Police are investigating thefts from employees at Boston City Hall.
Several workers told Boston police that hundreds of dollars in cash, debit and credit cards were stolen, among other items, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday, according to a police report. Unauthorized charges totaling hundreds more dollars were also made at Macy’s and Walgreens.
“Boston City Hall must be a safe and welcoming space all year round for residents, visitors and our City employees,” a city spokesperson said in a statement to NBC10 Boston. “Boston Police are investigating this incident to ensure that any needed security protocols or resources will be addressed.”
Victims reported having seen an unknown man wearing a blue face mask, sweatpants, a dark jacket and a brown beanie.
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“I was there on Monday and I was there on Tuesday, and it was very quiet,” Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn told NBC10 Boston. “Apparently, there was a person walking from office to office, and had the free rein of the building for a period of time.”
Flynn said he is concerned by the possibility of confidential information being taken.
“There could have been information about taxes, there could have been someone’s Social Security number, mortgage documents or car-related information,” he said.
He’s calling for tighter security after the incident.
“We can’t sweep this under the rug as if it’s only a minor incident of theft,” Flynn said. “It’s more than that.”
ALLSTON, MASS. (WHDH) – Boston police are searching for a gunman who opened fire in Allston Thursday and left one person hurt.
Police responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of Brighton Avenue at approximately 6:46 p.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a male “juvenile” suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim’s age has not been released.
Boston police said the shooter fled the scene and remains at large. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police.
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A State Police trooper who was allegedly found “slumped over” in his car at around 5 a.m. in the South End with an open container of High Noon vodka has been “relieved of duty.”
Mass State Police confirmed to the Herald Wednesday night that Trooper Donovan Preston, 31, arrested for alleged drunken driving in Boston this past weekend, “has been relieved of duty.” Preston’s base pay is listed as $80,213.
A Boston Police report states that police arrived at Herald Street on Saturday to see Preston “stopped in lane 2 of the road” with his brake lights on. The suspect was slumped over “with his eyes closed,” the report adds.
“The officer observed that the car was on and in drive. The officer observed an open container of alcohol (High Noon) in the cupholder,” according to the report. The BPD officer then knocked on the window “for approximately 10 seconds before the suspect lifted his head up.”
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Once he picked his head up, police said he appeared “confused and he looked around. The suspect’s vehicle began to roll to which the officer announced, ‘Boston Police. Open the Door.’ ”
Preston stopped on the three-lane, outbound road with his black BMW in the middle of two lanes.
A State Police spokesman said in an email: “Trooper Donovan Preston was relieved of duty and will be subject to a department discipline process.” All other comments were directed toward the police report.
That report, provided to the Herald Wednesday night, added that State Police were notified after Preston’s arrest.
The can of High Noon was logged into the evidence book.
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This latest OUI case comes as State Police Sgt. Scott Quigley is being investigated in an alleged drunken driving fatal crash in Woburn in 2023 that killed a disabled passenger in a van.
In the Quigley case, his blood alcohol level reportedly tested at a .114 at the hospital following the crash (the legal limit is .08). That detail came out in a wrongful death suit filed by the victim Angelo Schettino’s family.
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The smashed van at the Woburn crash scene. (MSP body camera video screengrab)
