Where’s my cone?

Today’s Boston Globe had a story about Mayor Menino cracking down on the infamous practice of reserving an on-street parking space in South Boston with a cone or piece of furniture.
While I haven’t seen many lawn chairs reserving spots in A-B over the last week, we did have the following entry in this week’s police [...]

Market St. still partially closed

The northbound lane of Market Street from Brighton Center reopened yesterday morning, but the southbound lane between Arlington Street and Brighton Center (the side near the Rite Aid with a collapsed roof) is still closed, Boston police said.
The MBTA is still rerouting the 86 bus as well:
Bus 86 Sullivan Sq. Sta. - Reservoir (Cleveland Circle) [...]

Rite Aid update

The area of Market Street near the Rite Aid Pharmacy has just reopened, according to Boston police. A portion of the road was closed after the roof of the pharmacy, located at 399 Market St., collapsed last night because of heavy snow.
One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after the roof collapsed [...]

“Billy is home!”

It seems like almost every week, a break-in is thwarted because the resident wakes up and the thief gets spooked. Take the following entry from this week’s police log:
A 28-year-old man reported to police that his Saybrook Street home was broken into around 2 p.m. on Dec. 5. The victim was sleeping in his bedroom [...]

Student dies after fall

Police are investigating the circumstances that lead to the death of a 21-year-old student early Saturday morning at 14 Glenville Ave.
Police responded to a call of a fight during a party at the address around 2:30 a.m. and were later told that a man was injured in the rear alley of the building. Shawn Down, [...]

Three unarmed robber caught in Brighton

This is from bpdnews.com
At about 9:16am, on Thursday, November 15, 2007, officers from Area D-14 (Brighton) responded to a radio call for a robbery in progress in the area of 465 Cambridge Street. While en route to the call, officers were provided descriptions of three black males who had just committed the [...]

Two banks robbed

Two Citizens Banks were robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash this morning: 414 Washington St. (Brighton Center) and 35 Washington St. (near Whole Foods). One of the dye packets exploded, according to police.
Stay tuned.

D-14 gets new captain - again

The top cop turnover in Allston-Brighton continues, as District D-14 got its third police captain this year on Monday.
Capt. Frank Mancini, who was promoted on Friday, will now run the station.
Mancini was a Lieutenant detective in the anti-corruption unit before his promotion and transfer.
Outgoing Capt. Genevieve King, who supervised the district for less than five [...]

Graffiti busters

Police arrested four people last week in three graffiti-related incidents. Graffiti and tagging have been seen as a blight on the Allston-Brighton community, and at last night’s BAIA meeting, Officer Steve Law said officers are making it a priority.
“We need to get on the judge and make sure they don’t get off with a slap [...]

Brighton man sentenced for beating

A Brighton man was sentenced to six months in jail and more than two years of probation for participating in the group beat-down and stabbing of a man at an Orange Line subway station.
Darren Hemingway, 18, pleaded guilty in Charlestown municipal court last week to two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, [...]

Where am I the safest?

Recent attacks in the Medford/Somerville area have gotten me thinking about my own safety.
I often get home (Brookline) from work (Somerville) pretty late at night; that’s just the nature of journalism. I’m not exactly sure how far my parking space is from my house, but I know it takes me more than five minutes to [...]

Photos stolen from Honan library exhibit

Apparently several photos were stolen from an exhibit at the Honan-Allston branch library last week. They were part of a display created by Palestinian refugee children from Nablus who were documenting a trip they took to Israel in January. The organizers think the motivation was political. Read about it right here.

BREAKING NEWS: Big Brighton drug bust

State and federal officials descended on a quiet Oak Square street last week and left with $500,000 in cash, 125 pounds of marijuana and four suspects in what is likely one of the largest drug busts ever in Brighton. Find details here.