Police Briefs 01-17-2019

Chelsea, Massachusetts

ARMED ROBBERY OF CAR

On Dec. 31, at 10 p.m., officers were
dispatched to 144 Bloomingdale St. for a report of a past armed
robbery. Upon arrival, Officers spoke to the victim who stated while
driving his car he was cut off by a vehicle on Bloomingdale St. He told
officers that the two males exited the sedan and approached him saying that he
had just struck their car.

The passengers of the suspect’s car then
proceeded to rob him of his wallet and its contents. A short time later, the
officers received information on the whereabouts of the suspect vehicle and
stopped it. The victim was able to identify the two males in the car as the
persons that robbed him. Both were taken into custody.

Rigoberto Ruiz-Cadiz, 22, of 146
Bloomingdale St.; and Efrain Alicea, 22, of 64 Addison St., were both charged with
armed robbery.

NEW YEAR’S (WINDOW)
BASH

On Jan. 1, at 11:30 a.m., CPD officers
responded to 140 Shawmut St. for a report of an intoxicated male party that had
destroyed a window to a residence. Upon arrival, a witness pointed out the male
individual who caused the damage. He was placed under arrest for malicious
destruction of property.

Ernesto Bonilla, 18, of East Boston, was
charged with malicious destruction of property under $1,200.

TRIED TO USE A STOLEN
CREDIT CARD

On Jan. 3, at 6:50 p.m., CPD officers
responded to the Homewood Suites Inn for a report of a male party attempting to
use a stolen credit card. At the hotel, the officers spoke with a hotel
employee, who stated that the suspect just fled the hotel after he tried to pay
for a room with a stolen credit card. A short time later, the same male was
attempting to secure a room at the Residence Inn with another stolen credit
card. He was placed under arrest.

Andy Joseph, 34, of 1 Webster Ave., was
charged with unlicensed operation, possession of an open container in a motor
vehicle, larceny of a credit card, and two counts of uttering/forging a credit
card.

PUBLIC DRINKING

On Jan. 5, at 10:55 a.m., a CPD officer on
foot was patrolling Luther Place. The officer observed a male party in the
area behind 466 Broadway drinking out of a bottle of liquor. The male was
placed under arrest drinking in public.

Jose Martinez, 56, of East Boston, was
charged with violating the public drinking ordinance.

DA ROLLINS CHOOSES
CHIEF OF STAFF

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael
Rollins announced last week that Jennifer Grace Miller will be her Chief of
Staff, citing Miller’s broad experience in senior government positions,
including stints at two statewide law enforcement agencies.

Miller’s first day will be Feb. 1, 2019.

Miller has most recently served as Counsel
to the Massachusetts Senate, where she was the chief legal counsel to 40
senators and approximately 200 staff members. Prior to joining the Senate,
Miller was Chief of the Government Bureau in the Massachusetts Attorney
General’s office. As Chief, Miller supervised roughly 100 lawyers and staff in
three divisions. She previously served as the Bureau’s Deputy Chief and as an
assistant attorney general in the Administrative Law Division, focusing
primarily on civil appellate work. Among other high-profile litigation, Miller
argued the Massachusetts buffer zone case,McCullen v. Coakley, at the United
States Supreme Court.

Miller began her public service career as
Senior Staff Counsel at the Supreme Judicial Court. She then served as
Assistant Solicitor General in the New York Attorney General’s office.

“Jennifer Grace Miller is a smart, dedicated
public servant with deep experience managing complex government institutions
and sophisticated litigation,” District Attorney Rollins said. “She has worked
in all three branches of government and will bring a trusted set of skills and
perspective to the District Attorney’s office.”

She also serves
as a Commissioner on the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission.

Police Log

Monday, 12/31

Dilcia Menjivar, 31, 39 Lawton Ave., Lynn,
was arrested for intimidation.

Rigoberto Ruiz-Cadiz, 22, 146 Bloomingdale
St., Chelsea, was arrested for armed robbery.

Efrain Alicea, 22, 64 Addison St., Chelsea, was
arrested for armed robbery.

Tuesday, 1/1

Ernesto Bonilla, 18, 155 Lexington St., East
Boston, was arrested for malicious destruction of property.

Julio Portillo, 52, Pine Street Inn, Boston,
was arrested for resisting arrest and on a warrant.

Wednesday, 1/2

Yancarlos Mejia-Gonzalez, 31, 72 Upham St.,
Malden, was arrested for operating motor vehicle with suspended license,
failing to stop for police, red light violation and immigration detainer.

Darnell Booth, 37, 560 Beach St., Revere,
was arrested for probation warrant.

Carlos Ramos, 51, 27 Watts St., Chelsea, was
arrested for operating motor vehicle unlicensed.

Thursday, 1 /3

John Lewis, 34, 292 Salem St., Revere, was
arrested on a warrant.

Andy Joseph, 34, 1 Webster Ave., Chelsea,
was arrested for operating motor vehicle unlicensed, possessing open container
of alcohol in motor vehicle, larceny of credit card, utter forged credit card
(2 counts).

Saturday, 1/5

Jose Martinez, 56, 264 Bennington St., East
Boston, was arrested for ordinance violation of alcoholic beverage,
marijuana/THC.

Faisal Yerow, 23, 120 Central Ave., Chelsea,
was arrested for probation warrant.

Sunday, 1/6

Quincy Parker, 42, 90 Marlborough St., Chelsea,
was arrested on a warrant.

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Police Briefs 01-17-2019