City crime logs

The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from April 21 to April 26, 2011.

Tuesday morning at about 8:45 a.m., an officer who had been monitoring the Great Hall area of Dorchester for prostitution was approached by a woman who entered the officer’s unmarked vehicle. After getting in the car, the woman told the undercover officer that she would charge him $25 for her to perform specific sexual services. Following the solicitation, the officer told the suspect that he was a police officer and placed her under arrest. After being arrested, the woman told the officer that the only reason she solicited him was because she needed money in order to get to Quincy, where she had a had an outstanding court case. The suspect was charged with solicitating sex for a fee and will now have to go to two court cases.

Easter surprise

Officers on patrol in Dorchester on Sunday, at about 4:50 p.m., were informed that there was someone breaking into cars near Savin Hill Avenue and Denny Street. The victim, who was pursuing the suspect on foot, said that he had been eating Easter dinner at home when he noticed from out his winder that a man, who was described as an Asian wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans, was breaking into his car. Seeing this, the victim went outside and began to chase the suspect. Soon after receiving the report, the police officers found the suspect, who the victim and another person were detaining. The suspect was arrested and charged with breaking and entering a motor vehicle.

Tag, you’re it

On Friday, April 22, it was reported to officers in the South End that a man had been observed spray painting near Bukowski’s Tavern by Boylston Street and Massachusetts Avenue. Witnesses who spoke to the officers told them that they had seen the suspect spray painting a wall and parking meters near 18 Haviland St. After they found and confronted the suspect, asking what was in his backpack, he showed the officers what was in his bag voluntarily, saying that it was “just books.” However, upon being positively identified by witnesses, the suspect admitted that he had been tagging for several hours in the area and that his tag was “ZONE.” Upon inspecting the area, the officers found several tags as well as several markers and cans of spray paint. The 16 year old was arrested and charged with damage to property via graffiti.

Note to self: a gun and a fat sack of weed will get you arrested

On Thursday, April 21 police officers and a probation officer were conducting Operation Night Light, a curfew check to make sure that individuals are going along with the terms of their probation, at about 7:40 p.m. near the area of 267 Talbot Ave. in Dorchester. When they entered the address, the officers noticed a strong smell of burnt marijuana in the hallway and saw five individuals sitting in the stairwell, one of whom tried to run away when the officers asked if any of them lived there. After following the man who fled, officers saw him pull a silver firearm from near his waist and throw it from the porch, at which point the man was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.

Where’s the bathroom?

Police officers in Dorchester were patrolling at about 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 when they noticed a man urinating in the street near 11 Belden St. Officers noted that there were young children near the man, who was not being subtle about the fact that he was urinating in public, and began to approach the suspect. He immediately started to leave and get into the back seat of a nearby car upon seeing the officers, who were able to detain him before he could get in. The driver told the officers, who were questioning the suspect, to “Give him a break. He’s a working man.” The officers asked the driver why he would allow his friend to urinate in the middle of the street, to which the driver replied that he didn’t know he was going to go right there. The man was arrested and charged with open and gross lewdness.