Arlington Police report arresting two homeless Boston men on charges they shot two men in a car at Thorndike Field near the Alewife T station around 10 p.m.; the victims managed to drive away - and injured one of the two suspects by hitting him with the car.
Police found the victims in the car about a half mile away, at the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Lake Street.
One had been shot in the face, the other in the chest, Joe Brown reports. The victims, 18 and 21, were taken to Boston hospitals, police say.
Alerted by Arlington Police, Cambridge Police officers quickly nabbed Peter Harris, 37, whose last known address was a Boston homeless shelter, near the Alewife T stop; a handgun magazine in his pocket.
Back at Thorndike Field, Arlington Police say, officers found Stephen Meyer, 60, also of no permanent address, suffering from injuries of the sort one might get when struck by a car.
Boton men will be arraigned Monday in Cambridge District Court on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with intent to murder, along with various charges related to the gun police say they found near the T stop. Meyer will also be charged in connection with numerous warrants on felony charges, police say.
Innocent, etc.
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That area has been a problem for decades
By Markk02474
Sat, 06/06/2015 - 4:12pm
Over the past 25 years or so, in the area where the shooting occurred, along the bike path there have been about 3-4 strings of muggings and sexual assaults, usually at night. Its dark there with woods and marshland for attackers to hide, especially when the lights are not working. So, given how years go by between any incidents, I consider it safe. In the past year, it seems like there have been around 6 sexual assaults and 4 muggings on the bike path. STH has submitted a post with the data, waiting for Adamg to pass it through moderation as he is not a registered regular.
Two ways to make the area safer:
1. Develop the Mugar property, which is a 17 acre parcel of woods where homeless people camp out next to Thorndike field where the shooting occurred.
2. Turn the traffic gridlock that was the former Alewife rotary into an overpass! The current gridlock gives these homeless people lots of opportunity to solicit money from drivers stuck in traffic at the traffic lights. A more free flowing overpass takes away the income opportunity that draws homeless people to the woods around Alewife.
Lighting the bike path is a challenge because there is no electrical service along the old rail bed as far as I know. There is some buried fiber optic cable along the right of way. The path got repaved once by the company who installed the fiber. Width is a challenge. The path is too narrow for all the two abreast cyclists, three abreast pedestrians with wandering dogs and kids, in line skaters etc. and some steep embankments on a narrow right of way to squeeze in lighting and conduit perhaps some places.
There has to be some way to
By anon
Sat, 06/06/2015 - 2:45pm
There has to be some way to use solar and LED lights. This can't possibly be an impossible task. If we put a man on the moon, perhaps we can light the Arlington bike path?
Better yet
By itchy
Sat, 06/06/2015 - 3:08pm
Take your house for a superhighway between Alewife and Rt 128.
#1. Build a fence
By anon
Sat, 06/06/2015 - 4:33pm
#1. Build a fence
#2. You think homeless people won't camp under an overpass? Changing to an intelligent signaling system with loop sensors would fix most of the traffic issues.
#3. Solar powered LED streetlights or in pavement lighting fixtures
Safe?
By John Costello
Sun, 06/07/2015 - 8:01am
I love that you guys took the bait. Fishy, fishy, fishy.
Security Theatre
By anon
Sat, 06/06/2015 - 6:39pm
Arlington Police were showing the flag, today on the bike path. Between Magnolia Field and Arlington Centre, I passed three Arlington cops. The one on the bicycle, I didn't mind. The two driving their cars along the path with their blue lights flashing were a pain. The cars took up most of the width of the path, and forced everyone else to stop and get off the path while they passed. One car was going from Lake Street to Magnolia Field, and the other was going from Spy Pond to Lake Street. They were moving slowly. I didn't get the sense that they were going anywhere, just cruising to show they were willing to inconvenience everyone on the path for the sake of security theatre.
Arlington Police have motorcycles
By Markk02474
Sat, 06/06/2015 - 10:16pm
and bicycles and a brand new $3,600 electric bicycle. No need to inconvenience everyone using the bike path by driving on it.
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