STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES:
CAR BREAKS:
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS:
ARRESTS:
TOTAL CALLS:
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Saturday, June 20, 2009, at approximately 9:30 A.M.,
Officers’ Paul Matthews and Brian Flaherty were dispatched
to the area of Sagamore Avenue on a report of “possible
child abuse.” While enroute, the Dispatcher informed the Officers that a
Verizon Operator had called to report a phone call from a
five year old male child, who stated that his father had
physically assaulted his older sister (10 years old)
yesterday afternoon. The Officers
arrived at the door of the home and were greeted by the five year old, who
stated that only he and his sister were home because both parents were
working. A quick search of the
apartment confirmed there were no adults in the apartment. Officer Flaherty requested Detectives
from the Special Investigations Unit respond to the scene. Officer Matthews interviewed the
five-year-old caller about the assault.
The victim said that he and his sister were getting into the
rear seat of the family car in the driveway yesterday, when
his sister dropped a small piece of a cookie onto the
back seat. The victim said that their father kicked her sister under
the chin. Officer Matthews then interviewed the victim/sister and asked
her if what her brother said was true.
She started to speak, then hesitated, shook her head and then replied,
“I don't want my daddy to go to jail, please don't take my
daddy away.” The Officers assured the children that they were there to get
them and their parents help, so that no one gets hit again. The Officers noted a reddish
mark under her chin, and upon closer inspection, the right side
of her face appearing to be discolored. When asked if she had any other injuries,
the victim stuck out her tongue, revealing a small laceration
to the right side of her tongue. She then
became visibly upset and started cry, but the Officers comforted
her and reiterated that they were there to help. At this time, a woman came out of another apartment and the
children identified her as an aunt, but she did not speak English. Officer Matthews asked the boy what his
father was wearing on his feet at the time he kicked the victim and he showed
the Officer a pair of size 10 white New Balance tennis
shoes. The Officers asked the victim a few more questions, but
stopped after the victim again pleaded, “Don't take my father
away.”
A few minutes later, both parents arrived home to take both children
to a birthday party in New Hampshire. The Officers informed the parents of what they learned, then
placed the father, a 42 year old Quincy resident, under arrest for Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, (shod foot) and transported him to the station for booking.
The New Balance shoes were taken as evidence, along with photos of the injuries. Officer Matthews filed verbal and written reports with the Department of Children and Families, who stated that they would be responding immediately to investigate the incident of the assault and the abandonment of the children. Nice Work!
CAR BREAKS: Bird Street, Weymouth Street, Clive Street, Webster Street, Walnut Street, Des Moines Road, Vassall Street, Quincy Street, Glover Avenue, Edwin Street, 100 block of Billings Street, Germain Avenue, Harvard Street, Brook Street, Whitwell Street, Prospect Avenue, Ryden Street, Martell Road, 200 block Independence Avenue.
BE SURE TO: lock your car doors and remove valuables, boxes, bags and other enticing items. This week, car breaks were up considerably but many times it can be linked to unlocked doors. These types of breaks are usually done by kids looking for money, but take other items of value that they may be able to sell. There are more unreported breaks out there, but the owners do not contact the Police because nothing, or something of low value is missing. The Police Department encourages all victims to call so that we may be able to gather additional information, which may lead to the apprehension of the thieves.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES: none
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS: Miriam Street, Richards Street, 100 block Quarry Street, 1200 block Sea Street.
ARRESTS: 40
TOTAL CALLS: 1214
QUINCY POLICE ANNOUNCE GUIDELINES FOR
JULY 3RD
HOUGH’S NECK CELEBRATION
The 4th of July holiday weekend is fast approaching, and with this in mind,
Police Chief Paul Keenan has announced guidelines for the Hough’s Neck celebration,
to be held on Friday, July 3rd. Due to the heavy volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic on many of the narrow streets, extra parking restrictions will be in effect and certain areas will be posted “No Parking.” In addition to motor vehicle violations, Officers will be out enforcing underage drinking, open container violations as well as using or possessing illegal fireworks. These steps are being taken so that all can enjoy the holiday safely. Happy 4th of July!
The Quincy Police Crime Prevention Unit and the Quincy Public Schools joined up again this year for another successful season of “Earlybird” basketball. The program, held at Central, Broad Meadows and Atlantic Middle schools, encourage students to play in a fun league that plays before the school day begins. As part of the Community Policing grant, Officers join with Teachers to organize and supervise the games, which are open to male and female students of all grades. Broad Meadows and Atlantic Middle School run coed leagues for ten weeks, while Central Middle School ran a five-week girls league, followed by a ten-week boys league. All students who participated received a “Teamwork” T-shirt from the Police Department.
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at approximately 7:00 P.M., Officer Matt Patten and other Officers responded to the area of 1056 Sea Street on the report of two vans, one red and the other black, intentionally ramming each other. The witness/caller said that both vans pulled over in the 1100 block of Sea Street.
Officer Dave Zupkofska, Sergeant Greg Goyette and Officer Patten located the vehicles
and noted that the black van, occupied by a male, had
heavy front-end damage. A male was sitting in the red van, and there was
heavy damage to its rear. Officer Zupkofska interviewed the
driver of the black van while Officer Patten spoke with the
driver of the red van. The Officers
then determined that a deal to sell a boat trailer went bad between the two men
and as they were driving towards each other on Rockland Street in Hough’s Neck,
the driver of the black van yelled something at him. The red van driver
looked in his rear view mirror and saw that the black van made U-turn
and was now behind him traveling at a high rate
of speed. The red van driver said
he pulled over on Sea Street, hoping that the other driver would
drive past him. The black van then
drove up behind the red van and rammed it, forcing the red van forward
several feet. The black van backed up and rammed the van again. The red van driver then drove off a short
distance to where he lived, chased by the black van driver. The victim then parked and as he exited his
van, the suspect ran towards him, pulled the door open
and punched the victim several times in the face. Based on
information from both drivers as well as the caller/witness, the driver of the
black van, a 53 year old Quincy resident, was charged with, “Assault and
Battery with a Dangerous Weapon” (motor vehicle) Nice Work!
BEWARE: On Thursday, June 11,
2009, at approximately 9:50 A.M., Officer Paul Foley interviewed a 92-year-old
female victim, who stated that she finished shopping at Roche Brothers
supermarket and wanted the Police to know about a strange incident. She said that she returned to her car, got
in and was approached by two females knocking at her car window. She added that, “Before I knew it, one of
the females got in the front passenger seat and the other in the rear
seat. The rear seat suspect told the
victim that they had just found a purse containing $300,000.00 and spoke with
an Attorney who told them that the cash was from horse racing profits. The suspect asked the victim if she wanted
$100,000.00 worth of the cash. The
victim was very frightened and intimidated by the suspect’s behavior, so she
asked them to leave her alone. One of
the suspects asked the victim for her phone number and she complied. At this point, the suspects exited the
vehicle and disappeared. The victim
checked her purse and confirmed that nothing was missing. The victim described one of the suspects as
a 55 to 60 year old white female, weighing about 160 pounds.
IN THIS CASE; the victim is 92 years old, but no
matter what age, there are safeguards that should be taken to prevent such an
incident from occurring. Firstly, being
aware of your surroundings often reduces the chances of becoming a victim. As you near your car, look around for
suspicious people in your general area, have your keys ready, with the alarm
button accessible, and once inside your car, be sure to lock the doors. Another
option would be to sound the horn continuously to draw the attention of other
citizens.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES: Billings Road, Victory Road, Wollaston Avenue, Hancock Court,
CAR BREAKS: Glenwood Way, Winter Street, Alton Road, Granger Street, Overlook Road, Hilda Street, Harrington Avenue, Liberty Street.
