Tuesday, May 14, 2013
With the announcement that a Medford woman and Woburn man were arrested for running a prostitution ring, police said Monday was a major victory in shutting down the alleged pattern of "modern day slavery."
Law enforcement officials said Monday that a pair of human trafficking arrests were not only a major victory for police, but also the women at the center of the ring who are considered the victims of “modern day slavery.” During a Monday press conference at the Wilmington Police Department, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that Xiu J. Chen, 32, of Medford, and Ronald Keplin, 57, of Woburn, will each face charges on one of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, six counts of deriving support from prostitution and six counts of keeping a house of ill fame. “In this case we allege that these individuals ran a large scale criminal operation involving the sale and sexual exploitation of other human beings for their profit,” said …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Notable entries from last week's Medford Police log. The following information was supplied by the Medford Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is a selective list of entries from the Medford Police log from Friday, May 3 through Monday, May 6, 2013 and any arrests recorded during that time. Charges are alleged. Locations, times and events appear as they are recorded by police. Two juveniles were arrested Friday, May 3 on Salem Street. One was charged with disorderly conduct, the other with disorderly conduct and destruction of property over $250. Donald Rusco, 44, 84 Alexander St., Medford, was arrested Saturday, May 4 on Capen Street and charged with disorderly conduct. Richard St. Germain, 28, 62 Avalon Dr., Randolph, was arrested Saturday, May 4 on St. James Road and charged with intimidating a witness, felony night time breaking and entering and assault and …
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Notable entries from last week's Medford Police log. The following information was supplied by the Medford Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is a selective list of entries from the Medford Police log from Monday, April 29 through Thursday, May 2, 2013 and any arrests recorded during that time. Charges are alleged. Locations, times and events appear as they are recorded by police. Salvatore Silvestro, 62, 38 Fulton St., Medford, was arrested Monday, April 29 on Fulton Street on a warrant and charged with criminal harassment. Domenic Vigliotte, 37, 6 Hadley Pl., Medford, was arrested Tuesday, May 1 on Main Street and charged with assault and battery and intimidating a witness. Michael Morin, 26, 34 Wilson St., Medford, was arrested Tuesday, May 1 on Wilson Street on a warrant and charged with a marked lanes violation, felony for a day time breaking and entering and…
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City of Medford Police Department
100 Main St, Medford, MA
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Suspect allegedly passed a note at East Cambridge Savings Bank saying he had a gun while demanding money.
A man from Malden was arrested Wednesday afternoon shortly after he allegedly robbed the East Cambridge Savings Bank at 243 Salem St. in Medford. Medford Police Capt. Kevin Faller said the suspect was arrested in Malden could not provide his name. Malden Police Chief Kevin Molis said the arrest took place at a Russell Street home in his city. Faller said the suspect is being charged with armed robbery while masked. According to Faller, the suspect entered the bank around 2:53 p.m. Wednesday wearing a ski mask and handed a note to the teller that said he had a gun and demanded money. The suspect made off with a bag of cash but a dye pack placed in the bag exploded on the street, which Faller said created a scene with both dye and cash all …
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243 Salem St, Medford, MA
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Saturday, May 4, 2013
Notable entries from last week's Medford Police log. The following information was supplied by the Medford Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is a selective list of entries from the Medford Police log from Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28, 2013 and any arrests recorded during that time. Charges are alleged. Locations, times and events appear as they are recorded by police. Renhzo Carrera, 38, 1 Grandview Road, Chelsea, was arrested Friday, April 26, on Mystic Valley Parkway and charged with shoplifting by asportation. Samantha Ney, 21, 3600 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, was arrested Saturday, April 27 on Mystic Valley Parkway and charged with speeding, speeding violation in special area, two marked lanes violations, license not in possession, operating under the influence of liquor (1st offense), operating under the influence of drugs, operating under …
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City of Medford Police Department
100 Main St, Medford, MA
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
New school security system being also implemented.
