Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'goodsamaritans'
April 13, 2008
--This is the kind of story that makes you wonder about people. A fatal car accident unfolded early this morning in Sharon. A good Samaritan pulled over to help on the scene, and one of the men involved in the accident stole the good Samaritan's car. [Fox 25] --Two people were stabbed early this morning in Chelsea, one at an apartment complex and another outside a pub. [WCVB] --More details on the stabbing that happened......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: Good Samaritan's Car Stolen After Fatal Crash"February 11, 2008
--A security guard and two other individuals chased down a robber who had stolen from a 66-year-old woman yesterday as she exited a Dorchester convenience store. BPD officers responding to the crime were directed to the suspect by the pack of Good Samaritans. [BPD News] --A man was killed last night outside a White Hen Pantry in Lynn; he was shot twice in the chest. Very few details are yet available. [Boston Globe] --Police......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: Good Samaritans Fight Crime in Dorchester"September 29, 2007
--Don't mess with the elderly in this city. They are not easy targets. A guy found that out when he tried to steal an old woman's purse at the Downtown Crossing T stop. On Wednesday night, Christopher Linehan, 29, of Dorchester, tried to snatch the purse of the unidentified 79-year-old woman. Neither party would let go of the purse, so Linehan tried dragging the woman to one of the black turnstiles. Good Samaritans started blocking......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: The Grannies Fight Back"September 15, 2007
--The Commish Ed Davis - DA Dan Conley back-and-forth continues. Davis put out a three-page letter explaining why the State Police shouldn't be working on MBTA or transit-related homicides. The State Police doesn't appear to give a crap whether they are working on those homicides or not. But the transit police chief has taken Conley's side and said they would like state police on those cases. Of course, the time it took Conley to develop......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: Do the Police Have Time for Crime?"December 22, 2006
Good Samaritans withstood major shrinkage yesterday when they rushed into the Charles to rescue a driver who plunged his SUV into the river. Bostonist's first reaction to images of the SUV's backside sticking up out of the Charles was, "How does someone get into that kind of mess?" At first, it seemed like a case of overzealous consumption of eggnog. However, the cause of the crash was far more serious. An unlucky driver had a......
Continue Reading "So This Is How SUVs Wind Up in the Charles"