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS: Hobart Street, Village Drive, Bishop Road, Taffrail Road, low numbers of Independence Avenue.
ARRESTS: 1297
TOTAL CALLS: 38
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at approximately 8:00 P.M., Officers’ Jay Borden, Tom Ford, Jamie Greene and Paul Brown were dispatched to
Elmwood Park for a disorder “possibly involving a gun or a knife.” While enroute to this call, an update was given to the exact apartment and a description of the male suspect, who was attempting to leave. Officer Ford arrived first and said over the police radio that the suspect was coming down the stairs inside the apartment building. Officer Borden arrived and saw a male matching the description at the exterior door. The suspect saw the Officer walking towards him, then attempted to go back inside. He then opened the door and again started to come down the outside stairs. At the same time, Special Operations Officers’ Greene and Brown came from behind the building and assisted Officer Borden as he ordered the male to kneel on the ground and put his hands behind his back. The suspect was then placed in handcuffs, searched for weapons (none) and detained pending further investigation.
Officer Borden then interviewed the victim, who was the suspect’s former
girlfriend. She said that the suspect
had moved all of his belongings out of the
apartment yesterday and she thought they were over. She said that she returned to her apartment
with some friends and had a feeling that someone had been in her
apartment. She stated that some items had been moved and
that the toilet seat had been left up. She found this
strange, because she was the only one who had been in
the apartment during the day. She checked the
apartment, didn't find anyone, so she went back to
hanging out with her friends.
Soon after, the victim started getting text messages from the suspect
and then, all of a sudden, he appeared from the bedroom. He first punched a door,
putting a hole through it, grabbed the victim by the
shirt, pushed her around the kitchen, and then
grabbed a long knife from the kitchen drawer. The victim’s
friends immediately got up from the couch and attempted to help her, but the
suspect moved towards them
with the knife. One of the victim’s friends fled the apartment and called the Police.
The victim ran out of the apartment, chased by the suspect,
with knife in hand threatening to kill her.
He was unable to catch up to her, so he stopped at her car and said he
was going to slash her tires. He attempted to poke the
knife into the tires, but it just bent every time
he tried. The victim saw a female tenant and yelled for
her to call the police.
At this time, the victim made a run to get back into her apartment and the
suspect gave chase. She stated
that she tried to lock the exterior door behind her, but
he punched the glass, causing it to break. The victim was about to escape the suspect
as she reached her apartment door, but it was locked! The victim was grabbed by her neck, held against the
door, kneed in the crotch and threatened with the knife. The victim fell to the ground, where the
suspect started kicking the apartment door around her. She
stated that while he was kicking the door, she
was able to pull the knife from him. She stated
that it was at this point Officer Ford was making his
way up the stairs and the suspect fled. Officer Borden checked the apartment and determined that the
suspect most likely climbed up the balcony, entered through a propped open
bedroom window and waited for the victim to arrive home. Officer Borden retrieved the knife, which
was approximately 14 inches in length with a blade of
8 inches. The blade was bent from the attempts to
puncture the tires.
Officer Borden then spoke with the victim’s friends, who corroborated the
victim’s account. Two of the male
friends said they tried to stop the assault, but when the suspect came towards
them with the knife, they stepped back and one of them said, “Don't do this,
you don't want to do this man.”
The suspect yelled back, “I don't give a f&*%,
I'll go to jail.” It was at
this point that the victim fled the apartment, with the suspect in
pursuit. Her friends then locked the
door so that the suspect couldn’t get back in, which inadvertently resulted in
the victim not being able to get back in when she returned after briefly
eluding the suspect. The victim was
informed of domestic violence laws and her options and she chose to get a
restraining order. The suspect, a 22
year old Quincy resident, was charged with “Domestic Assault and Battery, 2
counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife), Breaking and
Entering with intent to commit a felony, 2 counts of Malicious
Damage under $250.00,” for the door in the apartment,
and the glass door at the front of the complex. Nice
Work!
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES: 300 block of Sea Street, Riccuti Drive
CAR BREAKS: Sumner Street, Clay Street, Bicknell Street, Des Moines Road, 1100 block of Sea Street, Grace Road, 200 block of Everett Street, Dixwell Avenue, Glenwood Way.
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS: 200 block of Arlington Street, Yardarm Lane, Curtis Street.
ARRESTS: 35
TOTAL CALLS: 1309
The Quincy Police Crime Prevention Unit recently held a Safety Fair at the Wal-Mart in Quincy. The well-attended event featured numerous tables full of information ranging from domestic violence to child safety programs. Quincy Police Officers fingerprinted children and provided water bottles to each participant. There were also child car seat inspections and installations conducted by specially trained Officers. In addition, Wal-Mart provided a significant donation of bicycle helmets, which were fitted for those in need. For more information on car seat installations, please contact Officer Terry Downing at (617) 745 5824.
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Tuesday, June 2,
2009, at approximately 2:15 A.M., Officer A.J. Carthas was on patrol
southbound on Hancock Street, directly behind Officer Matt
Hockney and as they approached the intersection of
Hancock Street and Elm Avenue, a male in front of Kentucky Fried
Chicken flagged them down. The male’s
face was covered in blood, so Fallon ambulance was called. The Officers interviewed the male victim,
who stated that he had been “sucker punched” a few streets away. The
Officers attempted to get further information but the victim appeared
reluctant, then said he was “not a snitch.” Fallon Ambulance
EMTs’ arrived and as they were assisting the victim, he said, “%^&* this,
you want to know what happened,” then proceeded to tell the
Officers that he was at the Wollaston train station when
he was approached by an unknown male party who had
asked him if he wanted to buy a laptop computer. The
victim stated he was interested and they both went over to
the CVS located on Beale Street in order for the victim to
get some money. From there, they walked back
to St. Ann's Road, where the computer was. The victim
described the male as a “big guy, an ex-football
player,” and that his name was allegedly John. He
said when they arrived at this location, an
argument began over the price and this was when the suspect punched him in the eye
and immediately tried to take his money. The victim said that
the suspect was unsuccessful throughout the fight. The victim was transported to Quincy Medical Center to be
treated for an apparent eye injury that was going to
require stitches.
The Officers, along with Sergeant Gerald Connolly went to
St. Ann's Road in an attempt to get the other
side of the story. Once there, they saw lights on so they
knocked on the door and window for approximately five minutes.
The Officers saw that there was a male and a female moving around
inside, and at one point the female looked out the window directly
at Officer Hockney and still did not answer the door.
Moments later, Officer Carthas noticed the female party sit in a
chair and at a desk remove items which he believed to be pills.
At this time, a different male opened the door and stated that he was working
in the back office and did not hear anyone knocking. Once inside, the
Officers asked the female why she didn’t open the door and she said she
was nervous and left to get the other male. When asked why she would be nervous to open
the door for the Police, she did not respond.
When asked who else was in the building, the male said “John” was in the
back office. The Officers knocked on
that door and a large male opened the door.
He was led outside by Officer Carthas and Sergeant
Connolly and asked for identification, but he said that he did not have it on
him. He then provided the Officers with
a name, but there were no warrants.
Officer Carthas asked the suspect why he was locked in a back
office after being seen sitting at a desk in the front office
and why he didn’t open the door.
His answer was he was working in the back
office.
