Boston Police report arresting a Roxbury dude and a Dorchester teenager around 10:40 p.m. yesterday on charges they stole a pair of mountain bikes from Charter and Michaelangelo streets. Police say the pair were caught on the bikes, and that witnesses had reported seeing them on foot earlier in the evening. Unlike Tuesday's alleged North End bike thief, they did not attempt to escape by jumping into the harbor.

Meanwhile, in Dorchester, police report that Luther Boyd, 42, ended a lengthy argument with his brother-in-law by plunging a knife into him around 4 p.m. yesterday at 142 Harwood St.:

Officers spoke to a witness who reported that the two men, the suspect and the victim who are brothers-in law, had been arguing for most of the week and the argument escalated into a physical fight on this day.

Police say they found Boyd in the kitchen with his brother-in-law lying there, bleeding. He was taken to Boston Medical Center in critical condition.

Innocent, etc.

Boston Police report a Somerville man wanted for one North End bicycle theft - and possibly others - tried to evade officers closing in on him around 10 p.m. yesterday by jumping off the North Washington Street bridge into Boston Harbor:

After the suspect jumped into the water, the suspect swam to the Commercial St. side of the bridge, exited the water and running down the Harbor Walkway. The suspect was caught after a brief foot pursuit, and struggle with officers and placed under arrest.

Jason Duncan, 29, was charged with with receiving stolen property, possession of burglarious tools, and resisting arrest.

Also click on the link to read about a man, 26, found shot twice at Dubois and Adams streets in Roxbury around 11:17 p.m. yesterday. He's expected to survive.

Boston Police have released this sketch of the man wanted for attacking a woman on Foster Street in the North End early on July Fourth.

La Diabla, who lives in the North End, wants her Big Cheese back behind the counter:

... Federal charges, shmederal charges. I want my delicious cheese. Bribery is no match for a good mozzarella.

Boston Police report a woman walking on Foster Street around 3:30 this morning was knocked down from behind and then indecently attacked.

Police say the woman managed to fight off the attacker, whom they describe as a white male in his 20s with light colored short hair.

That is the same general description for a man who police say attacked a woman walking on Richard Street around 3:15 a.m. on June 11. The woman in that case also fought off her attacker.

Boston Foodie reports on the spoiled birthday cake and rude service she got when she tried to return the cake that, it turns out, had been left in a store refrigerator that had died the night before.

Tprussman captures a Hanover Street scene.

Boston Police report that when several men saw an alleged purse snatcher drag a woman by her purse into the street before he finally wrested it away last night, they ran after him, tackled him and held him until police arrived at North and Lewis streets.

Police also report a manager at the Comedy Connection in Quincy Market was held up and pistol whipped early this morning:

The victim reported to officers that the was in his office putting money from the night away when the suspect, a black male wearing a black mask with purple around the face area of it walked into his office. The victim further reported that the suspect brandished a firearm and directed him to put all the money in the bag. According to the victim, the suspect then threatened him stating that he was going to catch a "hot one." The suspect then struck the victim in the face with the firearm, ordered him to the ground, and fled the scene with the money.

Boston Police report a woman walking on Richmond Street near Fulton around 3:15 this morning was grabbed from behind and sexually assaulted, but that she was able to fight the guy off:

The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, approximately 5'8"-5'10" in height, dirty blonde hair, thin medium build, late 20's, wearing a navy blue or black baseball hat with an unknown logo, a white ribbed tank top, dark colored shorts that came down to his knees and dark colored footwear.

Liam posts some before and after photos and info about Greenway tours and volunteer groups.