‘BLAST’ THREAT GETS CHARGES
A man was taken into custody on June 3 at 7:02 p.m. after making threatening phone calls to the T-Mobile store at 158 Everett Ave., stating he would ‘blast’ and shoot employees there. Officers found him at his residence on Grove Street and arrested him.
Jorge Castro, 37, of 84 Grove St., was charged with bomb/hijack threats.
ALMOST HIT A CRUISER
Officers conducting a northbound patrol on Eastern Avenue on May 31 at 9:50 p.m. spotted a vehicle traveling southbound that crossed over the yellow double lines and nearly struck the patrol car. The driver was arrested for OUI after failing a field sobriety test.
Jose Arias-Munguia, 46, of East Boston, was charged with operating under the influence of liquor, marked lanes violation and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.
ACQUAINTANCE SLAP-FEST
Officers responded to a dispute between two individuals in front of 21 Lash St. on June 1 at 10:12 a.m. A female party flagged down the officers upon their arrival; she was the one who had contacted police. According to the victim, an acquaintance attacked her by striking her face multiple times before she managed to escape and call for help. Boston Police located the suspect in East Boston, took her into custody, and transferred her to CPD.
Luz Zapata, 42, of East Boston, was charged with assault and battery and intimidation of a witness.