Officer Carthas asked the suspect what happened at the
train station and he said “some kid overheard me on my
cell phone talking about a computer, and asked me out of
the blue if I had one for sale.” The suspect told the
victim that he did and it was back at his work. A price of
$100.00 was agreed upon, so the victim and suspect went to an ATM, then back to
the suspect’s office. The suspect said
that once they arrived at the office, the victim “started acting
weird, staring at the computer like he was going to
grab it and take off.” The
suspect learned that the victim only had $70.00, not the $100.00 they
agreed on, so he grabbed the victim and “booted” him out of
the office.
Officer Carthas questioned the female, who turned out to be the suspect’s
girlfriend.
Her story was the same until she said that the victim “flipped out and started throwing things, including a sandwich all over the office.” The Officers noted that the office
appeared to be in order with no signs of an altercation. The girlfriend said there was no fight and that “John just threw the kid out.” Officer Carthas then questioned the other male, who said that he arrived at the office at 8:00 P.M. and that there was no one
else present besides the three who worked
there, and there was “definitely not a fight.” Officer
Carthas was able to get this male to confirm that the suspect’s first name was
actually John.
The Officers were confident that the suspect was providing a fake first name
and they were able to support this by matching up the height on the suspect’s
driver’s license, which were completely different. A further check provided the correct social security number of
the suspect, showing that his first name was actually John and that he had five
outstanding warrants, and his height was 6' 6 at 270lbs.
This description did match the suspect and he was placed
under arrest and transported to the station by Officer
Hockney.
The suspect, a 35 year old Worcester resident, was charged
with “Unarmed Robbery- attempt to steal victim’s money during
their altercation, Failing to Register as a Sex Offender,
discovered during booking, Misleading a Police Officer- Providing
false name and date of birth.” He
also had a combination of five default and straight warrants. Nice Work!
GIRLS BASKETBALL GAMES AT MERRYMOUNT COURTS!
The Quincy Police Crime Prevention Unit and the Quincy
Recreation Department will sponsor a girls basketball program over the summer
at the Merrymount basketball courts, located at the intersection of Hancock
Street and Fenno Street. The program,
funded by the Shannon grant, will run every Tuesday night, beginning on
Tuesday, June 16th, from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M., weather
permitting. The purpose of the program
is to give girls who are going into the 7th, 8th or 9th
grade an opportunity to play in organized basketball games. For additional information, please
contact Lieutenant Dan Minton at (617) 745 5719.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES:
CAR BREAKS:
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS:
ARRESTS:
TOTAL CALLS:
QUINCY POLICE ASIAN ACADEMY GRADUATES!
The Quincy Police Department recently held a four-week police academy for Cantonese speaking residents. The program, coordinated by Officer Kent Yee, was hosted by Steve Buckley, Director at the North Quincy Community Center. The purpose of the program was to provide information in the Cantonese language on topics related to federal, state and locl laws.Officer Jimmy Chen spoke about motor vehicle laws, including seatbelts, crosswalks and recent changes in the laws. Officer Bennett Chin reviewed domestic violence and elder abuse laws, while Officer Greg Mar discussed city ordinances, focusing on illegal apartments. Officer Kent Yee brought up current cases of crime and crime prevention techniques, how to report a crime and how the incident will be investigated. Sergeant Phillip Yee from the Braintree Police Department spoke on criminal law while Customs Deputy Chief Ted Woo discussed immigration laws and answered many questions pertaining to importing and exporting goods. During the graduation ceremony, 75 residents received diplomas and congratulations from Mayor Thomas Koch, State Representative Bruce Ayers, Police Chief Paul Keenan and Braintree Deputy Police Chief Russell Jenkins.
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Friday, May 15, 2009, Detective Brian Coen obtained a search warrant for a home on Ellerton Road in Quincy. At approximately 6:05 P.M., Detectives’ Brian Coen, William O'Brien, Edward Ryan, and Bill Ward, along with Officers Edward Hartnett, Patrick Calabaro of the Special Operations Unit (SOU), and Officers’ Michael Duran, Dennis Keenan, and Paul Foley of the Uniform Division, executed the search warrant. Upon entering the property, the Detectives spotted the suspect seated inside the detached garage at the end of the driveway to the left of the house. Detective O'Brien seized the suspect while Officer Duran spoke with the suspect’s
three-year-old child, who was playing in the driveway. Officer Keenan and Detective Ward knocked on the front door of the residence several times while announcing Quincy Police. After a brief period of time a female voice from inside the residence yelled something. Detective Ward again announced Quincy Police but no one came to the door, so he then turned the doorknob of the front door and entered with Officer Keenan. A female later identified as the suspect’s mother met them in the hallway and she was advised about the search warrant. Detectives’ Coen and Ryan entered into the residence from the unlocked back door. A copy of the search warrant was given to the occupants and their Miranda Rights were provided. Detective Coen interviewed the suspect, who said that there were no narcotics and was not concerned about the Police searching his home. Massachusetts State Trooper Keith Pantazelous and his narcotics trained K9 Rocky arrived and conducted a search of the garage area where suspect #1 was still seated. K9 Rocky indicated a positive response for narcotics in the right side of the garage, so Detectives' Coen and Ward, along with Officer Hartnett, searched the garage and found a nylon bag inside a Rubbermaid container, holding two shot guns wrapped in clothing. Officer Keenan asked the suspect to produce an FID card or License to carry a firearm but the only card he showed was an I.D. card for a gun range. While inspecting the shotguns it was discovered that one of the shotgun barrels was "sawed-off". Suspect #1 was placed under arrest for two counts of “Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a sawed-off shotgun.”
The suspect, awaiting the wagon transport, stated that he wanted to talk and then admitted to having narcotics on in the house. He offered to show where the narcotics were if the Police agreed not to search any further and disrupt his family. The Detectives informed him that they were going to search the entire property but if he told them where narcotics were, it would make the search go much quicker. He also asked for a low bail but was told that would be the decision of the Bail Clerk. The suspect led Detectives to his bedroom and said that the narcotics were in the pocket of his jacket on the wall.
Detective Ward retrieved a plastic bag containing
three plastic bags which appeared to be both crack cocaine (two
bags) and powdered cocaine (one bag), then asked the suspect how
much cocaine was here and he said, "About
20 grams.” Officer Peter Clancy transported the suspect to the station for
booking. Detective Coen went back to searching the garage and found
another firearm and 9mm ammunition inside a Chivas
Regal box. This firearm was a 9mm. Sig Sauer with a
defaced serial number. The ammunition was marked "law
enforcement use only" 9mm hollow-point ammunition.
Trooper Pantazelous and K9 Rocky conducted a search of the
residence and found the presence of narcotics in the ceiling of
the basement. The Trooper opened up the drop ceiling and
removed a box that contained $1100.00 in $100 bills. He also
discovered
two small digital scales with white
residue in the same location.
A further search of the home uncovered numerous rounds of ammunition, 59 vials,
a Stun Gun Backpack and a Police scanner.
As a result of the above stated facts and
items seized, the suspect was charged with “Trafficking cocaine,
Possessing a controlled substance with intent to
distribute within a school zone and Possession of a
Sawed-off Shotgun, 3 counts of possessing a firearm without
and FID or License, Defacing a firearm serial number,
Possession of an electric stun gun, 3 counts of
unsecured firearms accessible to minors and Possession of a
large capacity feeding device (15 round 9mm magazine) The
suspect, a 32 year old Quincy resident has been found guilty on three
separate occasions for Distribution of Class B and
Possession of Class B with the Intent to Distribute.
