Crime & Safety
Police Reports: Suspect Sheds Clothes, Flees Police
A suspect managed to escape to police officers after wriggling out of his jacket and sweatshirt.

These reports were collected from the Boston Police Department and took place within Charlestown's District, A-15. The time and place of the alleged crimes are listed. Persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Thursday, Feb. 10
- At 10:30 p.m., police arrested Rosa Isaac of Decatur Street and charged her with assault and battery.
Friday, Feb. 11
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- At 1:23 a.m., police recovered a motor vehicle on Tibbetts Town Way that had been stolen outside Boston.
- At 2:41 a.m., police responded to a report of breaking and entering (by force) at 54 High St.
- At 3:33 a.m., police responded to a report of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on Rutherford Avenue.
- At 6 p.m., police responded to a report of a motor vehicle leaving the scene of an accident/property damage at 115 High St.
- At 6 p.m., police responded to a report of a motor vehicle leaving the scene of an accident/personal injury on Alford Street.
Saturday, Feb. 12
- At 1 a.m., police responded to a report of vandalism at 44 Pleasant St.
- At 7:17 p.m., a police officer entered Johnnie’s Foodmaster to purchase food and observed a young male suspect known to the officer as the subject of a default warrant for arrest (drug possession). He approached the suspect and asked him to accompany him outside. Once in the parking lot of the Charlestown Mall, the suspect tried to break away from the officer. Another officer ran over to assist him, but the suspect broke away again, this time shedding his jacket, hoodie and baseball cap. The suspect ran off, naked from the waist up, onto Main Street and toward Dunstable Street. Officers searched the suspect’s home, but were unable to find him. A warrant has been issued for his arrest, with a charge of assault and battery on a police officer.
- At 4:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a motor vehicle leaving the scene of an accident/property damage at 11 Mystic St.
Sunday, Feb. 13
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- At 9:45 p.m., police responded to a report of assault and battery at 18 Carney Court.
- At 10:15 p.m., police responded to a report of assault and battery at 5 Middlesex Street.
Monday, Feb. 14
- At 8:10 a.m., police responded to a report of assault and battery at 18 Carney Court.
- At 9:57 p.m., police responded to a report of an unarmed robbery on Moulton Street.
For more information, residents can contact the district's Community Service office at 617-343-4627. To report drug dealing, contact the District A-1 confidential drug line at 617-343-4879.
The Charlestown neighborhood police station can be reached at 617-343-4888. Public safety meetings are held there on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
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