State Police Confirm Chopper, K-9 Unit Searched Arboretum

State Police said they assisted Boston Police in searching for two to three suspects in an armed robbery of what might have been an off-duty police officer.

If you heard a chopper overhead or saw police dogs scouring the South Street area of the Arboretum Friday night, here's why: They were looking for suspects in an armed robbery. State Police confirm that Boston Police asked them to help in the search for two or three suspects in an attempted armed robbery. According to scanner-listener Stanley Staco, the person they tried to rob about 9 p.m. Friday was an off-duty police officer. Patch hasn't been able to confirm that aspect of the incident with Boston Police. The search was called off after about 45 minutes, Staco reported, with no suspects in custody.

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Bicycle Bandit Swipes Phone from Dog Walker in Jamaica Plain, Pulls Knife

A thief riding a bicycle snatched a man's phone. When the victim caught up with him, the man pulled a knife.

A man was walking his dog on Heath Street Friday afternoon and talking on his phone when a thief on a bicycle stole the phone. Police say they got a call about the incident at 4:13 p.m. When they talked to the victim, he told officers that he chased the thief through the ball field in back of the Hennigan School and caught up with him. That's when the thief pulled a knife and fled down Day Street. The thief was riding a black or dark blue mountain bike. He is described as a heavy-set black man of medium complexion, between 6-0 and 6-2, 220-240 pounds and having a round face. The suspect is thought to be between 35-45 years old. He was wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans.

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Armed Robbery of a Green Street Home in Jamaica Plain

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Police log items from Thursday, March 1 included the armed robbery of a home on Green Street:

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RETRACTED: Jamaica Plain's Stonybrook Wine & Spirits Was Not Robbed Again By Man With Prominent Scar

A report that for the second time in three months, a man with a prominent scar and using the same method robbed Stonybrook Wine & Spirits was wrong. The store was only robbed once.

[Editor's note: The initial posting of this story was wrong. Stonybrook Wine & Spirits was not robbed a second time on Saturday by a man with the same description as a January robbery. There were two posts about the same incident on the Mass Most Wanted Web site, which I wrongly assumed were two incidents. Detectives say they are actively working the January armed robbery.] Here is information on the January robbery: Police report that two suspects appeared to work together in holding up Stonybrook Wine & Spirits on Jan. 24. They had parked a sports utility-type vehicle outside at Danforth and Boylston. While one man waited outside as a lookout, the other man came toward the store. Police say that man drew a gun and pointed it at a store …

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Residence on Centre Street Robbed at Gunpoint

The following arrest information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

The police reports from last Thursday, Feb. 2, include a residential robbery with a firearm at 316 Centre Street:

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A Busy Day For Police

The following arrest information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Last Tuesday, Jan. 31, was a busy one for police in Jamaica Plain. Reports include a previously-reported armed robbery of a convenience store where the clerk followed the robbers and led police to them:

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Chris Helms

2:51 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Hi Hillary, next time I get to police hq I'll ask for more information about that report. Thanks for the tip.   more ›

Clerk Chases Down Masked Armed Robbers, Helps Police Capture Them

An employee at South Huntington Market was robbed at knifepoint by two masked men. They got away, but not for long — the employee chased them and helped police catch three suspects.

Police say a clerk at South Huntington Market wouldn't stand for being robbed by two masked men. The men, both of whom wore black ski masks and one of who had a knife, entered the 12 S. Huntington convenience store at 9:28 p.m. Monday and demanded cash, according to police. The men got their money — but they also got a clerk more motivated than usual in catching the hoodlums. The clerk saw the men get in a black motor vehicle and speed away. He got in his own car and followed. The police report picks up the action: Upon seeing an approaching Boston Police cruiser, the store employee shouted to the officers and then motioned towards the suspect’s car which was stopped at a red light in the area of 425 S. Huntington Ave. Police, informed at …

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Surveillance Photos Show Suspect in Liquor Store Hold-Up

Police have released surveillance images from the Tuesday armed robbery of Stonybrook Wine and Spirits.

Surveillance images from a Tuesday hold-up of a JP liquor store have been released. Stonybrook Wine and Spirits, at 78 Boylston St. in Jamaica Plain, was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night, according to police. The robbery occurred around 9:46 p.m., when witnesses told police a man pulled a gun on another man standing outside the store, forcing him into the store. The man then ordered a store employee to empty the cash register and place the money on the counter, police said. The armed man left the store, making off with about $500 to $600, police said. He then ran down nearby Danforth Street.  The man is described as a black Hispanic man, about 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds, police said. He was wearing a black hat with a red bandana underneath, …

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Arrests Made in Armed Robbery of Pizza Guy

An off-duty detective helped catch two men who allegedly held up a pizza delivery man on Williams Street.

A delivery man for a South Street pizza place was robbed of cash and pizza by two thugs on Williams Street, according to police. A delivery man had been called to 155 Williams St., he told police after the incident. The victim explained to the officers that he was approached in the lobby of the building by two males, one wearing a black ski mask, gray sweatshirt with a hoodie, blue jeans and carrying a knife. The second suspect was described as wearing a dark gray cap, navy baseball shirt and blue jeans. The men ran away through a nearby field. An off-duty detective, having heard the descriptions of the suspects, saw men matching those descriptions in the hallway at 435 Walnut Ave. The detective called in other officers, who arrested the …

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Hunting Knife Shown in Armed Robbery on Merriam Street

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The lead item in the police blotter from last Thursday, Dec. 29, is the robbery at knifepoint of a woman outside the Brewery on Merriam Street. The victim emailed Boston blog Universal Hub with details of the attack: A man rushed me from behind, put his arm around my neck, showed a tactical/hunting knife with his other hand and demanded my stuff, mostly my phone. I screamed the whole time and took off after him when he got my purse. The attack occurred at 4:44 pm on Dec. 29. The assailant ran up Merriam, took a left on Brookside and a right on Germania to make his escape, police said in a comment made on Universal Hub. Police say they continue to investigate. Anyone with information is encouraged to call detectives at 617-343-5628. The …

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