmed the body of a 34-year-old homeless man was found near Malden Government Center Sunday morning, though his name has not yet been released pending the findings of a police investigation. Level 3 Sex Offender Arrested for Allegedly Evading Registration: A Saugus man is under arrest after authorities allege he misreported his residence in the sex offender registry. Vincent Pellino, of Saugus, was convicted of abusing a child in 2004. He allegedly told authorities he was living in that city with his mother, but was found residing on Eastern Ave. in Malden Thursday. Alleged 'Officer' Demands Money: A Woburn man reported he received a phone call from a man claiming to be “Officer John Smith…
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
The empty egg carton on the car floor was kind of a giveaway Newton Police officers were caught after egging the Framingham home of a Newton Police sergeant — their boss: http://patch.com/A-0PY0 The $7,000 cash in the car was also kind of a giveaway It was a busy day for an Arlington woman and a Somerville man who, police say, robbed a bank in Waltham and another in Arlington within 20 minutes and then tried to flee State Police. Police say they found $7,000 in cash in the car:http://patch.com/A-0WsM Man trapped in ATM room A middle-of-the-night visit to a Burlington ATM resulted in a male getting locked inside the Metropolitan Credit Union ATM area. The State Police alerted the Burlington Police, who helped with the door malfunction: …
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Some highlights from police logs around the Melrose region this week
Check out some highlights from police logs in the Melrose region this week: Charlestown Man Charged in Mall Robbery: Vincent J. Martorano, 42, of Charlestown, was arraigned this week in Quincy District Court on charges of unarmed robbery of a person age 60 or older, assault and battery on a disabled person age 60 or older and larceny over $250. Man Nabs $207 Worth of Razors from Rite Aid: Daniel Cunha, 32, of 9 Pinckney Place, was arrested at 299 Broadway and charged with drug possession and shoplifting. According to a police report, Cunha walked into the Rite Aid on Broadway in Winter Hill, went directly to the shaving razor section and began stuffing razors—$207 worth—into his pockets. Father, Son Arraigned in Little League Embezzlement…
Sunday, December 23, 2012
A round-up of highlights from the area's police logs. PLUS: A pizza delivery man is robbed and a tic-tac causes a car accident.
Here's a look at some of the police stories making headlines in the Melrose region this week: Somerville Police Make Series of Cocaine Arrests: The Somerville Police Department made a series cocaine-related arrests during mid-December, according to police reports. Two of the arrests came after an undercover operative infiltrated an alleged cocaine distribution ring and led investigators to a dealer known as "El Diablo," according to one report. Pizza Delivery Man Robbed: A Papa Gino's delivery person told police that, as he was making a delivery at a Walford Way home in Somerville on Saturday, Dec. 15, two suspects pulled him into the hallway, showed a handgun and took his money. The suspects were described as two black males. Both …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
PLUS: Somerville Police arrest two in connection to Winter Hill shooting.
Dad Allegedly Deals Drugs From Car As Daughter Sleeps In Backseat: As his four-year-old daughter slept just a few feet away in a car seat, a 23-year-old Lowell man allegeldy conducted drug deals from his car in the parking lot at a Tewksbury Walmart. Police Arrest Two in Connection to Winter Hill Shooting: According to an announcement from the Somerville Police Department, on Friday morning Somerville police arrested two people in connection to a Dec. 1 shooting in Winter Hill that sent a man to the hospital with non-fatal injuries and left bullet holes in a nearby car and home. Couple Arrested For Allegedly Selling Coke Outside Home DepotThe Tewksbury Police Department's efforts to stop drug trafficking in town took another step forward …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Highlights from the region's police blotters.
Man Reportedly Shoplifts Almost $500 Worth of Electronics and Two Donut Sticks: A homeless man tried to walk out of Kmart with nearly $500 worth of electronics and two donut sticks, according to a Somerville police report. According to the report, Carlos Carrion-Rosa, 44, of Cambridge, walked into the Kmart in Assembly Square at about 1:40 p.m. Saturday, grabbed a cart and pretended to shop. Dad Allegedly Deals Drugs From Car As Daughter Sleeps In Backseat: As his four-year-old daughter slept just a few feet away in a car seat, a 23-year-old Lowell man is alleged to have been conducting drug deals from his car in the parking lot at Walmart. Joshua Sanchez, of 99 Orleans St., Apt 1, Lowell, was arrested by Tewksbury Police Thursday night …
Sunday, November 25, 2012
PLUS: A Papa John's delivery driver allegedly tries to run down a pedestrian in Inman Square and a Somerville man pleads guilty to filming women in a YMCA bathroom.
Here are some highlights from police logs throughout the Greater Boston area: Man Released in Drug Lab Scandal Arrested Again: An alleged drug dealer who was awarded an early release from his prison sentence because of the ongoing state drug lab crisis was in court again this week facing a new slew of drug-related charges. Torrie Haynes, 30, of Dorchester was arraigned Tuesday, Nov. 13 in Suffolk Superior Court on charges of distribution of a class B substance as a subsequent offense, two counts of assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest, according to a press release from Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley. Woman Allegedly Caught Selling Half Hour of Sexual Services for $140: Victoria Rodriguez, 21, of…
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Highlights from the region's police logs.
Somerville Man Pleads Guilty to Filming Women in YMCA Locker Room: Ryan Perez, 25, of Somerville, was arrested in November of 2011 and charged with taking videos of women in the locker room of the YMCA. Today, Perez pleaded guilty, according to an announcement from the Middlesex District Attorney's office. Report: Man Brandishes Sword at Car Wash to Cut in Line: A Somerville man who wanted to wash his pickup truck pulled a sword on other customers at a car wash, according allegations in a Somerville Police report. Police arrested 38-year-old Raul Parra, of 137 Pearl St., in connection to the incident, according to the report. Tow Truck Driver Arrested for OUI: At 1:26 a.m., Charles Edward Slocomb, 28, of 91R Winn St., was arrested and …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Check out these highlights from police logs in Melrose's neighbors.
Boston Man Charged With Assaulting, Injuring Pregnant Woman: A 26-year-old Boston man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly holding a pregnant woman against her will in a Tewksbury motel and then beating her when she tried to escape. Mark Silvia, of 39 Boylston St, was arrested after police responded to a 911 call from a guest at the Motel Caswell, reporting a possible domestic assault in the adjacent room. Driver Busted After Throwing Bottle at Cop's Car: A Medford man allegedly threw a bottle at the wrong car. According to a Somerville Police report, an officer driving his personal car down Broadway near Ball Square at about 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 heard someone honking continuously at him. The officer looked in his rearview …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Highlights from Melrose-area police logs this week.
Man Kicks Wheelchair-Bound Nun, Says Somerville Police Report: A Cambridge man was caught "giving chase to one of the nuns" at Somerville's Little Sisters of the Poor, according to a Somerville Police report. He then allegedly kicked the nun. The man later allegedly told the officers who arrested him, "If I wasn't handcuffed, and I had a gun, I would [expletive] shoot both of you." Man Struck, Injured by Orange Line Train in Malden: Both MBTA and Malden Police responded to a reported trespasser struck by a train in the city around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday night, hospitalizing a victim with non-life threatening injuries. Facepainter's Friends Threaten Woburn Family: Woburn couple reported receiving threats from men affiliated with a facepainter …
