District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) Headquarters, Boston Police

Police Warn Residents of Car Break-Ins Happening Thursday Nights Into Friday Mornings

Boston Police issued a community alert regarding numerous car break-ins that have happened recently, and most of the times on Thursday nights into Friday mornings. Since Jan. 26, several incidents of break-ins and larcenies of motor vehicles have been reported to District E-13. Multiple incidents have occurred on streets including Centre Street, Gore Street, Lochstead Avenue, Forbes Street, Boylston Street, and Castleton Street, according to BPD website. Police say the majority of the incidents took place on Thursday nights into Friday mornings.

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40+ Heath Street Gang Members & Associates Charged in Federal Sweep

More than 40 members and associates of the Heath Street Gang, which operates out of the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain, were charged on Valentine's Day in federal court with racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking, firearms, wire fraud, financial frauds, including COVID fraud. The charges were based from a two-year investigation, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. The U.S. Attorney's office provided a historical view of the Heath Street Gang that was formed in the 1980s, and how the gang recruits youth living in the Hailey Apartments, and what one needs to do to get into the gang:
It is alleged that the Heath Street Gang commonly recruits juveniles living in the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments to join the Gang and participate in crimes on the Gang’s behalf, including shootings. It is further alleged that members of the Heath Street Gang require younger prospective members/associates to commit acts of violence as an act of initiation and often reward the juveniles with appearances in Heath Street Gang songs or music videos, which are used to publicly assert and affirm Gang membership/association, brag about acts of violence they have committed and denigrate and threaten rival gangs. On numerous occasions, members/associates of the Heath Street Gang have allegedly brazenly assaulted local law enforcement officers while engaged in official duties.

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2 Fires: Store, Apartments Damaged, Firefighter Injured in One Blaze; Utility Pole Lit Up Like Candle in Other

Two separate fires very close to each other on February 8 caused one utility pole to light up like a candle, and another damaged apartments and a store on Washington Street. Boston Fire tweeted about a fire around 10:15 am in a mixed-use building with Robert's Barber Shop on street level. The fire was on the second floor, and firefighters quickly knocked down the fire, which could be seen from the street. A follow-up tweet said that one firefighter was transported to a hospital with minor injuries, and that three apartments and the business were damaged by the fire. https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1755630693340606655

Later that night, just hundreds of yards away, Jason Frangos tweeted out video of a utility pole at Call and Williams streets on fire around 9:38 pm.

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New Boston Housing Authority Police HQ Opened in Jamaica Plain

The new Boston Housing Authority Police Headquarters in Jamaica Plain was previously an underutilized structure used by BHA maintenance staff to store roofing supplies.  

Members of the BHA South Street public housing community joined Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Administrator Kenzie Bok, and former Administrator Kate Bennett, on Friday for a ribbon cutting at the new HQ by BHA's South Street location. Wu also announced the appointment of Shumeane Benford as chief of the BHA Police Department. Benford currently serves as the Chief of the City’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), and will remain in that role until after the 2024 Boston Marathon. “We’re thrilled to cut the ribbon on a beautiful new home for Boston Housing Authority police to support their continued community partnership,” said Wu.

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Help Police ID Three Men in Connection to Shooting Death of Dog at Mildred Hailey Apartments

Boston Police are asking for the public's assistance to identify three individuals and a motor vehicle in relation to a shooting death of a dog that occurred at the Mildred Hailey Apartments. The incident occurred around 4:17 pm on October 19, 2023. According to a police report, the dog's owner told police that they got off the elevator with their dog and was walking to their apartment when they heard a loud bang causing the dog to run down the stairs, reported CBS. Then the owner heard two more bangs. The dog's owner then grabbed the dog, went back to their apartment, and realized the dog had been shot.

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District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) Headquarters, Boston Police

Arrest Made In Connection to Forest Hills Street Homicide

On Sunday Boston Police arrested a Dorchester man who was wanted for murder stemming from a July 18 shooting on Forest Hills Street. The Boston Police District E-13 Fugitive Unit arrested Dequann Whyte-Cohen, 31, on Hyde Park Avenue in Jamaica Plain on July 30 at 11:50 am, according to Boston Police. At the time of his arrest, Whyte-Cohen was wanted on a murder warrant from West Roxbury District Court for allegedly shooting Dante Webb, 45, of Jamaica Plain. The suspect will be arraigned in West Roxbury District Court on Monday. Webb was found shot around 1:39 am on July 18 on Forest Hills Street, after police were notified of gunfire.

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Update: Police ID Victim Shot Dead on Forest Hills Street

UPDATE: Boston Police have identified the male victim shot dead on Forest Hills Street on July 18, reported Boston Police. District E-13 officers responded to the area of the block of 100 Forest Hills St. around 1:39 am on July 18 for a person shot, according to Boston Police. Upon arrival, police found an adult man suffering from gunshot wounds, and the victim was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The victim was later identified by police as Dante Webb, 45, of Jamaica Plain.

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Police Say Councilor Lara Was Driving Twice Speed Limit Before Crash; Despite Revoked License, Lara Tweeted About Driving

District 6 City Councilor Kendra Lara was driving more than twice the speed limit when she crashed her car into a Jamaica Plain house June 30, according to a Boston police auto investigator. The investigator, who examined the scene of the accident that occurred at 803 Centre St., said that at a minimum Lara was driving at a minimum of 53 miles per hour on Centre Street, according to a police report. Lara's 7-year-old son was taken to Boston Children's Hospital after the accident due to a cut to his face. The report said that multiple blood stains were found on the front armrest in between the driver's and passenger's sides, and a small spot on the rear passenger seat side near the headrest. Lara did not appear to have any physical injuries, nor did she report any at the scene, said a police report.

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Driving with Revoked License, City Councilor Lara Crashes Into Jamaica Plain House

District 6 City Councilor Kendra Lara was the driver in a car accident that sent her 7-year old son to the hospital after she allegedly crashed into a Centre Street home in Jamaica Plain on Friday afternoon. https://twitter.com/LiveBoston617/status/1674968869885157377

Lara's son was taken to Boston Children's Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and received several stitches, reported The Boston Globe. Boston Police released a redacted report of the incident that occurred around 4:25 pm when the car she was driving hit a house at 803 Centre St., which is near the Soldier's Monument. The car was unregistered and Lara was operating with a revoked license, no insurance, and an expired inspection sticker. Lara was to be summonsed to appear in West Roxbury Division of Municipal Court on charges of operating a motor vehicle after suspension, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle, reported The Globe.

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‘Lead Pig’ Caused HAZMAT Situation at Boomerangs

As news helicopters flew overhead Centre Street last Thursday, city police and fire officials had to shut down the area due to a lead pig. Do you know what a "lead pig" is? No? Well, a very intelligent Boomerangs employee knew that the donated item is used to transport radioactive material. And at an abundance of caution, Boomerangs contacted police and fire, who followed HAZMAT regulations.

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