Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Point of Entry Policing nets man wanted for Heroin Trafficking

David Arrufat
On December 30, 2015 at approximately 10am Transit Police officers were conducting Point of Entry Policing at the MBTA's Andrew Sq. station. While there they observed a male, later identified as David Arrufat, 26, of Quincy smoking from a cigarette with conspicuously posted "NO SMOKING" signs in the vicinity. Officers approached to inform Arrufat of the smoking laws as it pertains to the MBTA and subsequently discovered he was wanted for Trafficking in Heroin out of Boston Municipal Court-Central Division. Arrufat was placed into custody and transported to TPD HQ for the arrest booking process.

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Help the TPD identify this subject who indecently assaulted a female.

If you know the whereabouts or identity of this individual please contact our Criminal Investigations Unit at 617-222-1050. If you would like to assist our investigators but wish to remain anonymous you can always text us your tip to 873873 or use the anonymous feature on our SeeSay app. 


On Monday, December 14, 2015, at 2:40 PM, the male subject depicted within indecently assaulted a female victim after following her from the Red Line to the Green Line at Park Street Station

The subject is described as follows;


 White or Hispanic male, 5'7" in height, 20 to 25 years of age, thin build, wearing glasses, a white and black beanie cap, maroon puffy coat; and jeans. This subject frequently uses a skateboard. 

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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Monday, December 28, 2015

SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Gunman Admits Guilt in Shooting that Injured Bystanders

BOSTON, Dec. 28, 2015— A Jamaica Plain gang member was sentenced to prison today after he admitted to injuring two women when he opened fire on a rival at a crowded MBTA station earlier this year, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

REGINALD PRICE (D.O.B. 2/18/96) pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to three counts of armed assault with intent to murder, two counts each of assault by means of a dangerous weapon and assault and battery by discharging a firearm, and single counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition, all in connection with the Jan. 26 incident at Forest Hills station. 

Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Megrian of the DA’s Gang Unit recommended that Price be sentenced to 10 to 15 years in state prison; Judge Peter Krupp imposed a term of seven years in prison followed by five years of probation during which time Price must seek and maintain employment or education and stay away and have no contact with the victims of the January shooting.

Had the case proceeded to trial, Megrian would have presented evidence and testimony to prove that Price became involved in a verbal dispute with another male at the Forest Hills MBTA station at approximately 1:45 p.m. that afternoon.  Price left the station but soon returned with an associate and again engaged in conversation with the person he had previously argued with.  That individual, an alleged gang rival, was soon joined by two other males, the evidence would have shown.

The three males followed Price and his associate until Price produced a Sig Sauer P239 .40 caliber semiautomatic pistol and opened fire.  He missed each of his intended targets and instead struck two women who were inside the crowded station, the evidence showed.  

One victim, a 24-year-old woman, was grazed in the head, and the other, a 62-year-old woman, was struck in the abdomen.

“We sometimes hear that victims were in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Conley said. “But a subway station isn’t the wrong place and the middle of the afternoon isn’t the wrong time. These two women had every right to be where they were without being shot at. But for the grace of God and Boston EMS, this could have been a double homicide case.”

Transit Police responded to the station and retrieved footage from public safety cameras that captured the incident.  Price and his companion fled the station on foot in the direction of Southwest Corridor Park but were stopped by Boston Police who had heard a broadcast of the shooting suspect’s description.

During a post-Miranda interview with police, Price made statements indicating that the firearm could be found in a trash barrel in Southwest Corridor Park, directly across the street from the MBTA station.  The recovered firearm proved to be a ballistic match to shell casings at the scene of the shooting.  Price later made statements to another individual while in custody at South Bay House of Correction admitting to the shooting.

Before Price’s sentence was imposed, one of his victims delivered an impact statement to the court, while the second submitted a statement to the court in writing.

“I lost my sense of safety, my feeling of comfort in my own home, my sense of security when leaving my home to go to school, work, or anywhere else, as the MBTA was my primary mode of transportation at the time of the shooting. I have confronted feelings of deep anxiety, fearing that I will be hurt again or that family members or loved ones will also be the victims of undeserving and unprovoked gun violence,” the younger victim told the court. “I hope that whatever time he serves will center around serving others, improving the community, learning about alternatives to violence, reflecting on how to help, rather than hurt, those around him.”

The elder victim, whose injuries were so severe that Boston Police Homicide detectives were initially called, was hospitalized for six days after the shooting and a fragment of the bullet that struck her remains in her body.