As a result of this incident, a 51A Child Abuse report was
filed with the Department of Children and Families due
to the suspect’s daughters (3 and 9 years old)
being exposed to this extremely dangerous situation.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES: 100 block of Federal Avenue, 500 block of Willard Street, Bayview Street, Parkingway, Heritage Drive
CAR BREAKS: low numbers of South Street, Monroe Road, Smith Street, Bigelow Street, Union Street,
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS: 100 block of Granite Street, 100 block of West Squantum Street, 300 block of Water Street, Pond Street, 600 block of East Squantum Street, Taffrail Road, School Street, Franklin Street, Presidential Drive
ARRESTS: 27
TOTAL CALLS: 1183
RECENT SCAM: West Quincy resident John Chesna notified me that he received a letter with an $18,000 check from Ritchie Feed and Seed Inc. in Canada. He knew right away that it was a scam based on the following; he didn’t recognize the company, he had no reason to believe that someone would give him this money, it wasn’t a lottery, the envelope had a stamp on it rather than metered mail that companies use, the date was not in the format required, the paper was too thin and the signatures didn’t look right. Mr. Chesna then called the Ritchie company and they confirmed that the check was bogus, that the check number was issued to someone else and there were at least three other similar incidents. The Ottawa Police are investigating the incidents too. This case was different though – in most cases, victims are instructed to cash the check and send a portion back to the scam artist. In this scam, there were no directions, so the scammers weren’t too bright! A few days later, the victim learns that the check is bogus but, in good faith, has already sent a money order back and is now out thousands of dollars. The only reason this scam goes on is because there are still enough victims out there!
ANOTHER SCAM: This incident occurred in the Sumner Street area, with a male posing as a Department of Public Works employee checking water pressure inside the home. The elderly female allowed the male in and watched him closely and after a short period, he left. The DPW confirmed that they did not have anyone checking water pressure. This woman risked harm to herself as well as being robbed. BEST ACTION:
Do not open the door. Call the Police. Let us check him out. This will protect you and your neighbors!
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Saturday, May 10, 2009, at approximately 9:42 A.M., Officer David Levine was dispatched to the CVS Pharmacy in Wollaston on a
report of two females trying to pass a false prescription. Upon arrival, the Officer spoke with the Pharmacist, who said that the two females were no longer in the store but reasoned that they would come back because this was the third time the two had tried to do this. The Pharmacist said that one of the females used a Massachusetts Driver's license and claimed that the person on the script is their sister and she does not have identification to pick it up. A check of the license number provided a Quincy address. The Pharmacist provided the two other scripts along with the one prescription from today. He also had the two other scripts used in March and April, which also had the same license number on them. This script was made out for a different name than the other two and all were for the drug “Adderall.” The Pharmacist told the suspects to come back in an hour for the prescription. She then contacted the Psychiatry Office on the scripts and they confirmed the pad to be stolen and they had no patient by the name provided by the suspects. Officer Levine reviewed the videotape in order to recognize the suspects, then checked the immediate area, but the suspects were gone. At approximately 10:21 A.M., Officer Levine returned to the CVS after the Pharmacist called stating the two suspects had returned. Upon arrival, Officer Levine recognized the two females and asked for identification. When asked what they were doing, they both stated that they were picking up a prescription for one of their sisters.
The 31 year old suspects, one from Quincy and the other from Kingston, were placed under arrest for “Uttering a False Prescription, Forgery and Larceny of Property Under $250.00.” One of the suspects also had warrants. Officer Levine then interviewed the Office Manager from the Psychiatry Office and learned that one of the suspects
was a former employee and was terminated in the summer of 2008 and that she has written false prescriptions out of this office in the past. Copies of prescriptions and surveillance video were logged into evidence. Nice Work!
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Friday, May 15, 2009, at approximately 6:40 P.M., Sergeant Joe Lencki and Officer Tom Gaeta Jr. were working the "Cops in the Shop" detail at the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Granite Street in a plain-clothes assignment. Sergeant Lencki conducted surveillance in the store while Officer Gaeta was outside monitoring the parking lot in an unmarked cruiser. At this time, two males and a female entered the liquor section of the store. One of the males, suspect 1, went to the counter with
a 1.32-gallon Heineken Keg of beer, made the purchase and then left with the other friends. Sergeant Lencki followed them out and watched as suspect 1 handed the keg of beer over to suspect 2, who then put it in the trunk of his vehicle. Suspect 1 then went to his own vehicle, which was parked on the other side of the parking lot. Sergeant Lencki then walked up to suspect 2’s car, identified himself as a Police Officer and asked him if he was 21 years old. Suspect 2 stated that he was and provided the Officer with a Vermont Driver’s License, showing he was 22. A check with the Registry indicated that the Vermont Registry of Vehicles had no record of the license.
Sergeant Lencki told suspect 2 that he would give
him one chance to be straight with him and he would not
charge him with the felony of having a fake license, at
which point suspect 2 admitted that the license was fake.
Suspect 2, a 19-year-old Roslindale resident, was placed under arrest for
“Minor Transporting/carrying Alcohol.” Suspect 1, who was still in his car,
stepped out and stated that he had purchased the alcohol and
asked why suspect 2 was under arrest.
Suspect 1 then said that the keg of beer was for him
and that he was only having suspect 2 transport it for
him. When asked why he couldn’t transport the beer himself, he did not
answer. Based on this statement, suspect 1, a 25-year-old Quincy resident,
was placed under arrest for “Selling/delivering Alcohol to
a Minor.” Sergeant Lencki then interviewed the 21-year-old female,
who said that the beer was actually for suspect 1. She was allowed to leave at this point. Nice
Work!
.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES: East Elm Avenue, Common Street,
Independence Avenue, Malden Street
CAR BREAKS: Forest Avenue, Wilson Avenue, 100 and 200 block of Newbury Avenue, 100 block of South Street, 100 block of Granite Street, Quarterdeck Road, East Elm Avenue
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS: Yardarm Lane, Kittredge Avenue, Winter Street, 1300 block of Hancock Street, 100 block of Granite Street.
ARRESTS: 45
TOTAL CALLS: 1279
QUINCY POLICE “LIFESAVER” LOCATES MISSING PERSON!
On Sunday, Mother’s Day, the Quincy Police Department was notified that one of their senior residents had walked away from his home. Fortunately, he was part of the “Project Lifesaver” program and was wearing an electronic tracking bracelet. Once the call came in, a perimeter was set up while trained Quincy Police Officers and Norfolk County Sheriffs responded to the area with their tracking technology. Within 30 minutes, the man was found inside a business in the Norfolk Downs area. Project Lifesaver has been involved in over 400 searches nationwide and there have been no reports of serious injuries or deaths. This can be attributed to the technology, the training and the rapid response. This program is for families of people who suffer from dementia, autism and other associated ailments and require 24 hour monitoring. For more information, contact Lieutenant Dan Minton at 617 745 5719 or Carol Flynn at 617 479 1212.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES:
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A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Wednesday, May
6, 2009, at approximately 5:00 P.M., Officer Dennis Keenan was on patrol in
an unmarked police vehicle when Officer Mike
Duran contacted him, stating that he had just observed a red Ford
Explorer acting suspiciously as it drove down Cleverly
Court. Officer Duran said that the vehicle, traveling very slowly,
was occupied by three males who appeared to be looking around as
if they were looking to meet up with someone. Officer Keenan arrived on scene and watched
as the vehicle drove down Des Moines Road, then turned
left onto Southern Artery and then right onto Quincy
Avenue. The vehicle headed north on Quincy Avenue and then
pulled into the parking lot of Subway. Officer Keenan pulled
into the Kam Man parking lot, which is next to
Subway, and began surveillance on the vehicle. The vehicle
sat there for several minutes and then a female walked up to the suspect
vehicle. The front seat passenger exited the vehicle and entered
the back seat and the female entered the front
passenger seat. From the Officer’s position, it was unclear exactly where
the female came from.
