compiled by Joanna Arpie
BREAKING AND ENTERING AT TERIYAKI HOUSE
On Jan. 8 at about 10:30 a.m., police responded to a radio call from a Teriyaki House employee. The witness said upon arriving to work around 10 a.m., he saw that the restaurant was broken into and robbed.
The witness said the cash register holding approximately $900-$1000 was emptied. According to the witness nothing else was missing. Police recorded no visible damage to either the front or side door. However, the witness said the owner might have left the side door open when closing the restaurant the night before.
The restaurant’s side door opens out to a common hallway shared with Boston Conservatory. An officer spoke with a Longwood Security Officer who said the only people who have access to the hallway are employees and students of Boston Conservatory. D-4 detectives were notified and security footage will be made available.
SHAWS EMPLOYEE ARRESTED LARCENY
On Jan. 18 police received a radio call for an employee being held for larceny at the Shaws Supermarket located at 33 Kilmarnock Street. When police arrived a witness said he saw the suspect on a store surveillance camera, “suspending” a transaction and placing $30 into her uniform apron. The witness said the cashier then used the money to purchase a pack of cigarettes and a prepaid phone card.
When confronted, the employee confessed to taking the money. She also admitted to taking approximately $40 every shift she has worked over the past year through a combination of “voided” and “suspended” transactions while cashiering. The store reported that to be about $11,520 in total.
The employee signed an admission of her actions. She told officers she was taking the money and giving it to her mother to help her buy a house. The employee was placed under arrest for larceny and transported to District C-8 for booking.
DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACE ON GAINSBOROUGH STREET
On Jan. 22 at approximately 12:25 a.m., a Northeastern University Police Officer was flagged down in front of 52 Gainsborough St. by the staff of “Our House East” bar. They said a black college age male, had started a fight in the bar and because of this was removed from the premises. Once outside the bar, the man preceded to throw a large sign and a stand up ash try on the ground. Afterwards he walked away screaming and yelling.
NUPD encountered the man and told him the bar’s management did not want him to return tonight. Police said it was evident that he was extremely intoxicated. He started to yell at the police officer stating that he was only being stopped because he was black. He was clinching his fists and police had to tell him several times to keep his hands out of his pockets.
Police told the man to go home to which he responded “no,” and began following the officers, yelling to them that he would not go home. Police asked him again to leave the area.
At this time a female exited the bar and attempted to get him to leave but he began yelling at her as well. Police told him to leave a third time and he refused. Because the situation was causing cars to stop and people to gather and watch, the man was placed under arrest for disorderly person
He was transported to Boston Police Area D4 for booking. While en route to the station he began to hit his head on the plastic cage and while in the booking area he started punching himself in the face. No visible injuries were caused.
TROUBLE ON EDGERLY ROAD
On Jan. 4, police received a call from a woman who said two unknown individuals threatened her over a parking space on Edgerly Road. The victim said as she drove down the road looking for a parking spot she noticed a car without a resident parking sticker and asked if they could move their vehicle. The victim said they refused to move and when she asked them again they started screaming at her. She said they were yelling profanities and stated, “You will see.” The victim described the pair as a Caucasian male and female, 18-20 years old. The male is about 5’10”, thin build and brown hair while the female is about 5’5”, thin and also with brown hair.
ASSAULT & BATTERY CHARGES AT MCKINLEY PREP HIGH SCHOOL
About 12:55 p.m. on Jan. 4, a police officer was escorting a prisoner to a BPD cruiser when he heard and observed a student yelling and getting out of control. The student (White-Hispanic male, about 5’5”, weighing approximately180 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes) then pushed and punched two teachers. In fear of anyone else being battered in attempts to restore the peace, a police officer attempted to place the student under arrest. After a brief struggle, the officer was able to safely place the student under arrest. The student was charged with two counts of A&B and Disturbing a School Assembly.
COMPUTER STOLEN ON HEMENWAY STREET
On Jan. 20, police responded to a radio call for a breaking and entering report at 165 Hemenway St. Police spoke to the victim’s who said when they returned home they discovered their laptop computer was missing from their kitchen table. The victim’s said they noticed the window next to the kitchen table was open. Security bars were on the window however suspect(s) could have easily reached inside and snatched the computer. D-4 detectives will further investigate the matter.
