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Major takedown in North Station area

TakedownArrests on Valenti Way. Photo by Kristen Romanelli.

UPDATE: One of the two men arrested has a violent record dating to the 1980s.

Arrested?Arrested?State Police and the FBI are currently swarming around Valenti Way and Canal and Friend streets - as a State Police helicopter hovers overhead - arresting at least two people.

The Globe reports the operation was linked to bank robberies in Everett and Winthrop by a guy with a fake bomb. Channel 7 reports authorities think he was about to try to rob a Bank of America branch on Canal Street.

Video of the action at Friend Street and Valenti Way, by John Brissette:

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Let's hope so!

My first reaction had to be wrong; I thought maybe the Celtics were hosting the 2002 Jail Blazers tonight and the police were serving the whole team with warrants from their last visit.

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See the hoodie? Sleeper cell in the North Station area! Or, maybe, Laker Fans. Neither is allowed to reside or vote in Boston.

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We totally commented on that. One of the undercover officers was wearing a Red Sox jacket, so it was especially hilarious.

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Ever known a Yankee fan that could sit through an entire 5-minute conversation without mentioning how many World Serieseseses they've won? Cover? BLOWN

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scalping? what the hell!

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Seems like plenty of Sox fans have their hatchets ready ...

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ever known a red sox fan who cant sit down through an entire five minute convo with a yankee fan and wish they had a good come back to the fact that the yankees have 27 rings ...and one more recent then the red sox last ring ...didnt think so

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Me; next question.

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long enough.

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We hear that they were "bank robbers and drug dealers." The police interviewed the building manager and took our surveillance footage.

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The Globe is tying it to the Winthrop and Everett bank robberies, involving fake pipe bombs.

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Good, wearing a Yankees hoodie is now a punishable offense in Boston. ;)

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I like that they took time to add music to the video

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It was a YouTube audio swap because one of the girls was uncomfortable with having the commentary up there. Alas!

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Update from WHDH: They were on their way to rob the Bank of America on the corner of Canal & Valenti with a fake pipe bomb.

They'll have a story at noon: http://www1.whdh.com/video/7newslive

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from Charlestown? I hear they have a lot of bank robbers there.

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Yeah, and Southie is the only place where you can find parking space savers.

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Bank of America? I say go bankrobbers- too bad you didn't clean out those SOBs. Give me the names so I can write a folk ballad in the proud traditions of Jesse james and Bonni & Clyde. BOA can burn in hell.

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That undercover cop wearing the Red Sox hoodie looks like he is in charge, a tough boss. That other u/c fat guy next to the parking meter better go on a diet.

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That undercover cop wearing the Red Sox hoodie looks like he is in charge and a tough guy. The other undercover next to the parking meter better go on a diet.

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