Results tagged “unlawfulpossession”

--The BPD arrested two people in the South End for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. The gun wouldn't have been discovered if it hadn't accidentally gone off in the bathroom. The Herald reported that the woman who was arrested was the mother of Dontel Jeffers, the child who died at the hands of his foster mother, who was recently sentenced for the crime. Laurel Sweet writes, "Crystal Claiborn [Jeffers' mother] claimed that while aiming the...

--The shootings of five people, including a 9-year-old girl, that took place in two different places in Mattapan on Saturday night may be related. Commish Ed Davis, who has been especially busy lately, referenced possible gang activity. The 9-year-old got shot in the back. In sheer coincidence, one of the shootings interrupted yet another birthday party. We're not sure why birthday parties have gotten so dangerous, but some gun-toting, allegedly birthday-hating thug(s) popped off and...

How on earth can the BPD top "Ruckus Lands Picky Eater in Jail"? Easy. Try this headline for one of yesterday's crimes: "Smile! You're on Closed Circuit TV!" The title says it all. Seriously, if you're an aspiring perp, didn't you get the memo not to get caught when the cameras are rolling? In unfunny blotter news, one man was shot yesterday afternoon in Dorchester, while the BPD rounded up a guy who tried to...