PAX Centurion - May / June 2015

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • June/July 2015 • Page 43 COMPSTAT Commendations: Police OfficersWilliam Louberry,Ydritzabel Oller, Sean Cullen, Elias Cruz, Tony Szeto and Angel Figueroa, E-13 A shots fired call at 891 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain was on sighted by Officer Louberry. Officer Louberry transmitted over the Boston Police radio that a person was shooting and running down Centre Street. A short time later Officer Louberry reported over the radio that the suspect fired shots at the Officer. Officer Louberry continued to pursue the suspect and observed him go into a backyard onAldworth Street. Officers were able to apprehend two suspects and also located two witnesses on another street. During this violent incident, the victim was shot and killed. The suspects fled, firing shots at Officer Louberry. The Officers were able to apprehend those responsible. H H H H H H H H H Police Dispatcher Nicole Janey, Operations Division TheYouthViolence Strike Force radioed that they had shots fired at Humboldt Avenue and Ruthven Street and that an officer had been hit. A motor vehicle stop had been initiated by theYVSF. As Officer John Moyni- han approached the driver, he opened the door and fired a shot from a .357 magnum firearm at close range, striking Officer Moynihan in the face. Throughout the duration of the evening, Dispatcher Janey maintained a calm and reassuring demeanor and performed her duties with an extraordinary level of skill. She coordinated the ensuing response of command staff, EDT’s, specialized units and the minimum staffing units to this critical scene, as well as to other calls for service withinArea B. Critically important was her ability to coordinate street closings along various routes for the arrival of the ambulance to the scene, as well as its departure trans- porting Officer Moynihan to the hospital. Those were important minutes saved, which aided in immediate medical attention being rendered to the Officer. H H H H H H H H H Police Officers Colleen Fancelli and Sherry Del- lascio, District C-6 Officers Fancelli and Dellascio received information that an individual had climbed through the window of a Bowen Street address. While in the area they stopped a person fitting the suspect’s description. The suspect gave evasive and implausible answers to their inquiries. Through further investigation it was found that the suspect was not authorized to be within 25 yards of this address and had multiple warrants for Assault and Bat- tery andViolations of a Restraining Order. They further investigated the location and found a ripped screen with large footprints leading away. They were able to contact the victim, who was not at home at the time of this incident to obtain further information. The suspect was arrested for Breaking and Entering andViolating the Restraining Order, along with the active warrants for his arrest. It is believed that this suspect was planning on returning to this location, and his arrest prevented a potential physical attack on the victim. H H H H H H H H H Police Officers Marc Delvalle and CraigWoz- niak and Detective Vincent Difazio, A-1 Officers Delvalle andWoznizk responded to a radio call for a bank robbery at 621Washington Street. Operations gave out a description of a suspect and detectives quickly obtained video from the bank which was emailed out toAreaA officers. Detective Difazio and the officers responded immediately to the bank rob- bery and quickly started to gather video evidence. That evidence and their knowledge of the area and on-going activity, proved critical to locating the suspects. H H H H H H H H H Police Officers Michael Calabro, Eduardo Es- pino and Don Keaton, A-7 Officers Calabro & Espino responded to a call at 63 Gove Street, in which the caller stated that there were people inside the house trying to assault him and they had knives. The Officers pursued the suspects up to the 3rd floor, through an apartment, onto the back porch, down the back stairs and into the back yard, where they were apprehended. The two suspects were arrested for assault by means of a dangerous weapon, destruction of personal property and trespassing. H H H H H H H H H Police Officers Fabian Belgrave and Charles Vest, E-5 Officers Belgrave andVest observed a vehicle that caught their attention, facing the wrong way on the street. The vehicle registration revealed a stolen plate. Officers requested registration and identification from both individuals and observed several bags on the floor of the front passenger side of the vehicle. They then re- turned to the cruiser to check the information provided by the suspects and noticed the suspects were now shift- ing around inside of the vehicle and reaching forward and down toward the floorboard. Officers found that one occupant had two prior convictions for unlawfully carrying firearms and that his license to operate a motor vehicle was suspended. They apprehended two crimi- nals and removed a firearm from the streets. H H H H H H H H H Police Officers Arthur Lonergan and David Macioce, D-14 Officers Lonergan and Macioce responded to a call on