On Monday, April 28, 2025, Officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) arrested 37-year-old Calvin Godwin of Dorchester following a call for a person with a gun near Algonquin Street and Bradlee Street.
At approximately 5:21 PM, Officers responded to the scene after receiving a report of a man with a firearm. Upon arrival, Officers located an individual matching the description, later identified as Calvin Godwin, on the front steps of 12 Algonquin Street next to a bicycle and drinking from an open container of alcohol.
Officers detained Godwin for further investigation. During the encounter, they recovered a backpack worn by Godwin containing a black Helwan 9mm firearm with a wooden handle. The firearm was loaded with a magazine holding eight live rounds of 9mm ammunition. No round was chambered, and the serial number appeared to be defaced.
Godwin was placed under arrest and transported to District B-3 for booking. He is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court on the following charges:
- Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
- Unlawful Possession of Ammunition
- Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number
- Drinking an Alcoholic Beverage in Public
- Trespassing