THE PRINT EDITION
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018
VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 60
Opening in Style: LL Bean at the Seaport
Police Update: MAR/APR 2018
by Rick Winterson South B o s t on’s Neighborhood Advisor y Council meets monthly to conduct an open, back-andforth discussion of police matters in and around South Boston. This meeting, called by Station C-6 Capt. Joseph Boyle on Wednesday evening, April 4, was particularly interesting locally. March’s key event, of course, was the St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade on Sunday, March
18. Capt. Boyle reported that it was comparatively peaceful along the Parade’s abbreviated route, which terminated halfway along the usual route, at Farragut Road. A few complaints were voiced about the length of the lines into the bars and taverns along Broadway, but nothing really serious occurred because of these. Some 67 police actions were taken during the Parade itself – lower than last year’s total of 89 and considerably lower than prior years, when several hundred such actions were typical. In response to a question, Capt. Boyle stated that the various liquor selling establishments along the Parade route had been cooperative. All of them voluntarily closed by 7 p.m. t hat evening. During Ma rch, Station C-6 lost one of its long-serving members. Detective Kenny Coninued on Page 2
LL Bean managers Chris Wheeler and Susie Gresco pose with Discovery School Operations Manager, Jenn Garlepy
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