Equipment upgrades are on the way for Medford Police and Fire personnel, according to Mayor Michael McGlynn. The city is planning to purchase five new police cruisers for the Medford Police Department and three new command vehicles for the Medford Fire Department, McGlynn said recently. New cruisers will cost the city and initial payment of about $50,000, while the first payment on the new fire command vehicles will cost about $35,000. McGlynn said the fire deparment currently has several command vehicles that are "somewhat aged." McGlynn also added the city is in the process of implementing the new security system for Medford's schools. The system will have streaming video and will be hooked in to the city's 911 center. The cost of that …
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Notable entries from last week's Medford Police log. The following information was supplied by the Medford Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is a selective list of entries from the Medford Police log from Monday, April 22 through Thursday, April 25, 2013 and any arrests recorded during that time. Charges are alleged. Locations, times and events appear as they are recorded by police. A juvenile was arrested Monday, April 22 on Mystic Avenue on a warrant and charged with disorderly conduct. Gladis Tabares, 46, 599 Washington Ave., Chelsea, was arrested Monday, April 22 on Main Street and charged with operating under the influence of liquor (second offense). Chad Talbert, 26, 49 Maryknoll St., Mattapan, was arrested Tuesday, April 23 on Larkin Road and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and attempt to commit crime. Michaella Gordon, 20, 43 Rockdale St., …
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100 Main St, Medford, MA
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Notable entries from last week's Medford Police log. The following information was supplied by the Medford Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is a selective list of entries from the Medford Police log from Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21, 2013 and any arrests recorded during that time. Charges are alleged. Locations, times and events appear as they are recorded by police. Marvin Basile, 27, 194 Sheridan Ave., Medford, was arrested Friday, April 19 on Lambert Street on a warrant and charged with drug possession to distribute. Friday, April 19 8:41 a.m. Larceny in the 600 block of Fulton Street. 9:52 a.m. Larceny on Baxter Street. 10:36 a.m. Motor vehicle accident in the 100 block of Main Street. 11:30 a.m. Larceny on Court Street. 12:44 a.m. Motor vehicle accident in the 100 block of High Street. 3:16 p.m. Disturbance in the 200 block of Harvard Street. 4…
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City of Medford Police Department
100 Main St, Medford, MA
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Notable entries from last week's Medford Police log. The following information was supplied by the Medford Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is a selective list of entries from the Medford Police log from Tuesday, April 16 through Thursday, April 18, 2013 and any arrests recorded during that time. Charges are alleged. Locations, times and events appear as they are recorded by police. Valenz Joisil, 18, 16 Exchange Ave., Medford, was arrested Tuesday, April 16 on Congress Avenue and charged with disroderly conduct. Tuesday, April 16 12:36 a.m. Larceny in the 300 block of Fellsway. 6:50 a.m. Disturbance at Mobil on Middlesex Avenue. 4:21 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Park Street at Salem Street. 4:45 p.m. Vandalism at BJ's on Fellsway. 7:27 p.m. Fight on Mayberry Avenue. 8:19 p.m. Larceny at Family Dollar on Salem Street. 8:33 p.m. Larceny in the 100 block on …
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City of Medford Police Department
100 Main St, Medford, MA
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Saturday, April 20, 2013
Notable entries from last week's Medford Police log. The following information was supplied by the Medford Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is a selective list of entries from the Medford Police log from Monday, April 8 through Monday, April 15, 2013 and any arrests recorded during that time. Charges are alleged. Locations, times and events appear as they are recorded by police. Michael DeBiase, 18, 5 Irving St., Medford, was arrested Monday, April 8 on Grove Street and charged with conspiracy to violate drug law, drug possession to distribute and drug violation near school. Jacob Scannell, 18, 176 Brooks St., Medford, was arrested Monday, April 8 on Grove Street and charged with conspiracy to violate drug law. Alicia Evans, 21, unspecified address, was arrested Thursday, April 11 on Fellsway on a warrant and charged with credit card forgery or utterance. …
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City of Medford Police Department
100 Main St, Medford, MA
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Elisa Toledo
7:18 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Is this a ray of hope that we will finally have traffic and parking enforcement in medford? Ie. trucking violations in Harvard street, speeding cars in Willis and Harvard streets, permit parking enforcement?? We might want to learn from mayor Curtatone in Somerville..he is rebuilding the city from violation revenues....you cannot sneeze in So reveille without getting a speeding or parking ticket! more ›