The Quincy Mayor’s Asian American Advisory Committee met in August to discuss the recent trend in armed robberies in Quincy, a Quincy Chamber of Commerce Asian Business outreach survey, and the Asian Business Partnership Outreach meeting.
According to the MBTA transit police in a public alert, a series of unarmed nighttime robberies have taken place in neighborhoods adjacent to both North Quincy and Wollaston train stations in the last couple of months. In four out of five reported incidents last reported in August the victim was an Asian female walking with a purse from the Wollaston train station. According to an MBTA alert “the descriptions by the victims vary widely, but the common factor is that they are black or white males ranging in age from 20 to 25” and that in most cases “the suspects worked alone.”
The Quincy Transit Police Department urges people to be aware of their surroundings, walk with others or close to others, scan the area for threats, opt for main road travel, and remove headphones while walking and avoid texting. People are also urged to carry a whistle and have their cell phones ready to dial ‘911’ in case of a threatening situation.
If you have any information about the recent incidents you should contact the Quincy Police department at 617. 479. 1212.
The committee also reported that the Eye on Quincy QATV Channel 8 TV show is “doing very well” according to Chairperson Betty Yau who would like to reach a goal of 20,000 viewers. The show will be celebrating its one year anniversary soon.
The next Eye On Quincy showing will take place on September 20th from 7-8 pm live and community members are encouraged to join a production. Contact Betty Yau at 617. 376. 1298 or email byau@quincyma.gov if you are interested in seeing the show live. The Eye on Quincy show aims to create an interactive and immediate communication platform, provide important in- language civic messages, and to promote civic engagement, dialogue, and critical thinking on pressing social issues.
The committee will reconvene on September 18th at 10 am at the North Quincy Community Center.