Results tagged “leverettconnector”

--Someone must've really wanted to get caught while robbing Central Variety convenience store in Somerville. While he was awkwardly diving over the counter, he shoved an 8-year-old girl and stole the money she was spending for milk. The perp received only a box of cigars for his troubles. And the surveillance camera captured all the gory details. We say, "Amateur!" This behavior splashed the perp all over last night's news, even beating out the fire...

With two accidents in the past month on the area near the Leverett Connector scrutiny of the passage has increased. Channel 5 reported early this morning that the State will employ a consultant to look into the safety of the curves, roadways in general, and signage. Nearly a month ago a car careened off a ramp closing the roadway for a number of hours. Just this week a big-rig truck struck the side guard rail,...

--The Commish has talked tough before, but Ed Davis says that he will deploy more police to town "hot spots" (also known as places where people get shot), and the police will start tailing persons of interest. The "hot spots" are as follows: Bowdoin/Geneva, Franklin Field/Franklin Park, and Grove Hall in Dorchester. Egleston Square in Roxbury is also included. Davis didn't mention bringing gang members to the negotiating table, at least not as far as...