Repeat Boston Assailant Nabbed After Second Strike At State Street Station Repeat Boston Assailant Nabbed After Second Strike At State Street Station
Repeat Boston Assailant Nabbed After Second Strike At State Street Station A 24-year-old Boston man wanted for repeatedly assaulting people at various MBTA stations in the city has been arrested, authorities said. Abdirahman Abdullahi was arrested after officers responded to an indecent assault at State Street just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, Transit Police said. A woman told officers that she was assaulted by a man prior to their arrival. The man, matching Abdullahi's description, was later apprehended at Copley Station, TPD said. Abdullahi was previously sought in another indecent assault at Copley on Nov. 18, according to police.  ID Sought Person …
Teens Jump, Seriously Beat Officer At Forest Hills MBTA Station In Boston Teens Jump, Seriously Beat Officer At Forest Hills MBTA Station In Boston
Teens Jump, Seriously Beat Officer At Forest Hills MBTA Station In Boston A group of teenagers is accused of beating a transit police officer at the Forest Hills station Monday, Nov. 14, authorities said.  The 10-year transit police veteran was assigned to the Jamaica Plain station for the public school break. Transit police said some 40 to 50 teenagers were loitering at the station just before 4 p.m. When the officer told them to "utilize the transportation services available to them" or leave, a group of teens "violently set upon the officer," transit police said in a statement.  They punched and kicked him until he fell to the ground, where they stom…
Boston Cop Stabbed With Hypodermic Needle As He Tried To Arrest Flare-Firing Vandal: Police Boston Cop Stabbed With Hypodermic Needle As He Tried To Arrest Flare-Firing Vandal: Police
Boston Cop Stabbed With Hypodermic Needle As He Tried To Arrest Flare-Firing Vandal: Police A Boston officer is recovering after a 35-year-old man stabbed him with a hypodermic needle over the weekend as police tried to arrest him. The man faces several charges stemming from the incident.  Police received several calls around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, about a man standing atop a cargo container outside the Boston Harbor Hotel on Rowes Wharf and firing flares at nearby boats, authorities said. Police did not release the South Boston man's name.  Police tried to talk the man down, but that only seemed to make him angrier as he started to throw things at them, includ…
Wanted Woman Kicks, Punches Officers After Turning Up 'Lost' In Tewksbury: Police Wanted Woman Kicks, Punches Officers After Turning Up 'Lost' In Tewksbury: Police
Wanted Woman Kicks, Punches Officers After Turning Up 'Lost' In Tewksbury: Police A woman is facing several charges for allegedly attacking officers while getting arrested in Tewksbury last week, authorities said. Hannah Rocklein, age 26, called police saying she was lost around 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, Tewksbury Police Chief Ryan Columbus reports. Rocklein then hung up the phone, but her call was traced to 270 Main Street, Columbus said. Police searched the area but were unable to find Rocklein. She then called police again saying she was in the area of Veranda Avenue.  Officers then found Rocklein and determined that she was wanted on two active w…
Egg-Throwing Teenager Among 3 Arrested On Halloween Night In Boston: TPD Egg-Throwing Teenager Among 3 Arrested On Halloween Night In Boston: TPD
Egg-Throwing Teenager Among 3 Arrested On Halloween Night In Boston: TPD Three people, including an egg-throwing teenager, were arrested on Halloween night in Boston, authorities said.  Police responded to Ashmont Station in Dorchester around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, Transit Police said. Upon arrival, a woman told officers that a group of young men were throwing eggs at her and her three young children. When officers approached the 16-year-old boy, he gave police a fake name and did not cooperate with them, TPD said. The teenager then assaulted an officer and was later arrested him. Police also arrested another 16-year-old who tried to break up the fi…
Boston Woman Held On Bail For Trying To Set People On Fire In Downtown Crossing Boston Woman Held On Bail For Trying To Set People On Fire In Downtown Crossing
Boston Woman Held On Bail For Trying To Set People On Fire In Downtown Crossing A Boston woman was held on $5,000 bail and ordered to stay away from her victims after trying to light people on fire in downtown last week, authorities said. Police responded to reports of a woman pointing a lighter and Lysol at people outside the Roche Bros in Downtown Crossing around 4:41 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports.  When officers arrived, the woman, later identified as Syrette Copeland, ran away. She was arrested after a brief struggle with officers in Downtown Crossing Station, the office reports. Officers later lear…