The vehicle exited Subway and began to travel south
on Quincy Avenue, then turn into the Bank of Canton lot. Officer Keenan followed, keeping Officer
Duran posted.
The suspect vehicle initially stopped in the front of the bank, which was closed, then after a few minutes of surveillance, Officer Keenan, the suspect vehicle backed up to the farthest point in the lot. At this point, the driver/suspect 1 emerged from his vehicle and stood outside looking for someone. Officer Keenan then put a civilian shirt on over his uniform shirt, exited his unmarked cruiser and began to walk towards the vehicle. As he neared, he detected the odor of burnt marijuana coming from the inside the suspect vehicle. Officer Keenan then identified himself as a Quincy Police Officer and instructed the occupants to keep their hands where he could see them. With the arrival of Officer Duran, Officer Keenan was able to search the vehicle and immediately found a small bag of marijuana on the driver’s seat. He also observed dollar bills on the same seat. Officer Duran opened the rear passenger door to speak to the occupant/suspect 2 and spotted a clear plastic bag with several pink colored pills inside it, located on the floor between the door and the seat. Officer Duran picked up the pills and immediately recognized them through his training and experience as nine Oxycontin pills, then informed the suspect in the back seat he was under arrest.
Officer Keenan advised the driver of his rights and informed him that Oxycontin had been found inside the vehicle. The driver then stated that there was more marijuana inside the vehicle. The Officers found this inside the center console, in a clear plastic bag with five individually wrapped packages. The marijuana was packaged in white paper with the numbers “10” and “20” written on the outside. The packages with the number "20" written on it were bigger that the packages with the number "10" written on it, indicating the price. A further search revealed a small digital scale that had marijuana residue on it. The driver was then placed under arrest. Both suspects were placed under arrest and transported to the station. In addition to the $150.00 found on the driver’s seat, another $200.00 was found inside his pocket during booking. The driver, a 22 year old Weymouth resident, was charged with “Possession of Class D With Intent to Distribute and Violation of a Drug Free School Zone.” The money and driver’s cell phone were seized pending civil forfeiture. Suspect 2, also a 22-year-old Weymouth resident, was charged with “Possession of a Class B Substance With Intent to Distribute and Violation of a Drug Free School Zone.” This suspect had $553.00 in cash on him, which was seized along with his cell phone. The other two passengers in the vehicle were allowed to leave after determining there were no warrants on them. Nice Work!
QUINCY POLICE PRE-PROM SEMINAR HELD AT NORTH QUINCY HIGH
SCHOOL
The Quincy Police Crime Prevention Unit recently held a “Pre-Prom Safety Seminar” at North Quincy High School. Lynda Steverman started off the presentation with a moving tribute to her son, who passed away after leaving a college party. She provided each student with a contact card that they should bring with him or her when they go away to college. She reminded them that they are or will be adults soon and neither the college nor hospital has an obligation to contact their parents if they are missing or injured. Having the contact information available to roommates or friends will aid in parental notification.
The second stage of the program involved Quincy Police Officers presenting materials on the cost of an OUI and additional consequences, alcohol poisoning, then having the students try out the “drunk driving goggles.” The final presentation was the “rollover” exhibition provided by the Massachusetts State Police. Troopers’ Daniel Griffin and Larry Kiely discussed the impact of car accidents on the body, then showed what happens to child and adult passenger mannequins who are not seat belted. The immediate tossing of the mannequins produced a collective groan! The Quincy Police Crime Prevention Unit would like to thank senior class advisor Gingy Fidalgo for her assistance in organizing this highly successful program.
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Monday, May 4, 2009, at approximately 8:15 A.M., Officers’ James Karvelis and Paul Holland were dispatched to West Quincy on a report of a “family disturbance in progress.” Upon arrival, Officer Karvelis interviewed the 49-year-old victim/mother, who said that her son just fled out the rear door. The Officer obtained a description of the son/suspect and radioed this information to Officer Holland. Officer Karvelis observed a door to be broken in half and learned from the mother that her 17year old son caused the damage. Upon further inspection, the Officer also found a clock radio completely destroyed and numerous banister rails shattered going up the staircase.
Moments later, Officer Holland located the suspect
about 100 yards up the street, so he stopped him, positively
identified him as the suspect and then escorted him back to the residence in
the cruiser, pending further investigation.
Back at the residence, Officer Holland interviewed the suspect separately
while Officer Karvelis took a statement from the victim.
The victim said that her son kicked her bedroom door in half last weekend and her son destroyed the clock radio this morning during a verbal confrontation. The victim said that her son woke up this morning demanding $20.00 from her, but she refused to give him any money due to his past history of substance abuse and the fear that he would purchase illegal drugs. Her son became extremely angry and verbally abusive towards her, so much that she feared for her safety and called
the Quincy Police Department. Officer Karvelis joined Officer Holland and confirmed from the suspect that there was a verbal argument with his mother because she wouldn't give him $20 dollars. Upon further questioning, the suspect became extremely agitated and uncooperative. The suspect then began walking out of the residence, followed by Officer Karvelis, who asked a few more questions but could see that the suspect was growing more agitated. As they walked toward the front of the home, the suspect started shouting in a way that served no purpose, asking, “Who are you? You're Quincy @#$%^&* Police Officers.” This continuous barrage of shouting obscenities resulted in a disturbance of the peace. The Officer noted that traffic began to build up at the intersection and a traffic jam and a public safety issue soon developed.
The suspect continued shouting, “I am going to
flip out.” Since the suspect would not calm down or obey the Officer, he
was advised that he was under arrest for “Disorderly Conduct” and then
placed into custody. As Officer Holland transported the suspect in his
cruiser, the suspect continued being unruly, then started kicking the cruiser
windows. At the station, the suspect was too uncooperative to book, so he was
placed in a cell. Once in the cell, the
suspect kept banging on the cellblock window, then took of his pants
and attempted to carve something into the cellblock
window with the zipper.
In addition, the 17-year-old Quincy resident was charged with “Defacing
Personal Property” due to the extensive damage he caused. The mother
was advised of her domestic violence rights and offered an
emergency order, but she declined. When asked what she was going to do
when her son was released, the mother said that he would be welcome at her
residence that evening. Nice Work!
In this case, even though the mother did not want anything to do with a restraining order against her son, taking the Officer’s advice to speak with a domestic violence advocate to consider various options would have been a better choice than to just let the son back in.
Even a simple action as getting a restraining order that allows her son to be in the home but with the stipulation that he not threaten or harm his mother (psychological or physical abuse) may be enough to protect her. It would also assist the Police in the event that we had to return to the address for another incident. Remember, without the proper level of intervention, the likelihood of another incident is high!
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES: Cottage Avenue
CAR BREAKS: Rawson Road, 200 block West Street
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS: 400 block Sea Street, Captain’s Walk, low numbers of South Street, Fairmont Way, Yardarm Lane
ARRESTS: 35
TOTAL CALLS: 1207
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Tuesday, April
28, 2009, at approximately 6:30 P.M., Officer John McIsaac was dispatched to
West Quincy on a domestic violence call.
