Boston Police Blotter: Climate protesters arrested after blocking busy Back Bay street (original) (raw)

Five climate protesters were arrested Monday after bringing morning traffic to a standstill in Back Bay, Boston Police said.

Officers responded to St. James Avenue and Dartmouth Street around 7:44 a.m. and saw several individuals and a pink sedan parked in the roadway outside a hotel, according to BPD.

The protesters allegedly formed a chain that obstructed the street by having their hands interlocked in a tub inside barrels and linking arms with each other.

“Officers made several attempts to disperse the protesters and reopen the street to the increasingly inconvenienced commuters who were at a standstill,” the department said in a statement. “Several of the protesters complied with officers’ requests to move to the sidewalk, with the exception of the individuals who were connected to the barrels.”

Eventually, two of the protesters moved to the vehicle parked in the street and placed their hands in tubs welded to the car, police said.

“With assistance from the Boston Fire Department, officers began the process of releasing the protesters from their respective contraptions,” BPD said, that’s when another protester allegedly interfered with the process and placed herself between the other protesters and the firefighters and police.

Police arrested Laura Honeywood, 45, of West Roxbury, Anna Pancoast, 39, of Arlington, Juliane Manitz, 41, of Chelsea, Jamie McGonagill, 34, of Gainesville, Florida, and Meryl Brott, 57, of Allston.

All the protesters face charges of unlawful assembly, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.

Pancoast also faces an additional count of wrongful interference with the operation of a school bus.

They are expected to be arraigned at Boston Municipal Court.

Dumpster fire ignites on Dorchester Parade route

A dumpster fire almost interrupted the Dorchester Parade Sunday.

Boston Police officers assigned to the parade saw the fire at an address to Dorchester Avenue around 3:10 p.m., according to an incident report.

Boston Fire Engine 21 arrived and extinguished the fire before it caused any property damage.

Incident Summary

BPD responded to 205 incidents in the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. Monday, according to the department’s incident log. Those included seven aggravated assaults, one commercial burglary, three larcenies from a vehicle, 12 miscellaneous larcenies, and three auto thefts.

Arrests

All of the below-named defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

— Robert Myles, 140 Adams St., Dorchester. Assault and battery on a police officer.

— Tyress Nowalk, 21 Esmond St., Dorchester. Trespassing.

— Andre Mendez, 575 Shawmut Ave., Roxbury. Receiving less than $1,200 of stolen property.

— Sarah Yanovitch, 9 Twomey Ct., South Boston. Assault with a dangerous weapon.

— Randy Krahn, 77 Ellington St., Dorchester. Assault with a dangerous weapon.

— Neico Santos, 73 Kensington St., Boston. Drinking of an alcoholic beverage in public.

— Bryan Cob, 434 Washington St., Dorchester. Drinking of an alcoholic beverage in public.

— Derek Mitchell, 99 Dakota St., Dorchester. Drinking of an alcoholic beverage in public.

— Anthony Dejesus-Martinez, 30 Annunciation St., Boston. Larceny over $1,200.

— Jawaun Wilkins, 35 Waumbec St., Dorchester. Unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

— Joel Compres, no address listed. Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

— Yuri Rodrigues, 2 Conrad St., Dorchester. Operating under the influence of liquor.