Boston Police Increase Presence at Jamaica Pond After More Armed Robberies

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The Boston Police Department has intensified its presence at the Jamaica Pond after a third armed robbery was reported in the area over the weekend.

On Saturday, Oct. 4, two suspects reportedly tried to rob a dog walker at the pond, the circumstances mirroring two earlier armed robberies at the pond nearly two weeks ago, according to 7News.

Saturday’s robbery follows two incidents that occurred on Sept. 24. In the first incident that day, two victims told police they had been walking at the Jamaica Pond when they were approached by two unknown men who were armed and who robbed the victims of their possessions. On the same night, another victim told police he had been walking with his bicycle at the pond when two suspects forced him into a wooded area and robbed him, tying him to a tree before fleeing.

Boston police are currently looking for two suspects believed to be involved and described them as black Hispanic males in their early 20s, one being armed with a firearm and the other a knife. Police subsequently increased patrols of the area after a community meeting in Jamaica Plain on Friday, according to 7News.

Later on Saturday, Boston police reportedly responded to an armed robbery of similar nature at Franklin Park, subsequently arresting a 21-year-old Dorchester man and a 13-year-old male, though police have yet to determine if the incidents are connected to those at the Jamaica Pond, according to the Jamaica Plain News.

Anyone with information regarding any of the incidents is urged to contact detectives at the Boston Police Department’s Area E-13 (Jamaica Plain) station at 617-343-5628. Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact the CrimeStoppers tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS (8477) or text the word “TIP” to CRIME (27463).

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