Upon arrival, the Officer interviewed a female resident, who had dried
blood around her nose and smudged blood along her forearm. She stated that she had an argument with her
boyfriend in their bedroom and the incident turned violent when the boyfriend
asked her to hand him a tissue. After
handing him the tissue, the boyfriend/suspect grew angry, accusing her of not
holding the tissue close enough to his nose so that he could blow into the
tissue. She told him to hold the tissue
himself and upon hearing this, the suspect then punched her in the nose, which
resulted in profuse bleeding. She left
the room to tend to her own nose, then returned to show her boyfriend what he
did to her, in hopes that she would apologize.
The boyfriend then sprang off the bed and forced her into the corner of
the room, stood over her and angrily said, “Try to get out of here.” The victim crouched for self-protection,
then tried to escape the room, but the suspect kicked her left leg, temporarily
staggering her before she was able to flee the residence. The victim then went to a friend’s home, who
called the Police. According to the
friend, this was not the first time the victim fled from her boyfriend after
being assaulted. Officer McIsaac also
learned that the boyfriend has an alcohol and Oxycontin substance abuse
problem. Officer McIsaac returned to
the scene of the crime and arrested the boyfriend, a 42-year-old Quincy
resident of the charges of “Domestic Assault and Battery and Assault and
Battery with a Dangerous Weapon. (shod foot)
The Officer then assisted the victim in obtaining an emergency
restraining order. Nice Work!
On Monday, April 27, 2009, at approximately 7:45 A.M., Officers’ A.J. Carthas and Matt Hockney were dispatched to Woodbine Street for an unknown trouble call. Dispatch informed the Officers that there was a language barrier and they were trying to get additional information. Upon arrival, the Officers were unable to get anyone to answer the door initially, but after a short delay, a female answered the door. She denied calling the Police, said that she just got out of the shower was unaware of any problem.
When asked if anyone else was in the house, she said that her roommates were upstairs and pointed to the stairs. At this time, Dispatch told the Officers that the call was a domestic disturbance between a husband and wife. Once upstairs, the female pointed to the door of the married couple. The door opened and a female emerged, visibly upset and crying. Officer Carthas led this female into the kitchen and asked her what happened.
Officer Hockney went into the bedroom
to speak to her husband. The female victim said that she asked
her husband to make sure the lights were turned off in the laundry room and he
said he would. Minutes later, she asked
him again if he had checked on the lights and it was at this point that the
husband became extremely upset. He
began yelling at her and then hit her in the head
three times with a closed fist. She then showed the
Officer where her husband hit her.
Based on this information, the Officers placed the husband, a
24-year-old Quincy resident, under arrest on the charge of “Domestic Assault
and Battery.” The wife was offered a
restraining order but declined. She was
encouraged to re-think her choice and given information explaining her
options. Nice Work!
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES: Davis Street, Hamilton Avenue, 400 block of Quincy Avenue
CAR BREAKS: Marlboro Street, Billings Street, Coddington Street, Cross Street, Suomi Road, Puritan Drive, Joan Drive, Oakland Avenue, 400 block of Granite Street.
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS: low numbers of Elm Street, 200 block of Holbrook Road, Prospect Avenue, Parker Street, Greystone Street, Nelson Street, Townhill Street, Marlboro Street, 700 block of East Squantum Street, low numbers of South Street
ARRESTS: 51
TOTAL CALLS: 1303
Basic
Information
Quincy Police Department
upgrades the Communications Center
The Quincy Police Department recently upgraded its’
“Emergency 911” equipment while training Dispatchers as part of the state’s new
operating system. The new system
ensures an orderly, documented, and effective response to all emergency calls
for services. Quincy Police officials
decided to upgrade the Communications Division because of its deplorable
condition. Phase I of the project was
to move the Communications Division to the Policy Academy on the second floor
of the Police Station. Phase II of the
project was to move the Police Academy into the old Communications Center adjacent
to the Police Academy when Phase I was completed. Due to budget constraints, it was necessary to put together a
plan that would not be a burden the local taxpayer. The proposed
Communications Center needed to be upgraded with new flooring, paint, and
computer consoles. In addition,
electric, telephone, radio equipment, and computer lines needed to be
transferred from the old Communications Center to the new Communications
Center. This was not an easy task. In an effort to defray any of these costs to taxpayers, federal
grant monies were used for new furniture that would house computer equipment
and Homeland security funds enabled the Police Department to install homeland
security cameras along with television wall monitors mounted in the Communications
Center. Other donations were made for flooring, paint, and filing cabinets,
through the efforts of Lieutenant Charles Santoro, who also painted murals from old police photos.
On
April 9, 2009, the transfer from the old Communications Center to the new
Communications Center took place and the new system is up and operating.
At the
present time, Phase II, the Quincy Police Training Facility renovation is under
way. This stage of renovations would
not have been possible if it was not for the generosity of Automobile Dealer
Mr. Dan Quirk, who donated all the classroom furniture. Through his generosity, the Quincy Police
Training Facility will ensure that we provide our officers with the very best
in classroom instruction. It is hoped that the
Police
Academy will be completed in and around June 2009.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES:
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ARRESTS:
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Quincy Police hold English/Cantonese seminar on Domestic
Violence
The North Quincy Community Center hosted over 75 local residents last Thursday for a domestic violence seminar sponsored by the Quincy Police Department. The presentation was in English and translated into Cantonese by the Quincy Police Interpreter Hi Thai. Lieutenant Dan Minton talked about the police response, the related laws, the options and services offered. He also informed the audience that anyone can report family problems to the Police – preferably before the situation becomes violent and that the caller can remain anonymous. Lieutenant Minton reviewed the arrest process and the help available to the victim(s) as well as the defendant. Lieutenant Charles Santoro then discussed the domestic violence cycle and the impact on the family. He provided scenarios to help describe the wide range of physical and psychological abuse.
He talked about how abusers blame alcohol use and rationalize their actions. The seminar was followed up by a question and answer period. For additional information or inquiries, contact Lieutenant Minton at 617 745 5719.
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Sunday, April 19, 2009, at approximately 4:00 A.M., Officers’Mike Powers, Jim Goldrick and Mike Flaherty were dispatched to 391 Washington Street on a call of two males breaking into the former Sangiolo’s Package Store. Dispatch remained on the phone with the caller, who said the males were wearing baseball hats. The witness said that the males fled from the store with a Bud Light sign and ran towards Southern Artery. As Officer Powers headed to the intersection of Southern Artery and Washington Street, he heard Officer Goldrick confirm that there was a window broken but it did not appear that anyone gained entry. He reported that a sign was removed from inside the window, but was on the ground. The Officer also took into evidence a large piece of asphalt, believed to have been used to break the glass. Officer Powers checked the area and found two males running down Murdock Avenue toward Southern Artery. The Officer then stopped both males in the parking lot of Tom O'Brien Hyundai and confirmed that they matched the description provided by the witness. Officer Mike King and Officer Flaherty responded to the scene of the stop. When asked where they were coming from, the suspects said, “West Quincy.” Both had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage and were sweating profusely. Officer Powers asked them why they were running and both denied this, so the Officer followed up by asking why they were out of breath if they weren’t running. One suspect offered that they had a 5:00 A.M. curfew and had to be home, but that was challenged by the Officers.