“The wounds and internal injuries to multiple organs have left my body weak and unable to perform many daily chores and activities. I can't even walk for more than a short distance before feeling short of breath and need to stop.  It has also affected me mentally. I cannot focus and my mind is not the same as before. The anxiety and the depression make living life very difficult and at times feel like I've lost the will to live,” she wrote to the court.

Jassie Senwah was the DA’s assigned victim-witness advocate.  Price was represented by Kelli Porges. 


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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Smoking leads to another warrant arrest.

John Elliot
On December 22, 2015 at approximately 8:30pm Transit Police officers conducting Point of Entry Policing at the MBTA's South Station observed a male, later identified as John Elliot, 28, of Norwood smoking from a cigarette with a "NO SMOKING" sign directly behind him. Officers approached Elliot and subsequently discovered there were several warrants in existence for his arrest issued from Wrentham District Court for OUI-Drugs, Leaving the scene of personal injury, Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon.

Elliot was placed into custody and transported to Transit Police HQ for the arrest booking process.

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Do you recognize this bicycle thief ? Contact us if you do

If you know the whereabouts or identity of this individual please contact our Criminal Investigations Unit at 617-222-1050. If you would like to assist our investigators but wish to remain anonymous you can always text us your tip to 873873 or use the anonymous feature on our SeeSay app. 

On November 15, 2015, at 8:29 PM, the subject depicted within broke a cable lock and stole a bicycle with a green frame and orange rims and white tires, valued at $1500, from the bike rack on the busway side of Oak Grove MBTA Station.

 The subject is described as follows;
    White male, approximately 5’-11” in height, wearing blue jeans, black & white Nike sneakers, a royal blue hooded sweatshirt under a black zip-up jacket and a black ball cap with a flat brim        


 
  






















media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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The events listed above are allegations; All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
     

Friday, December 18, 2015

New Beford man arrested for Indecently Assaulting female .

Terrell Alves
On December 17, 2015 at approximately 1:30pm Transit Police officers received a radio call to respond to the MBTA's Downtown Crossing station for an unknown disturbance on the southbound platform of the Orange Line. Upon arrival officers had their attention drawn to a male, later identified as Terrell Alves, 25, of New Bedford who was in a agitated state and yelling at several passengers. Officers were then approached by a female victim who informed them Alves had indecently assaulted her while travelling on the train. Other passengers who witnessed the assault came to the victim's aid which resulted in Alves engaging in a verbal confrontation with them.

Officers placed Alves into custody for Indecent Assault & Battery and transported him to Transit Police HQ for the arrest booking process. During this process it was discovered there was a warrant in existence for Alves' arrest issued out of Wareham District Court for 2 counts of Vandalize Property.

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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Do you recognize this person ? Please contact us if you do.

If you know the whereabouts or identity of this individual please contact our Criminal Investigations Unit at 617-222-1050. If you would like to assist our investigators but wish to remain anonymous you can always text us your tip to 873873 or use the anonymous feature on our SeeSay app. 
 

On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at approximately 2:40 PM,  the subject depicted within threatened to assault and accosted a passenger onboard a northbound Orange Line Train. The subject exited the train at Sullivan Square MBTA Station.

 The subject is described as follows;   White male, approximately 30 years of age, thin beard, wearing a green “Southie” t-shirt, jeans, work-boots, tool belt and carrying a tool bag

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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The events listed above are allegations; All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt  
 
 
 

Monday, December 14, 2015

Fatality in Ashland; Trespasser struck

On December 14, 2015 at approximately 5:30pm Transit Police officers received a radio call to respond to Ashland for a report of a person possibly struck by a train. Multiple Transit Police units responded along with Ashland Fire and EMS. Transit Police personnel on scene report the following preliminary information: in the vicinity of Cherry Street and Tilton Avenue in Ashland a female, approx. age 30's, while trespassing on the right of way was struck by an inbound MBTA Commuter Rail train. The female was pronounced deceased as a result of injuries sustained.

Transit Police detectives along with representatives of the Middlesex District Attorney's Office are currently investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident.

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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Friday, December 11, 2015

Cambridge man arrested for Open & Gross Lewdness.

Keith Cochran
On December 10, 2015 at approximately 5:20pm Transit Police officers on patrol at the MBTA's Back Bay station were approached by a citizen who informed them there was a male, later identified as Keith Cochran, 56, of Cambridge committing a lewd act inside the Commuter Rail lobby. The reporting party went on to state there were numerous people in the vicinity of Cochran who could easily view his actions. Officers immediately proceeded in that direction and upon approach observed Cochran committing a lewd act. Officers placed Cochran into custody for Open & Gross Lewdness and transported him to Transit Police HQ for the arrest booking process. Cochran was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court-Central Division on today's date.

