Boston Police Department District A-1 Sgt. Detective Joey Tse, Sgt. Steve Moy and Capt. Ken Fong attended the March 4 Chinatown Safety Committee at the DoubleTree Hotel. (Image courtesy of Ling-Mei Wong.)
The Chinatown Safety Committee met March 4 at the DoubleTree Hotel, with a police report on local crime for the past 30 days.
MBTA Police Sgt. Ben Carrasco warned about youth attacks in groups occurring over the past few months in Dorchester and Jamaica Plain. No attacks have taken place downtown, as he warned the public to be vigilant.
“They run into stores, grab as much stuff as they can, then run out,” Carrasco said. “A juvenile, 13, punched an old lady in the back of the head … Some are affiliated with different street gangs, they’re very disrespectful and violent.”
A man, 18, arrested Feb. 16 for graffiti in Chinatown, made a public apology. He was sentenced to 30 hours of community service and was in jail overnight, as he was arrested after midnight and unable to call someone to bail him out. The man is an art student from China attending high school in Braintree. He was picked up with a 17-year-old female, who was charged as a juvenile.
Boston Police Department District A-1 Sgt. Steve Moy said aggravated assaults and breaking and entering incidents were down for the year to date. Moy expressed appreciation to District A-1’s overnight shift officers, who made several arrests while patrolling.
Police officers charged an individual with possession of a Class B drug Feb. 14 at 2 a.m. on Knapp Street, after observing him in a doorway throwing a white rock-like substance believed to be crack cocaine, Moy said.
On Feb. 16, a victim reported his car’s back passenger window was broken and cash was taken, Moy said. The suspect left his smartphone in the car, resulting in his arrest.
Police officers were called to a verbal and physical altercation at a downtown hotel on Feb. 21, Moy said. A man invited a female friend back to his room, where an altercation took place. The woman left before officers arrived.
Officers stopped a car driving the wrong way down a one-way street, with the driver refusing to give his license and registration, Moy said. The owner of the vehicle then ran up to the officers, saying he was a delivery driver who left his car running and was the victim of a carjacking. The suspect was arrested for larceny.
A victim reported his car stolen, after leaving his car running on March 2, Moy said. Officers did not find a suspect or the victim’s vehicle.
Officers arrested three people for trespassing along with breaking and entering on Feb. 28, after observing a homeless man knocking the door at an abandoned property and being let in. Police are trying to find the building’s owner at Harrison Avenue extension, Moy said.
A commercial burglary took place Feb. 23, with officers arresting a suspect from surveillance footage, Moy said.
A woman stole Mucinex and chocolates Feb. 21 from the CVS on Washington Street, Moy said. In a separate incident, a suspect stole $300 worth of chocolates from CVS.
Officers arrested a man selling cashews he stole from the Ink Block CVS on Feb. 20 at the Chinatown Gate, Moy said. The suspect had an outstanding warrant from Dorchester District Court.
Two arrests were made Feb. 22 by the District A-1 Drug Control Unit on Boylston Street, Moy said.
District A-1 Police Capt. Ken Fong thanked community members for their condolences on the Feb. 6 passing on his father Lester Moy Fong. He urged community members to report unlicensed tour buses stopping on Harrison Avenue on 311, as bus licensing is not part of police enforcement.