Hit in the head with a brick

Boston Police report on three separate armed attacks yesterday:

Sometime yesterday, a man in Mattapan was jumped by five guys at 1216 Blue Hill Ave., one of whom smashed him in the head with a brick. He managed to get himself to the hospital, then called police after spotting two of his attackers on the way home.

Two alleged thugs, both 19 and both from Dorchester, were arrested. One of them, Andre Malabre, was arrested last year on drug-possession charges in what police said was a crackdown on the Lucerne Street Dogz gang. The other, Omar Jackson, was profiled in a 2006 Globe article about the difficulties high-school dropouts face in finding jobs (he dropped out as a freshman to watch after his new son):

Young people without diplomas and jobs, Jackson said, end up "hustling for money," including selling drugs.

Around 1:49 a.m. yesterday, a man walking in the Southwest Corridor park at Garrison Street, was attacked by two guys, one of whom had a knife. After he complied with their demand for his money, one of them punched him in the face. Police say they found and arrested one of the two attackers.

Around 11:15 p.m. yesterday, a man reported his partner showed up at his door at 17 Creston St. and punched him in the face:

... While fleeing the scene, the suspect struck a parked car on Creston Street. The suspect then veered towards a responding police cruiser. A description of the suspect's motor vehicle was promptly broadcast over the police radio. Officers soon located the motor vehicle and were able to stop the car in the area of Sydney Street. Once stopped, the suspect took off on foot in an effort to make good his escape. After a brief foot pursuit, officers arrested Edwin Robles, 38, of Dorchester and charged him with Assault & Battery (209A), Assault & Battery By Means of a Dangerous Weapon (car) and Destruction of Personal Property. All in all, the suspect struck several vehicles in his effort to escape police. Two officers were transported to the Boston Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. ...