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Trespasser struck DTC-Confirmed fatality

On December 9, 2015 at approximately 6:40pm Transit Police officers assigned to the downtown area received a radio call to respond to the MBTA's Downtown Crossing station for a person possibly struck by a subway train. Multiple Transit Police units responded along with Boston Fire and EMS. TPD personnel on scene report the following preliminary information: a female, age approx 42, was struck by a Red Line northbound train while trespassing on the right of way. The female has been pronounced deceased as a result of injuries sustained.

Transit Police detectives along with representatives from Suffolk County DA Office are currently investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident.

media inquiries should be directed to Sup. Richard sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Trespasser struck MBTA Broadway

On December 8, 2015 at approximately 6:55pm Transit Police officers assigned to Area 3 received a radio call for a person possibly struck by a Red Line train at MBTA Broadway station. Multiple Transit Police units responded along with Boston Fire and EMS. Transit Police personnel on scene report the following preliminary information: a male, age unknown , while trespassing on the right of way was struck by an inbound Red Line subway train. Boston Fire extricated the male and he was transported to a local area hospital with serious injuries. Shuttle bus service was set up between JFK and Park Street.

Transit Police detectives are currently investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident. tpdnews

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

Point of Entry Policing nets man wanted for Firearm violation

Frederick Stempka
On December 4, 2015 Transit Police officers conducting Point of Entry Policing at the MBTA's Andrew Sq., busway had their attention drawn to a male, later identified as Frederick Stempka, 32, of Taunton. Stempka was smoking a cigarette at the top of the stairs leading to the subway. There were several conspicuously posted "NO SMOKING" signs in close proximity. Officers approached Stempka to educate him relative to the smoking laws and subsequently discovered there were warrants in existence for his arrest issued from Fall River District Court for Possession of a Firearm w/out a License, Operate a Motor Vehicle w/out a License and Quincy District Court for Assault & Battery.

Stempka was placed into custody and transported to Transit Police HQ for the arrest booking process.

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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The events listed above are allegations; All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt  

Recognize her ? Please contact us if you do.

If you know the whereabouts or identity of this individual please contact our Criminal Investigations Unit at 617-222-1050. If you would like to assist our investigators but wish to remain anonymous you can always text us your tip to 873873 or use the anonymous feature on our SeeSay app. 
 

On Sunday, November 29, 2015, at approximately 5:30 PM, the subject depicted within spit on and assaulted a disabled passenger on a southbound Orange Line train at State MBTA Station. The subject fled and boarded a northbound Blue Line train.
The subject is described as follows;


 
 
      Hispanic female, approximately 5’3” in height, dark hair, wearing a black jacket, black and white sweater, black jeans, black boots and carried a black leather handbag. 





media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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The events listed above are allegations; All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
 
 

Monday, December 7, 2015

Beverly man arrested for Assaulting MBTA employee.

John Reddy
On December 3, 2015 at approximately 7PM Transit Police officers assigned to the downtown area received a radio call to respond to Haymarket MBTA station for a report of an MBTA employee who was assaulted. Upon arrival officers were met by the victim/MBTA employee who pointed out a male, later identified John Reddy, 37 of Beverley. The victim informed the officers his attention was drawn to Reddy due to other passengers complaining of being harassed by him. Upon approaching Reddy, Reddy threw a Rolling Rock beer bottle nearly striking the victim in the head. Reddy then shouted out that he would "Kill" the MBTA employee/victim. Officers also observed shattered glass strewn about the immediate area.

Officers placed Reddy into custody for Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon and transported him to Transit Police HQ for the arrest booking process. Reddy was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court-Central Division last week.

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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The events listed above are allegations; All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
 

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Recognize this individual ?? Please contact us if you know him.

If you know the whereabouts or identity of this individual please contact our Criminal Investigations Unit at 617-222-1050. If you would like to assist our investigators but wish to remain anonymous you can always text us your tip to 873873 or use the anonymous feature on our SeeSay app. 









On Wednesday, 11/25/15, at 6:40 AM, the subject depicted above spit on and assaulted an MBTA patron on the southbound platform of Chinatown MBTA Station.

media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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The events listed above are allegations; All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt