Busted! May 8, 2014
AN INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT: Police put seven men behind bars after a melee near the International Lounge at 27 Pleasant St. on Saturday, May 3. The incident took place around 1:50 a.m. Police arrested Jordan Pizzaro, 19, 18 Orne St., and charged him with disturbing the peace, affray and disorderly behavior; Jose Pizarro, 22, 18 Orne St., disturbing the peace, affray and disorderly behavior; Jovannexen, Rivera, 19, 1514 Main St., disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and resisting arrest; Edwin Roman, 21, 72 Goldthwaite Road, assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace; Phill Fevry, 22, 26 Crown St., Leominster, disturbing the peace; Ronald Follins, 23, 71 Keystone Dr., Leominster, trespassing, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace. Before the fight, Police arrested William Wilson, 21, 273 Grafton St., outside the lounge and charged him with disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and a civil rights violation. Police say four people were stabbed during the fight, with three found at the scene. Another man had fled to a hospital for treatment. One victim was in critical condition, but was expected to survive, while the other three incurred non-life threatening injuries. The investigation was ongoing earlier this week.
NINE PLUS ONE: After a month-long series of complaints from residents concerning drug activity at 5 Boardman St., police on Friday, May 2 arrested nine adults and a juvenile on drug charges. The following men were arrested: Dezmond Jackson, 22, 40 Beaconsfield Rd.; Yishak Negussie, 20, 28 Orient St.; Kevin Silva, 21, 116 Mystic Ave., Somerville; Devante Morales, 21, 48 Sherbrook Ave., Worcester; Franklin Salinas, 18, 174 Millbury St., Worcester; Devantee Jones-Bernier, 21, 44 Volmar Rd., Worcester; Robert Hill, 23, 5 Boardman St., Apt. 3, Worcester; Jordan Foley, 21, 67 Timrod Dr., Worcester; Junior Kegbeh, 20, 150 Eastern Ave., Worcester; and a 17-year-old juvenile from Worcester. They were charged with possession of a Class D substance with the intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate controlled substance laws. Police recovered numerous bags of marijuana weighing approximately 1 pound, $4,878 in cash, along with digital scales, several other bags of marijuana, plastic sandwich baggies and numerous cell phones.