Boston Police report arresting four Brockton teens, ages 14 through 18, on gun and drug charges in Codman Square Saturday afternoon, after officers on patrol watched them ignore a stop sign and decided to pull them over for citations, especially since none were wearing helmets, police say.
The four declined to stop. Although BPD policy is not to pursue scooter riders for fear they might cause a crash, the four turned into an alley on Whitfield Street from which there was no escape, so the police followed them in:
Officers exited their cruiser and located the all four suspects in a neighboring back yard along with the scooters that were on the ground next to a couple trash cans. The scooters had significant ignition damage.
After further investigation, officers located a loaded firearm in the trash can. The firearm was determined to be a Taurus G3C 9x19, with one round in the chamber, nine rounds of ammunition in the magazine and an obliterated serial number, five baggies of marijuana and one small plastic baggie believed to be crack cocaine.
Manuel Monteiro and Brian Price, both 18, and a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old too young to have their names released, were charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, distribution of crack and trespassing, police say.
Innocent, etc.
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Thanks, officers
By Antony-mouse
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 10:55am
Appreciate your getting the guns, drugs, and alleged felons off the streets. And maybe recovering someone’s stolen scooters.
And?
By Will LaTulippe
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 12:10pm
How about contributing to the delinquency of a minor?
Whomever sired the minors is also a piece of (expletive).
You're right.
By Anon
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 1:09pm
They should have charged Jerry Remy when his son murdered someone. Since he patented bad.
He didn't patent bad
By Will LaTulippe
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 2:40pm
Eli Whitney did. I mean, who even uses a cotton gin these days?
This is why enforcing traffic laws is important
By Bostonperson
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 2:43pm
People who are dangerous and break the law often also ignore the rules for driving. Many of those operating scooters and dirt bikes are even worse. There are more and more drive-by shootings in cities from scooters and they aren’t going away with keeping the status quo.
So close, yet not quite
By eeka
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 7:03pm
People who operate vehicles in such a way as to disregard the safety of others often have patterns of other similar behavior.
People who violate any traffic law while being perfectly safe and careful (i.e., everyone) don't need to be surveilled and harassed.
I’m glad we agree
By Bostonperson
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 10:27pm
Enforcing traffic laws is important. Criminals also tend to break traffic laws and end up getting caught.
I also agree that nobody needs to be surveilled or harassed and didn’t suggest anything like that. If someone is being a jackass, they should get pulled over.
Traffic laws are not a ruse to arrest dangerous people
By cinnamngrl
Wed, 06/29/2022 - 9:24am
Cars kill many people. Safe driving matters.
Let me guess...
By Username Unknown
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 3:34pm
Good boys just about to turn their lives around??
Why don't I see you making the same comments on the story below?
By spin_o_rama
Tue, 06/28/2022 - 11:43am
https://www.universalhub.com/crime/20220625/police...
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