Suspect #1 then said that they were out of breath because “we were actually fighting each other here in the parking lot over a girl.” The Officer told them that
they were lying because he had just witnessed them running on Murdock Avenue and stopped them in the lot. The Officer also noted that both suspects had blood on their hands but none on their faces. When asked about the blood on their hands, suspect #1 said that suspect #2 was hit in the head with a beer bottle by an unknown assailant and then blacked out due to fear. The suspect did not have a wound or swelling on his head. Both suspects were checked for warrants but were not wanted. Based on the witness’s account and description, the locale of the break and the short distance away where the suspects were stopped, the fact that they were running from the scene of the crime, fresh injuries consistent with handling broken glass and their fabrications, the two suspects, both 19 years old and from Quincy, were charged with “Defacing or Vandalizing Real Property. “
ASIAN SCAM: According to Detective Lieutenant John Steele, Asian business owners across the state are being targeted with this scam; a caller, speaking in Mandarin with a Taiwanese accent, demands $20,000.00 or harm will come to their family. The caller ultimately seeks to have the money wired to China, where it will never be recovered.
Anyone receiving this type of phone extortion should take the
following actions; After hanging up the phone, dial *57, which automatically
instructs the telephone company to make notation of the telephone number the
call came from and secondly, contact Quincy Police Detective Dave Pacino at 617
745 5768. There have not been any
reported incidents of harm to families nor has there been any reported
payoffs.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES: Linden Street
CAR BREAKS: Hunt Street, Sixth Avenue, Riccuti Drive, Clay Street, Sextant Circle, low numbers of Adams Street.
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS: Captains Walk, Elm Street, Binnacle Lane, low numbers of Beale Street, 800 block of Hancock Street, low numbers of North Central Avenue, 100 block of Newbury Avenue
ARRESTS: 28
TOTAL CALLS: 1245
The Quincy Police Crime Prevention Unit will offer a
domestic violence seminar on Thursday, April 23rd at 10:00 A.M., at
the North Quincy Community Center, located next to the North Quincy Public Library,
381 Hancock Street. The presentation,
which will be in English and translated into Cantonese, will also cover
detection of personality changes and the association with domestic violence. Lieutenant Charles Santoro, Training
Coordinator and Domestic Violence authority and Lieutenant Dan Minton, MSW,
will present the information. For
additional information, please contact Lieutenant Minton at 617 745 5719.
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Monday, April 13, 2009, at approximately 4:30 P.M., Officer Bruce Trieu was walking the beat in Quincy Square when he was approached by a citizen in the area of Hancock Street and Cliveden Street, who pointed to the bus stop in front of Angelina's pizza and stated that there is a large male screaming at a female. Officer Trieu walked to the area, where another citizen stated, “There is a drunk guy by the bus stop in front of Angelina's pizza calling people n*&^%$”. As Officer Trieu neared, Quincy Police dispatch gave out a call that a female was calling for help at the same location. She said that a man was screaming at her. The Officer located the female, who was visibly upset. She provided a description of the suspect, adding that he was walking toward Granite Street and after leaving her, started harassing someone else.
As Officer Trieu tried to catch up to the suspect, dispatch came over the air stating that they have received four 911 calls for a fight on Granite Street near Hancock Street.
Officer Trieu ran toward the intersection and found a large crowd gathering on the corner, with people pointing down Granite Street. One witness said, “Officer, the guy in the leather jacket is chasing the guy in green. The guy in green is trying to get away to avoid a fight”. The Officer turned the corner and immediately recognized the suspect as someone who he had placed into protective custody for intoxication just a few days earlier. The suspect was chasing the victim in the green shirt. Officer Trieu ran over and yelled at the suspect to stop, which he did, but then walked towards the Officer in a very agitated state and a very aggressive manner. The Officer ordered the suspect
to stop, turn around and put his hands behind his back. The suspect slowed, then screamed obscenities and waved his fists in the air in a threatening manner.
Concerned for his safety, Officer Trieu removed his baton from the holster which stopped the suspect. Officer’s Matt Patton and Mike Duran arrived on scene and assisted in handcuffing the suspect, who struggled, screaming at the top of his lungs and spitting in the Officer’s faces. The suspect was clearly inebriated and had a half empty bottle of whiskey in his pocket. Officer Trieu then interviewed the victim with the green T-shirt and learned that the suspect, unknown to him, started chasing and threatening him for no reason. He stated he was not hit and did not want to pursue any charges. The Officer then questioned the female victim caller, who said that she did not know the suspect. She said, “He just came out of nowhere and started screaming at me – I’m going to cut you up and stab you” several times, then followed her as she was trying to walk away. When she realized he was following her and kept saying, “I’m going to stab you”, she ran into a store and called “911.” She said that once she went into the business, the suspect found a new victim and started to chase him. This victim said that she was not hurt and does not want to press charges. The suspect, a 48-year-old homeless person, well known to the Quincy Police, was charged with “Disorderly Conduct” and transported to the station. Officer Duran transported the suspect, who continuously kicked the door of the cruiser and spit everywhere in the cruiser. The panel between the prisoner compartment and the front was covered with spit. The suspect was additionally charged with “Wanton Destruction of Property over $250.00.” Nice Work!
WARNING: Last week, around
7:30 P.M., two men about 40 years old went to the door of a Norton Road senior
citizen and told a story on how recycling saves money for the city. They then asked for $15.00 to $20.00 to
get the recycling program started in Quincy. This of course was a
scam. Report any attempts to solicit
money to the police!
BEWARE: of mail solicitations from a company identifying themselves as “Secret Shopper.” The company sent a local resident a check for $2,520.00 so that he could purchase goods while evaluating various companies he would be sent to visit.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES: 2 Hancock Street.
CAR BREAKS: 200 block of Holbrook Road, Jewett Street, Newbury Avenue, 500 block of Quarry Street.
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS: Townhill Street, 100 block of Taffrail Road, Dimmock Street, 300 block of Riccutti Drive, 300 block of West Squantum Street, 600 block of East Squantum Street.
ARRESTS: 43
TOTAL CALLS: 1250
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Saturday, April 4, 2009, at approximately 6:10 A.M., Officers’ James Parisi and Chuck Landry were dispatched to Granite Street on a “911” breaking and entering call in progress. The caller stated that the suspect was a man with a knife. Enroute to the call, Officers were notified that the suspect was armed with a box cutter and wore a plaid jacket. As both Officers approached the house, the Dispatcher, who was still on the phone with the caller, stated that the suspect was now outside in front of the house. Seconds later, the two Officers arrived on scene
and spotted the suspect and as they exited their cruisers, a female pointed and yelled,
“That's him! That's him!”
The Officers approached the suspect, who was on the sidewalk behind
a parked car. The suspect had an unknown object in his hand, which
was close to his waistline.
Both Officers drew their guns and ordered the suspect to drop what was in his hand, but he did not heed instructions. Officer Landry approached the suspect from the side
and repeated his command, but the suspect did not comply. Officer Parisi ordered the suspect to the ground, but the suspect said he wasn’t going to do that.
The suspect then stepped forward and placed
a box cutter and cell phone on the roof of
the car in front of him. Still unsure if the suspect
had additional weapons, the suspect was again ordered to the
ground, but again he refused. The
Officers then approached the suspect and handcuffed him. As the Officers
conducted a pat frisk, Officer Landry asked the suspect
his name, and his response was, “If they wanna press charges,
they can press charges.” No other weapons were found on
the suspect.
Once the situation was under control, Officer Landry interviewed the
people standing outside the house while Officer Parisi questioned the
suspect. When asked why he was there,
the suspect said that he was going to work at Labor Ready
on Hancock Street and that he was coming from home, which was
Father Bill's Place. The Officer questioned the suspect as to why he
was clearly found in the wrong direction, which resulted in the suspect stating
that he was coming from a friend's house down the street,
but could not identify the friend's name or where he/she lived.
