Crime briefs: Arrest made after East Boston capturing

A single sufferer was left with life-threatening accidents after a capturing in East Boston on Saturday evening, Boston Police reported.

At about 10:43 p.m. Saturday, Boston cops noticed gunfire round 3 Lewis Mall in East Boston, BPD acknowledged Sunday.

On the scene, officers discovered a sufferer with a number of gunshot wounds, Boston Police stated. The only sufferer — who was not recognized as of Sunday — was taken by Boston EMS to an area hospital with “life-threatening injuries.”

A preliminary investigation led officers to establish a suspect believed to be concerned within the incident and located them on the Maverick Sq. MBTA Station, BPD stated. In the course of the arrest and transport, the division famous, “several officers were assaulted” by the suspect. No accidents had been reported.

The case is beneath energetic investigation by Boston Police Murder Detectives.

Roxbury drug bust

Boston Police reported a 27-year-old arrested Friday after a search warrant allegedly turned up fentanyl, cocaine and different medicine.

Boston officers carried out “extensive mobile surveillance” on suspect Jose Irizarry-Estepan, of Roxbury, and located him getting into a automobile on Tremont Avenue close to West Harmony Avenue Friday.

The cops tracked the automotive towards Massachusetts Ave, the place officers famous the automobile had a “defective brake light and excessively tinted windows,” BPD stated. Further models had been known as, and officers carried out a site visitors cease close to Columbus Avenue and Heath Avenue.

“Officers approached the vehicle, identified themselves, and informed the operator and two passengers of the reasons for the stop,” BPD stated. “Officers quickly recognized Irizarry-Estepan as the subject of their search warrant and issued exit orders to proceed with the investigation.”

In the course of the search of Irizarry-Estepan, Boston Police stated, officers discovered alleged objects believed to be eight small baggage of fentanyl, eight plastic baggage of crack cocaine, two plastic baggage of powder cocaine, and an aluminum foil bag with crack cocaine and marijuana.

The police stated additionally they discovered an aluminum tray with free marijuana within the automobile’s heart console. Whereas later looking the opposite occupants of the automobile, the officers allegedly discovered a prescription bottle on the second passenger containing a bag of crushed blue powder and 7 brown capsule drugs later recognized as Hydromorphone, BPD stated.

Irizarry-Estepan was arrested and faces 4 possession with intent to distribute expenses. He’s anticipated to be arraigned in Roxbury District Courtroom.

The second passengers shall be summonsed to Roxbury District Courtroom on a cost of Possession of a Class A Substance, and the automobile driver was cited with a Massachusetts Uniform Quotation for Faulty Gear (Brake Mild), Extreme Window Tint, and Open Container of Marijuana.

ICE reviews arrest

ICE reported the arrest of an allegedly illegally current Dominican nationwide on expenses of armed theft in Massachusetts in March over the weekend.

“Emerson Esteban Arias-Polanco illegally entered the United States and apparently decided to commit an armed robbery while wearing a mask,” stated ICE Enforcement and Elimination Operations Boston performing Subject Workplace Director Patricia Hyde.

Arias-Polanco, now 27, was arrested by Dedham Police Division on Nov. 30, 2023 on a cost of armed theft utilizing a masks, ICE stated. On Could 3, 2024, he was indicted on the cost earlier than Norfolk County Superior Courtroom.

ICE Boston lodged an immigration detainer with the Norfolk County Home of Corrections in opposition to the suspect Jan. 5, 2025, ICE stated. The company stated Arias-Polanco allegedly enter the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and time.