Accident on I-93 North in Somerville Closes Lanes

Massachusetts State Police said two lanes are closed and there are minor injuries.

An accident on Interstate 93 in Somerville has closed at least two lanes of traffic on the highway Wednesday afternoon, according to a Tweet from Massachusetts State Police. At 2:51 p.m., @MassStatePolice tweeted, "MSP on scene of a crash 93 N/B in Somerville. Minor injuries. 2 left lanes closed." According to scanner transmissions monitored by Patch, the accident was a rollover that occured just before the Mystic Avenue ramp.

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Somerville Man Knifed Outside Chelsea Strip Club

The victim was thrown out of the club before he was attacked and slashed with a knife.

Police: 25-Year-Old Woman Charging $500 for Sex

The woman allegedly offered illegal "massage services."

Somerville detectives busted a 25-year-old Medford woman who was allegedly providing massages of the "genital area" and who allegedly offered to have sex for $500, according to a Somerville police report. The arrest follows a couple of similar incidents in recent months in which Somerville detectives have busted massage-parlor workers accused of engaging in the illegal sex trade. In October of 2011 the city shut down a massage parlor at the corner of Highland Avenue and Lowell Street that was allegedly offering "happy endings." In March, detectives arrested a woman who was allegedly providing "happy endings" but "no boom boom" at another parlor on Highland Avenue. The recent arrest happened at 503A Medford St. in Magoun Square on May 9, …

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Rollover Accident on Route 16 Sends Seven to Hospital

Two of the victims were "seriously injured," according to a Somerville Fire Department district chief.

Four people were sent to the hospital on body boards, and another three were also sent to the hospital after a Thursday evening rollover accident on Mystic Valley Parkway in Somerville. The accident happened at about 5:20 p.m. at the intersection of Mystic Valley Parkway (Route 16) and Boston Avenue, near the border of Medford. Somerville and Medford fire departments responded to the scene along with police departments from both communities and Massachusetts State Police. Police officers closed off nearby sections of Route 16 and Boston Avenue so emergency personnel could attend to the victims. The accident happened during rush hour, and fire trucks had to fight their way through gridlock to get to the scene, said District Chief Frank Lee …

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Police Booking Log: Taxi Beating, Tea Kettle Assault

The following arrest information was supplied by the Somerville Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Arrests made by the Somerville Police Department from April 30 to May 6. Please remember that the charges listed below do not indicate a conviction. On April 30, Mark McLaughlin, 26, of 184 Broadway, was arrested at 182 Broadway and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He is accused of hitting someone with a baseball bat during a street fight. On May 1, Myung Soo Ro, 33, of 52 Meacham Rd., was arrested at that address and charged with assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest. On May 3, Laura Devereaux, 41, of 103 Marion St., was arrested at that address and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery. According to a police report, she is accused of hitting …

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Man Allegedly Wields Baseball Bat in Lower Broadway Street Fight

Police responded to a late-night fracas involving about 7 people and arrested a Somerville man who is accused hitting one of the combatants with a metal baseball bat.

Somerville police arrested a Somerville man after a late-night street fight in which he allegedly hit one of the fighters with a baseball bat. The fight happened outside 182 Broadway, in East Somerville, at around 11:40 p.m. on April 30, according to a Somerville Police Department incident report. When police arrived on the scene, they encountered about 7 people yelling at each other, the report says. Witnesses said two members of the group had engaged in a fight, and that at some point a man hit one of the belligerents with a baseball bat before running into a nearby residence, according to the report. Police found the alleged bat-wielder, Mark McLaughlin, 26, at 184 Broadway, the report says. McLaughlin told police he did have a bat, but…

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Police Offer Self-Defense Classes for Women

The Rape Agression Defense System classes begin June 5.

Editor's note: The following was provided by the Somerville Police Department: Somerville Police Announce RAD Training SOMERVILLE– Chief Thomas Pasquarello announced today that, beginning on June 5th, the Somerville Police Department will provide a special women’s self defense training program for Somerville residents.  The Rape Aggression Defense System or RAD is a program of realistic, practical self-defense tactics and techniques.  The RAD System, which is also taught on many college and university campuses, is a comprehensive course for women that includes awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, while also teaching the basics of hands-on defense training.  The Somerville-based course will be taught by certified RAD …