What the heck is going on?
This is the second attack of this nature in the same area in two weeks. Back at the beginning of the month, six juveniles were arrested at South Bay.
Teens also attacked a man near Downtown Crossing earlier this week.
From BPD News:
At about 8:25 PM, on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, officers assigned to District C-6 (South Boston) arrested four 13-year-old juveniles for Assault and Battery charges.
Officers were on patrol in the area of District Avenue in the South Bay Mall area, when they were approached by a victim who was just attacked by a group of juveniles. Officers were made aware that the attack was unprovoked and the victim was punched and kicked multiple times, and was unable to get up.
As officers were speaking with the victim, the four juveniles began to yell at the victim. The juvenile group then began to walk down the middle of the street obstructing the flow of traffic. The juvenile group was screaming obscenities at another juvenile causing a large disturbance in the road.
Officers requested the juveniles to get out of the street, which they continued to refuse officers orders. After multiple requests, the juveniles moved out the street, and officers attempted to placed two suspects under arrest.
At this time, multiple juveniles began to surround officers as they were handcuffing the two juvenile suspects. As officers were walking the suspects to marked cruisers for transport, the group continued to follow and shouting at officers.
Simultaneously, other officers were attempting to disperse the crowd, and place a third juvenile suspect under arrest. As officers placed the third suspect into handcuffs, a juvenile female began to interfere with officers and failed to move back after multiple requests. Officers advised the juvenile female multiple times to move back which she continued to refuse, and was then placed into handcuffs.
All four juveniles were placed under arrest are expected to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile District Court for the following charges:
13-year-old juvenile female was charged with; Delinquent to Wit; Interference with a Police Officer, Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest.
13-year-old juvenile male was charged with; Delinquent to Wit; Assault and Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon to wit Shod Foot, Affray, and Resisting Arrest.
13-year-old juvenile male was charged with; Delinquent to Wit; Affray, Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest.
13-year-old juvenile male was charged with; Delinquent to Wit; Assault and Battery by Means of Dangerous Weapon to wit Shod Foot, Affray, and Resisting Arrest.
Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
Canterbury st. Roslindale.
Aka. DYS rozzie….for the juvies.
It’s a small Walpole ., At least it was in my day.
Is Walpole (cedar junction) taking the kids nowadays ?
Today there’s no good answers for things like this….
It won’t take much longer for South Bay to go the way of the Bayside Mall and Lafayette Place. Muffy and Buffy won’t be renting the high end housing or buying the condos much longer, if the word hasn’t gotten out already. What a culture. BPD hands are tied. Where is the community leadership, like Ayanna and Kendra? Their political support is based on making excuses for chaos.
I would drive an hour to avoid South Bay,AKA Narcanastan there is nothing I need bad enough to visit that cesspool
These kids most likely will turn their lives around and live happy healthy lives.
DANNY YOU ARE SO RIGHT, THESE COWARDS WILL TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND.
IN STEAD OF GOING TO WALPOLE,, THEY WILL TAKE THEIR “HAPPY & HEALTHY
LIVES . TO THE FEDERAL PRISON’S.
Ok Let’s Hear From MAYOR WU , CONGRESSWOMAN PRESLEY, SEANTOR’S MARKEY AND WARREN . SO WHEN DO WE DEFUND THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS . BECAUSE THE COWARDS ARE TURNING THEIR LIVES AROUND. WE REALLY DON’T NEED ANY COPS AT ALL 👮♀️ 👮♀️ 👮♀️ .
WE SHOULD HAVE A POOL TO SEE WHAT SCREAMING LIBERAL ASKS TO SEND THE NATIONAL GUARD ,FIRST .THERE NO COPS TO CALL.
Well, Danny! Let’s hope that you’re right about that.
What a shame, if Southie was like it used to be before all the yuppies took over with their mommy and daddy’s check books , nothing like this would ever happen. Bring back the good old days.