This morning at 1:15 an officer assigned to District 1 patrolling the Boston Common area stopped Nicholas DePina, 23, of Scituate one block away at Charles and Stuart Street. DePina was wanted on a parole violation warrant for Breaking and Entering in the nighttime with the Intent to commit a Felony. DePina was placed under
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At about 11:30am this morning, members of the Citywide Drug Control Unit along with MBTA Transit Police officers responded to the South Station Bus Terminal after receiving an anonymous tip. Officers were given a name and a detailed description of an individual traveling to Boston by bus from Providence R.I. This individual was to be
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On Wednesday April 19, 2006, officers from District 3 responded to 11 Clarkwood Street, Mattapan with reports of a person shot. Officers located a male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to Boston Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries. He has been identified as 25-year-old Kevin Lee, formerly of
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On Monday April 17, 2006 at 10:05pm, officers from District 3 responded to 25 Hosmer Street, Mattapan for a person stabbed. Officers located a male victim suffering from an apparent stab wound. The victim was taken to Boston Medical Center and later died. He has been identified as 39-year-old Eric Johnson of Mattapan. The cause
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On Friday April 7, 2006 at 12:39pm, officers from District 4 responded to 139 East Berkeley Street for a well being check on a resident. The officers discovered the body of a male inside that address. The victim has been identified as 43-year-old David Hall of that address. The cause of death as determined by
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Early this morning at 12:40am officers from District 3 responded to 11 Clarkwood St. in Mattapan on a report of shots fired. On arrival, officers found an unidentified B/M believed to be in his late teens/early twenties suffering from apparent gun shot wounds. The victim was transported to Brigham & Women’s Hospital and was pronounced
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The suspect involved in today’s police shooting has been identified as 31-year-old Mark Botelho of Arlington, Massachusetts. He remains in stable condition at Mass. General Hospital with a single non-life threatening gunshot wound to the abdomen.Botelho faces numerous charges including: 4 counts of Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon, Receiving Stolen Motor
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Today Boston Police Officers from District A-1 conducted a motor vehicle stop in front of 39 Boylston Street. The vehicle was reported stolen in Somerville, MA on April 15, 2006. As BPD uniformed officers approached on foot, the suspect fled driving over a sidewalk on Boylston St. and taking a right turn onto Washington St.
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Last evening at about 10:05pm officers from District 3 responded to 25 Hosmer Street in Mattapan for a person stabbed. On arrival officers located a male victim suffering from an apparent stab wound outside on Hosmer Street. The victim was taken to Boston Medical Center with serious injuries and later died.Boston Police Homicide detectives are
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On Saturday evening 4/15/06 at 6:15pm, officers in East Boston responded to 38 Condor Street for an unconscious female. On arrival they were informed that a female victim of Domestic Violence was inside. Velveena Baskin, 38, was taken from the scene to Mass General Hospital with serious injuries. The victim’s husband, 46-year-old Whitney Baskin, who
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