Charlestown beat
POLICE/COMMUNITY MEETING: Meet the police & discuss public safety issues on the last Wednesday of every month at the police station, 20 Vine Street, at 6:00 p.m., 2nd floor, community room.
POLICE RELATED INFO: Contact the District A-1 Community Service Office at 617-343-4627.
REPORT DRUG DEALING: Contact the District A-1 Confidential Drug Line at 617-343-4879.
CHARLESTOWN POLICE STATION: Contact at 617-343-4888.
RESERVE THE COMMUNITY ROOM: Contact Christine Vraibel at [email protected].
Receiving Stolen Property
12/15/15 – Officers responded to Austin Street for a report of a person in possession of stolen mail items.
Police located the suspect, who was found to be in possession of packages delivered to an address on High Street. The owner of these items confirmed that they were indeed stolen from his home.
The suspect was taken into custody, and will be charged accordingly.
Larceny
12/17/15 – A victim on Trenton Street reports a package delivered to his home was stolen.
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12/18/15 – As a result of a call to a motor vehicle accident on Austin Street, an individual was placed under arrest for operating under the influence of alcohol/drugs.
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12/18/15 – As a result of a call to Cambridge Street for a motor vehicle accident, an individual was placed under arrest for operating under the influence of alcohol.
Possession – Firearm
12/20/15 – Officers responded to a radio broadcast for a man with a gun in the area of Bunker Hill Street.
Police located the suspect, and when they approached him, he attempted to flee the area. Officers apprehended the suspect and recovered a fully loaded, .357 magnum handgun from his waistband. Drugs were also seized from the individual, who will be charged accordingly.