CommonwealthAvenue. A woman reported that her boyfriend had barricaded himself in the apartment, due to an eviction issue and that he was emotionally disturbed. The door had to be forceably removed and officers had to navigate a number of obstacles of a refrigerator and overturned furniture to reach the back bedroom. When they reached the victim, he concealed his hands from the officers which caused concern about a possible concealed weapon. At that time the victim attempted to exit the apartment by jumping toward a 3 rd floor window. A struggle ensued. The victim was finally prevented from going through the 3 rd floor window, restrained and eventually transported to St Elizabeth’s Hospital for evaluation and treatment. H H H H H H H H H Unit Citation for the members of the Fugitive Unit including: the Commander, Sergeant Detec- tive BrianAlbert, Detectives Sean Joyce, Joseph Marrero and MichelleWilliams and Police Officers Gregory Dankers, Winston DeLeon, Michael Doyle, Michael McManus, Patrick Murphy, Gregory Mc- Cormick and Michael Brown H H H H H H H H H The Boston Police Fugitive Unit is tasked with conducting investigations to locate and apprehend suspects wanted for murder and other violent offenses in the City of Boston and the State of Massachusetts. In doing so, they also travel throughout the country and even internationally with members of the US Marshals Service in order to locate individuals wanted by the Boston Police Homicide Unit and other units within the Boston Police Department who request their assistance. During the first two weeks of March 2015 the Fugi- tive Unit was assigned to locate numerous wanted indi- viduals to include suspects wanted for homicide. They executed numerous search warrants and arrested TEN separate suspects for Murder. The Unit also assisted the Department of Homeland Security in locating a suspect. The suspect was arrested and the address frozen. In addition, they participated in a joint operation with the Human Trafficking Unit and SWAT team and arrested three individuals. They located and arrested a suspect on a rape of a child with force charge and another who had been profiled on BRIC’s most wanted report, for a shooting in Lynn where the victim was shot multiple times. The members of the Fugitive Unit are relied upon to track the most violent and elusive offenders in the City. Arrests for homicide and rape have brought closure to family and friends of over a dozen victims in just a short two week period. H H H H H H H H H Detectives Daniel MacDonald and Timothy Sulli- van and Police Officers Jeffrey Cahill and Christo- pher Holt, D-4 There were 3 Craigslist scams involving the thefts of several laptops in theWest Fens Area. A photo array was conducted and a positive identification was made of a suspect, who was known to the detectives to be a substance abuser. The Fenway Market and Cappy’s Pizza were then robbed. The detectives identified the same suspect through store video surveillance cameras and arrested him. He was able to post bail and was released on GPS, which he cut off. During this period the officers and detectives of D-4 were concerned that this individual was becoming increasingly more dangerous putting the public at risk due to his menacing behavior. They were able to ascertain that the suspect would occasionally eat dinner at the Pine Street Inn. This information was relayed to Officers Jeff Cahill and Chris Holt who conducted surveillance in the area sur- rounding the Pine Street Inn. The surveillance and their observations paid off as they found the suspect at this location and were able to arrest him without incident. H H H H H H H H H Lieutenant Daniel Tracey, Sergeant Richard Fitzpatrick, Detective Paul Schroeder and Police Of- ficers Berlino Felix and Martin Hedderman, C-11 Officers were dispatched to a domestic violence situation and on arrival were confronted by an individ- ual who was intoxicated and extremely violent towards his mother. Further information indicated the suspect’s rage was fueled by his refusing to take his medication for numerous psychological issues. Officers attempted to calm suspect using reason and non-confrontational techniques. The suspect threatened Officers with a 13 inch long kitchen knife. The non-lethal “bean-bag” was deployed as a last resort. This effectively subdued and stopped the aggression of the suspect who was placed in custody. H H H H H H H H H Police Officers Jennifer Grogan and Patrick McCarthy, C-6 Officers McCarthy and Grogan responded to a radio call for a domestic violence incident in progress. The officers were met by a male victim who was standing by his vehicle. His car keys were taken by the suspect. The suspect armed herself with a large kitchen knife and threatened to kill the victim and herself. The sus- pect ignored the officer’s commands to drop the knife as she threatened the officers waving the knife at them from approximately 10 feet away as they attempted to communicate with her, with firearms drawn. Eventually, the officers were able to convince the suspect to drop the knife and kick it towards them. They then took her into custody without further incident. – William B. Evans Police Commissioner