The suspect was asked if he knew anyone in the house
across the street and he said that he knew a man from
working with him at Labor Ready. When asked what the people
inside were going to say about him being there,
The suspect said, “They would tell you that I broke into
their house.” Officer Parisi asked why they would say that and it was at this
point that the suspect said he didn't want to incriminate himself, so
questioning was stopped.
Officer Parisi then examined the exterior of the home where the break occurred.
He noted that there was a window screen on the side of the
house that was sliced.
Under this window was a blue hard rubber storage
bin. The bin was upside down so it could be
used as a step up to the window, which was unlocked. A
window adjacent to this one also had the screen cut but the window was locked
from the inside. Outside the window was a blue back pack that no one
in the house knew who owned it.
Officer Parisi interviewed the occupants of the apartment. One female stated that she woke up to use the bathroom and as she returned to her bed, she saw a man in the living room standing near the wall holding his hand over his face. She asked the man who he was several times but he didn’t responded. She then saw the box cutter in the man's hand and yelled, “Who are you?” as she stepped toward her bedroom. Without answering, or removing his hand from his face, the man stepped toward her. She began yelling for help as she backed up further. The man looked in the bedroom and this was when one of the males in the apartment chased the suspect out the front door. The female victim was visibly shaken, repeating over and over how scared she was and how she feared being harmed by him.
Officer Parisi then interviewed the male who chased the suspect out of the apartment. He said that he was in bed sleeping when he heard the yells for help – that someone was in the apartment. He got up, spotted the suspect, who then ran out the front door, down the hill toward the school. While the female victim called the Police, the male victim searched briefly for the suspect. A total of four witnesses provided similar accounts.
When asked if they knew the suspect, one resident said that he knew him from work, but they were not friends and there was no reason why he would be in their house.
One female victim said that she met the suspect about three
months ago when she saw him in front of the house looking
for cans. She said she gave him
some cans, but had not seen him since.
Based on the evidence, Officer Parisi arrested the 40-year-old homeless
man for
“Home Invasion, Assault by means of a Dangerous Weapon and Malicious Damage.” The box cutter and blue backpack were taken as evidence. Back at the station, a criminal record check showed that the suspect has a lengthy criminal record and is listed as a Level 2 sex offender. In summary, it was unknown how long the suspect was in the house. The last people to go to bed were two females at 4:00 A.M.
It does not appear as if the suspect attempted to steal or vandalize anything. According to witnesses, he did not appear to be concerned when the female victim spotted him and it was only after another male confronted him that he fled. Nice Work!
ANTI-BULLYING PARENTS NIGHT: The Quincy Police Department has partnered with the Quincy Public Schools to offer a free Parent Information Night about Bullying and Cyber Bullying Prevention. There will also be a presentation by the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center from Bridgewater State College. The presentation will be at Central Middle School on April 14th at 6:30 P.M. This is a free seminar for all parents to learn ways parents, students and schools can work together to address the issue of Bullying and Cyber Bullying. Parents will gain an awareness of the problem of bullying and skills to help support their children in coping with the effects and consequences of bullying. If you have any questions, please contact Lieutenant Dan Minton at
617 745 5719.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES: Silver Street
CAR BREAKS: Holmes Street, Town Hill Street, Forest Avenue, Clive Street, 800 block of Willard Street, low numbers of Hancock Street.
BREAKS AND ATTEMPTED BREAKS: Edison Street, Rockview Avenue, 600 block of Hancock Street, 100 block of West Squantum Street.
ARRESTS: 41
TOTAL CALLS: 1237
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Friday, March 27, 2009, at 10:48 a.m., Officers’ Mark Millane, Brian Flaherty and Barry DeFranco responded to 646 Adams Street for a larceny of a purse that just occurred. Quincy Police communications broadcast that the suspect who took the purse, fled in a brown 2002 Toyota Camry and provided the license plate number. Upon arrival, Officer Millane met with the victim, who stated that
she parked her car on Adams Street and went into the cleaners, leaving behind her
Coach brand bag/purse, valued at $400.00, on the passenger seat. She said that the purse contained $100.00 U.S. Currency in various denominations, a Visa card, a Macy's card and other credit cards. The victim said that she left her vehicle unlocked because she was just doing a quick errand and when she returned, her purse was missing from the passenger seat of her vehicle. Officer Millane interviewed two witnesses who were in a local business. Based on their accounts, Officer Millane determined that a brown vehicle pulled up behind the victim’s unoccupied vehicle. The suspect, the sole occupant, got out of his car and entered the victim’s car, removing
the black handbag from the passenger side. The suspect then got back into his car
and drove down Shirley Street. Officer Millane provided the license plate number to communications and the direction the suspect vehicle was last seen traveling.
A local resident on Connell Street, who stated that she witnessed a male driver throw a purse out his window, flagged Officer DesRoche down. The Officer returned the purse to the victim, who confirmed it was hers. She believed that the money and all her credit cards were still there. A short while later, Officer DeFranco located the suspect vehicle at the registered address, so he and Officer DesRoche knocked on the door of this residence and spoke with the home owner and his adult son. The focus of the investigation was on the son, who met the clothing and physical description of the suspect. After reading Miranda rights, the suspect admitted to stealing the purse and then throwing it out the window on Connell Street. The suspect, a 48-year-old Quincy resident, was placed under arrest for “Breaking and Entering of a Motor Vehicle in the Daytime with Intent to Commit a Felony and Larceny over $250.00.” Nice Work!
In this case, simply locking your door would have eliminated the opportunity. At a minimum, keeping valuables out of sight may have been a sufficient deterrent. The more cards and documents you carry in a purse, the more effort it will take to cancel and/or replace each one – hopefully you will remember each one.
A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . . On Monday, March
23, 2009, at approximately 2:45 P.M., Officer James Cassidy was on patrol in
plain clothes in an unmarked police vehicle on Des Moines
Road when he observed a motor vehicle with no front plate,
traveling north on Des Moines Road towards Southern Artery.
He stopped the vehicle on South Street at Sumner Street and was assisted
by Officers’ Bill Lanergan and Joe McGunigle.
Officer Cassidy requested license and registration from the male
operator and noted that the front seat passenger was known to the Police. .
Being familiar with the criminal history of the passenger
and the fact that the operator had no registration
and a different last name from the owner, Officer Cassidy
asked the driver if there was anything illegal in
the motor vehicle and he hesitated, then responded, “No....nothing
at all.” The Officer was given
consent by the driver to search the motor vehicle. The driver also stated that the
vehicle is his mother’s and the front plate was at the auto body
shop.
The passengers stepped from the vehicle during the search and a pat
frisk for weapons was conducted.
The front passenger then stated that he was in possession of a
hypodermic syringe, which was removed from his left jacket
pocket and secured in a HAZMAT container. During
the search of the vehicle, in the center console, Officer Cassidy
found a cigarette box with two halves of an orange tablet
believed to be Suboxone and a small plastic bag with an
unknown rock like light brown substance, packaged in a
manner consistent with illegal narcotics commonly found in
street level drug distribution.
After these items where located, the driver and the front seat
passenger were placed under arrest.
They denied any knowledge of the drugs.
K-9 Officer Brian Mahoney and his narcotic detection
partner, “Shaggi” performed a
further search of the motor vehicle. Officer Mahoney
stated that "Shaggi" indicated to the odor of
narcotics inside the center console were Officer Cassidy
discovered the cigarette box.
The driver, a 31-year-old Quincy resident, and the front passenger, an 18-year-old Abington resident, were charged with “Possession of Class B Drug.” Nice Work!