Boston Teenager Arrested After Throwing Condom At Transit Police Officer Boston Teenager Arrested After Throwing Condom At Transit Police Officer
Boston Teenager Arrested After Throwing Condom At Transit Police Officer A Boston teenager was arrested for assaulting a Transit Police officer by throwing an unwrapped condom at them and smashing their cruiser's windshield. Transit Police responded to the incident in the area of Summer and Arch streets near Downtown Crossing around 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, TPD said.  Upon arrival, officers saw the 14-year-old and his friends running through a crowd of people. The teen kept running and threw "numerous expletives" at officers while they pursued him, police said. The teenager eventually punched an officer in the chest before being arrested. He was tak…
3 Worcester Officers Hurt Trying To Capture Man Who Peed On Ex-Employer's Office: Cops 3 Worcester Officers Hurt Trying To Capture Man Who Peed On Ex-Employer's Office: Cops
3 Worcester Officers Hurt Trying To Capture Man Who Peed On Ex-Employer's Office: Cops Three Worcester police officers were hurt after a 68-year-old man rammed a patrol cruiser after they tried to arrest him for allegedly urinating on the building where he used to work, authorities said.  Alfred Miron of West Boylston violated a no-trespassing order after he showed up where he used to work just before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and peed on the doors, Worcester police said.  When police arrived, Miron was back in his car, and he refused to speak with them. They tried to talk him out, but instead, Miron popped it in reverse and slammed into a cruiser parked behind…
Boston Man Accused Of Stabbing 4 People Held Without Bail: DA Boston Man Accused Of Stabbing 4 People Held Without Bail: DA
Boston Man Accused Of Stabbing 4 People Held Without Bail: DA A 39-year-old Boston man accused of stabbing four people early Sunday morning, Oct. 16, will be held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing, a judge ruled on Monday.  Daryl Diamond faces four counts of armed assault with intent to murder and four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon from Sunday's alleged attack, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  Police responded to a call around 2:15 a.m. at 100 Stuart Street, where they found a victim suffering from a stab wound. Witnesses told police they saw a man driving a grey Honda Pilot jump out of the car a…
Boston Man To Serve A Decade For Robbing Child At Knifepoint In Stoughton Boston Man To Serve A Decade For Robbing Child At Knifepoint In Stoughton
Boston Man To Serve A Decade For Robbing Child At Knifepoint In Stoughton A Boston man was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for breaking into a home and robbing a child at knifepoint over a year ago, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office reports.  Prosecutors said that Lamaar Matthews, age 30, and Valery Daniel, age 19, planned on stealing drugs from a Stoughton home one night in January 2021.  However, the duo broke into the wrong house and ended up in the child's bedroom at a home on Pratts Court, according to Stoughton Police.  Matthews and Daniel then started threatening the child with a knife and demanding drugs, th…
Inmate Charged With Brutal Attack On Massachusetts Corrections Officer: DA Inmate Charged With Brutal Attack On Massachusetts Corrections Officer: DA
Inmate Charged With Brutal Attack On Massachusetts Corrections Officer: DA The inmate who brutally attacked a Massachusetts corrections officer at a Shirley prison last month has been officially charged, the Middlesex County District Attorney's office reports. Roy Booth was charged in connection with attacking Officer Matthew Tidman in MCI-Shirley's gym on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 31. Tidman is now in a coma where he remains in critical condition, a GoFundMe organized on his behalf says.  "Matt is someone who is the first to lend a helping hand no matter the situation and now is our time to do the same for him and his family," the campa…
Have You Seen Me?: Man Attacks Woman Unprovoked In Boston Then Ran Away Have You Seen Me?: Man Attacks Woman Unprovoked In Boston Then Ran Away
Have You Seen Me?: Man Attacks Woman Unprovoked In Boston Then Ran Away Boston police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who attacked a woman earlier this week for no reason.  The incident reportedly happened just before 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, on Binney Avenue in the Longwood Medical area, Boston police said. The woman said a man in a grey sweatshirt approached her and hit her with a blunt object before he ran away.  Investigators released photos of the alleged attacker to drum up tips to help them identify the man. Boston police ask anyone who knows the man or has any information on the attack to contact detectives at 61…