September 4, 2007 by Chinatown Blogger.

I scan the police reports for anything unusual that happens in Chinatown weekly. The fact that I haven’t had much to report for most of the summer is a positive. It gives meaning to the expression “no news is good news”. Chinatown has a community watch which is doing a great job in deterring incidents. The Chinatown Crime Watch was recently featured in the Bay State Banner newspaper. This weekend the police reporter listed a man stabbed in Downtown and the Boston Herald Police Blotter reported sweeps to clean up prostitution.

Man Stabbed Downtown
Last night at 8:32pm, officers from District A-1 responded to a radio call for a person stabbed at 61 Beach Street. Officers responded to Boston Medical Center to locate the victim. Officers were advised that the victim, a 41-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the abdomen. The victim is in serious condition.

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July 13, 2007 by Chinatown Blogger.

Maybe it’s Friday the 13th. After yesterday’s accident involving a vehicle and a woman in a wheelchair on Kneeland Street, today I saw 2 more vehicle accidents. Kneeland Street is a heavily traversed road which is used as a highway exit point for I-90 and I-93.

So maybe you think this was just a coincidence. Well, further down on Kneeland Street going towards South Station, 2 other cars were involved in accidents. If you thought it was tough for cars, pedestrians have to literally run to cross the street here. If you’re a driver going through Chinatown, please drive safe and have some consideration for pedestrians.

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July 12, 2007 by Chinatown Blogger.

   
Anyone crossing the intersection of Kneeland Street and Harrison Avenue know how dangerous it is. This is particularly true if you are on the east side of Harrison crossing over Kneeland. As the light on Kneeland turns red, the crosswalks signals for pedestrians to walk. However, cars from Harrison Ave going south also has a GREEN light on at the SAME time. I’ve seen this happen many times, pedestrians dodging cars as they make a right or left turn onto Kneeland.

Today at about 12:45pm a woman in a motorized wheelchair was hit by a car doing this same left turn, from Harrison to Kneeland. Here is a picture of the Kneeland-Harrison intersection. Where the white taxi is heading towards is the spot of the accident. The elderly woman was crossing from the left hand side on a motorized wheelchair.

The police, firetruck and ambulance came. I walked over and asked if the elderly woman (who was Chinese) needed help with interpretation. There were 2 women there I assumed were her friends. They informed me the victim spoke English and also explained what happened. At this time, the victim was speaking to the medics who asked if she needed medical attention.

I took this close up picture of the damaged wheelchair. The victim told me that she was OK, but she was fortunate that the car cracked the wheelchair and not her. You can see that the front of the motorized wheelchair is cracked.

Someone really needs to push the City of Boston and the Department of Transportation to fix the lights on this intersection. Keep the light on red for cars traveling on Harrison Ave an extra 15 seconds — this would allow pedestrians to cross the over Kneeland Street safely.

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June 22, 2007 by Chinatown Blogger.

Confirmed Shooting at Tremont and Stuart Streets
June 20 - This morning around 5:06am, officers from District A-1 responded to a radio call for a person shot at Tremont and Stuart Streets. On arrival, officers located a male victim in his early twenties suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Mass General Hospital and is in critical condition.

Boston Police ask anyone with information about the incident this incident is urged to contact District A-1 Detectives at (617) 343-4248. Callers who wish to remain anonymous should call or text the Crime Stoppers Tip Line. Fight crime 100% anonymously. For yourself. For you neighborhood. Text the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463) or call 1-800-494-TIPS.”

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June 13, 2007 by Chinatown Blogger.

Taunting iPod Thief Doesn’t Get Far
At approximately 2:35 PM on Monday, June 11, 2007, District A-1 (Downtown) officers responded to a radio call for a robbery in progress at 164 Tremont St. Upon arrival, officers were met by the victim, who stated that a black male with a red t-shirt and jeans removed her iPod from her back pocket as she exited the bus. According to the victim, the suspect then waved the iPod in her direction before fleeing on foot. The victim stated that she and a witness followed the suspect. Officers then searched the area with the victim. Officers, with help from the victim, spotted the suspect walking on Chauncy Street. Officers arrested and charged a 16 year-old male with Unarmed Robbery.

Armed Robbery of Business
June 11, 2007 - Yesterday at approximately 5:30pm, officers from District A-1 (Downtown) responded to a radio call for armed robbery located at 20 Park Plaza. On arrival, offices spoke with clerk who stated that a white male wearing a blue sweatshirt, white shirt, red baseball cap with white letter B and blue jeans entered the store and demanded money. The clerk stated that the suspect pulled up his shirt and displayed a firearm. The suspect fled with undetermined amount of cash toward Charles Street.

Four Arrested For Assault and Battery with Belts
June 10, 2007 - This morning at 2:56am, officers from District A-1 entered the parking lot at 260 Tremont Street to investigate a report of an ongoing fight. As officers entered the second floor of the garage they heard two groups of males yelling at each other and observed one of the parties running to two parked cars. Officers observed that several members of this party appeared to be putting their belts back into their pants. One ground jumped into one of the vehicles and fled the area. Police stopped the second vehicle before they could flee the area.

Officers spoke with the victims who stated that the suspects attacked them while they were in their vehicle. The victim stated that one of the suspects kicked the front passenger side window causing it to shatter. The victims further stated that they were repeatedly punched and struck multiple times with belts. Officers were informed that they were driving in the parking lot at a slow speed, which caused the victims in their motor vehicle to beep the horn at them. At that time the suspects exited their vehicle and got into a physical altercation with the victims.

Four Worcester residents Anh Luong, 20, Dung Pham, 20, My Diep, 21, and Phung Ta, 21 were all arrested and charged with Assault and Battery by means of a Dangerous Weapon and Destruction or Injury of Personal Property. Officers recovered one silver colored belt buckle on the ground where the altercation had taken place. Three of the victims sustained minor injuries and declined medical attention.

(Information gathered from http://www.bpdnews.com/)

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