IPOD STOLEN FROM CAR ON BROOKLINE AVENUE
A woman reported that her car (a black, 1999 Honda CRV-station wagon) was broken into while it was parked in an alley near 160 Brookline Avenue. The victim discovered the small window on the passenger side had been smashed and her IPod Nano was taken from the glove department.
STUDENT ROBBED ON HEMENWAY
On Jan. 25 at approximately 5:30 p.m., while walking down Hemenway Street a student (Male, 19 years of age) was approached by five white males. According to the victim, the unknown persons surrounded him and demanded he hand over his money and watch. The victim described one of the persons as being 5’10”, in his early twenties, with facial hair on his chin and dressed in a black hoodie and puffy coat. The victim handed over $240 and a Marc Echo watch valued at $200. According to the victim, no weapon was present during the incident. After receiving the money and watch the suspects ran toward the Fens.
ROBBERY AT KNIFE POINT ON WESTLAND
On Jan. 26 a student was robbed at knifepoint while walking near 8 Westland Avenue at approximately 7:30 p.m. The victim described the suspect as a 6’2” black male, weighing around 200 pounds, and wearing a black hoodie, baggy blue jeans and white footwear. While holding a folding knife measuring about 7” long, the suspect demanded the victim give him whatever money he had. The victim handed over $40, after which the suspect continued to flee towards Massachusetts Avenue.
ASSAULT & BATTERY AT 80 FENWAY
On Jan. 29 police responded to an assault and battery report at 80 Fenway at about 10 p.m. Upon arrival they spoke with the victim who said he was attacked by three men. The victim said he met the suspects earlier at the Mass Ave T Station and “hung out and smoked weed” with them. Afterwards the victim and suspects walked around the Fenway area, stopping at 80 Fenway to get shelter from the cold. According to the victim it was then that the suspects “jumped” him. The victim said he was able to fought off the three suspects until he accidentally punched in a glass window at the front entrance of the building, causing the suspects to flee. The victim suffered only minor injuries and according to police reports the incident is under further investigation.
LARCENY AT HOTEL INTERNATIONAL
On Jan. 26 at about 11:45 a.m., a guest at the Hotel International at 12 Hemenway St. discovered his wallet was stolen from his room. The contents of the wallet were valued at about $300.
FIGHT ENSUES OUTSIDE OUR HOUSE BAR ON GAINSBOROUGH
At about 3:46 a.m. on Jan. 29, police responded to an assault and battery report at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Police spoke with two victims who said they were beaten outside Our House Bar at 52 Gainsborough St. after requesting that the manager call the police in regards to their stolen jackets. The manager told the victims the stolen property was not his responsibility and refused to call the police. The victims were then escorted out of the bar where words were exchanged and a fight ensued.
According to the victims they were punched and kicked repeatedly. One of the victims recalled being hit across the face by what he thinks to be baseball bat. He says he also saw his brother get struck on the head with a bottle. One of the victims was found with a large lump in the middle of his forehead while the other suffered severe swelling across the right side of his face along with various cuts on his face. The victims could not describe the assailants but said they believed them to be bar employees.
AUTO THEFT OUTSIDE HOUSE OF BLUES
On Feb. 1, a woman reported her car, parked at 1 Yawkey Way, stolen. The victim stated she parked and locked the vehicle at about 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31. She then attended a concert at the House of Blues and upon returning from the show found her car missing. The victim and her friend took a cab to the nearest police station where police notified the stolen vehicle unit.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT FORSYTH AND HUNTINGTON
On Jan. 26 at 2:28 p.m. Boston Police and Fire responded to a motor vehicle accident report at Forsyth Way and Huntington Avenue in which two cars were involved in a minor rear-end collision. One of the car operators said she was unaware that she hit the other car until the other operator got out of her vehicle and began yelling. She also stated the other two passengers in the hit vehicle exited the car and began threatening her. Police spoke with said passengers who denied such claims and said the car operator refused to exchange information and that they believed she was thinking of leaving the area. According to police reports, no visible damage to either vehicle resulted from the accident and all parties involved agreed. The operator of the hit vehicle said she was two months pregnant and was transferred to Beth Israel Hospital with abdominal pain. The other driver suffered no injuries.
