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DEAD HORSE BEATING ALERT

Today's MGCSS (with DHBA in full effect, of course) comes not from the gang-ridden communities of Roxbury, Mattapan, or Dorchester, but from the "relatively" crime-free Boston neighborhood of Allston/Brighton.

Police responded to a call for an armed robbery at 77 Warren St. March 15 at 10:40 p.m. The two female victims told police they were walking on Warren Street when they were approached by an unknown man, who displayed a silver automatic pistol. The suspect pointed the gun at the victims' heads and said, "Give me your wallet, your jewelry, your cell phone. Give it all up or I'll pop you!" the victims told police. One victim gave the suspect $110, police said. The suspect made the victims face Franciscan Children's Hospital and fled on Warren Street, police said. Police searched the area to no avail.

Violent criminal with gun trumps two defenseless women. Who knew?

Sady Edgardo Suazo, 27, of 22 Adamson St., was arrested and charged with attempted breaking and entering of a residence and car at 75 Adamson St. March 16 at 6:30 p.m. The victim told police Suazo followed her home from a neighborhood market and was leaning on her fence as she got to the front door. The victim said Suazo then began turning her apartment doorknob and shaking the door, trying to get in, police said. The victim called police, but Suazo was gone when they arrived.

No call for alarm here - I'm sure Mr. Suazo was just out collecting for his kid's youth soccer league. Geez, some people can be so paranoid. [/sarcasm]

Police responded to a call for an armed home invasion at 21 Quint Ave. on March 18 at 12:22 a.m. The 28-year-old victim told police that three unknown men kicked in the rear door of his apartment while he was sleeping at about 8:45 p.m. One of the suspects entered the victim's bedroom with a crowbar, told the victim to lie face down on his bed and stated, "If you make a move, I'll blow your head off," the victim told police. The victim remained face down and did not see the other two suspects but heard them talking, police said. The suspects raided the victim's bedroom and apartment for about 45 minutes, taking $2,000 worth of goods, including a cell phone, 25 DVDs, three watches, a gold chain, a wallet and $200 in cash.

Which would you prefer in this case? A .45 caliber handgun or a 45-minute home invasion while under the threat of death at the hands of the local crackhead union?

Timothy R. Taylor, 33, of Brooks Street, was arrested and charged with malicious destruction of property on Brooks Street March 18 at 1:07 a.m. The victim told police that her live-in boyfriend and father of her child used a rock to smash in the rear door and enter the apartment. Four hours earlier, the victim had filed a police report stating that Taylor threatened to kill her and take the baby.

Rock control - NOW! Rocks have no sporting purpose. No one NEEDS a rock. Did you know you're 43 times more likely to kill yourself than an intruder if you keep a rock in the house? This new generation of high-powered and easily concealed rocks can penetrate car windshields if dropped from a highway overpass. Clearly, there is no place in a civilized society for rocks. You want to own a rock? Become a landscaper.

An Irish immigrant reported a robbery to police at the intersection of Harvard and Commonwealth avenues in the early morning hours after St. Patrick's Day. The victim told police he was walking with a friend March 18 at 2:15 a.m., when four unknown men attempted to have a conversation with the victim using a poor Irish accent. The victim told the men that they were not Irish and to leave him alone, police said. The two white male suspects, about 24- to 30 years old, then yelled out "Police," grabbed the victim's friend, forced him to the ground and robbed him, the victim told police. A third white male grabbed the victim, forced him to the ground and took his cell phone. The victim fought back and was able to keep his wallet, police said. A fourth suspect, described as a 24-year-old Asian male, about 5-foot-9, wielded a broken bottle to hold off the victims and then escaped in a taxicab, police said.

Four against two? Doesn't sound fair to me, but that's the way Mumbles likes it, apparently. So deal.

A 27-year-old female reported an armed robbery at the intersection of Union and Winship streets March 18 at 2:30 a.m. The victim told police that an unknown man displayed a silver handgun and demanded her purse. The suspect shoved the gun into her side, took her bag, which contained $2 and personal papers, and told her to start walking down the street. The suspect then fled up Union Street, police said. Police searched the area to no avail.

Is anyone else starting to see a pattern here?



Let's run the numbers.

6 incidents of violent crime against unarmed, defenseless victims...

in a 1 square mile area of one of Boston's "safe" neighborhoods...

over the course of 4 days,

with 4 of these incidents occurring

over a span of just over 2 hours.

Welcome to the fantasy world of gun control.