Tuesday, August 28, 2012
An altercation between two brothers inside a Pearl Street home led to an alleged stabbing with a kitchen knife.
A Somerville man allegedly stabbed his brother with a kitchen knife after an altercation between the two at a Pearl Street home, leading to his arrest on a charge of armed assault to murder. The victim sustained severe lacerations and was treated for non-life threatening injuries, according to the police report. Police responded on Saturday, Aug. 25 around 3 p.m. to Cambridge City Hospital for a report of a stabbing, where the victim told a detective that 40 minutes earlier, he had gone to his former home on Pearl Street with his girlfriend, where his brother still lived, to pick up some clothes he left behind before he had moved to Lynn. When they arrived at the home, the victim told police that he saw his brother, Jason Laporta, 36, …
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Friday, August 10, 2012
A 52-year-old man died while in the custody of Somerville police on Monday. Police have released some information about the incident.
Somerville police have provided some information about the death of a 52-year-old homeless man, William Reardon, who died in a cell at the police station early Monday morning. Deputy Chief Paul Upton of the Somerville Police Department said the department did not want to speak publically about the incident until after they had spoken with Reardon's family. The following is the Somerville Police Department's statement about the death: Police Investigating Death of Homeless Man SOMERVILLE—Somerville Police Chief Thomas Pasquarello confirmed today that, on Monday, August 6th at approximately 4:55 AM, a prisoner in the custody of the Somerville Police Department, suffered an unknown medical event while inside a cell at Police Headquarters. …
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Somerville Police Department
220 Washington St, Somerville, MA
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Hopkinton requested assistance from Somerville Auxiliary Police to assist with security during last week's Boston Marathon.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Editor's note: The following is from Somerville police: ----------------------------------------------------------- Somerville – Fifteen members of the Somerville Auxiliary Police participated in the massive public safety effort in support of the Annual Running of the Boston Marathon. For the tenth year, the Auxiliary Officers were requested by the Hopkinton Police Department to assist with security and safety efforts at and around the starting line. These volunteer officers worked from 5:30 a.m. until noon in support of the public safety efforts. In addition to providing security, the officers help to keep the runners on course at the start of the race. Members of the Auxiliary Police volunteer their time representing the City of …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Police officers also wrote some citations in the first day of their campaign to enforce traffic laws with bicycle riders.
Bicyclists who got pulled over by cops in Union Square Wednesday mostly received verbal warnings, though a few received written warnings, according to Paul Upton, deputy chief of the Somerville Police Department. "I'm pretty sure there wasn't a $20 citation so far," he said, speaking Thursday afternoon. Upton was talking about a new campaign by the Somerville Police Department to enforce traffic laws with bicyclists. "This is an accident reduction effort," Upton said. He said traffic enforcement officers are doing "what they need to do to make the city a little safer." The campaign, which began Wednesday in Union Square, is meant to be educational at first, the deputy chief said. Most bicyclists obey the law, but some openly flaunt it, he …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A crack cocaine arrest near Beacon Street and heroin arrests in East Somerville.
Somerville narcotics officers made three drug arrests last week, booking an Everett man accused of selling crack cocaine near Beacon Street and two people who were charged with possessing heroin in East Somerville On April 5, undercover detectives arrested Omar Legall, 29, of Everett, and charged him with possessing drugs with an intent to distribute them. According to a police report, detectives spotted Legall on Park Street at about 2:35 p.m. Legall was wanted on warrants for drug possession and trespassing, and detectives stopped him on Ivaloo Street, which is near Beacon Street. When police searched Legall, they found clear plastic bags with "cuts and pull marks" on them and a small pocket knife, according to the report. They …
Monday, March 19, 2012
The hockey game pits the fire department against the police department, and proceeds benefit Somerville Youth Hockey.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Editor's note: The following is from the city of Somerville: The annual “Guns N’ Hoses” hockey game, between the Somerville Police Department and the Somerville Fire Department, will be held this year on Friday. March 30th at 7:00 p.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial Rink on Somerville Avenue. In its 10th year, the theme is “The Youth of Somerville,” and, fittingly, proceeds from the game will benefit the Somerville Youth Hockey Association. Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone will ceremonially drop the puck at the start of the game, and there will be a gathering for all interested attendees immediately following the game at the Dante Club on Craigie Street. Refreshments will be served, and music and raffle prizes will be ongoing. For more information …
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570 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
John Mellone, of Somerville, is being held on $3,500 bail.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Note: The following was provided by the Malden Polce Department: At approximately 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, officers of the Malden Police Department responded to a report of a bank robbery at the US Alliance Credit Union 1032 Eastern Avenue. On arrival at the scene, it was learned that a white male entered the bank, showed a note to the teller and fled with an undetermined amount of cash. According to witnesses, the perpetrator fled on a motor scooter and was wearing a black and white motorcycle helmet. Officer Griffith, who was on patrol in the area, remembered seeing a motor scooter operating in the area approximately 15 minutes prior to the robbery. Det. Montina spotted a motor scooter in front of a nearby business. Further investigation …
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Serious crime in Somerville in 2011, by the numbers.
The information in this chart—depicting Part I crimes, which are the most serious crimes—was provided by the Somerville Police Department. Read more about these numbers here.
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3:11 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Bicyclists are not cars, just as pedestrians are not bicycles. If bicycle laws are to be enforced, there needs to be a set of laws and a infrastructure specifically designed for the mode, timing, and efficiency of bicycles, due to their lacking an engine, smaller size, and relative lack of protection. Until more planning besides "following laws made for cars" and painted lines on the street is … more ›