Masked Man Allegedly Beats Male with 'Large Piece of Wood' in Arlington Center Starbucks

The incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. Monday.

A girl walked into the Arlington Center Starbucks Monday evening with a man in a black ski mask holding a “large piece of wood,” according to police. The girl then pointed out a male sitting in the coffee shop, and the masked man, who also had black gloves on, approached the male and began beating him with the piece of wood, police said. The incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. At the scene, the victim told police that the masked man struck him several times in the legs and upper body with the piece of wood. He said he was able to cover his head with a chair from the table he was sitting at. He refused medical attention, police said. The victim said he knew the girl. He said he had borrowed an iPad from her and lost it on a train. He said …

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bobby

7:55 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013

that's what i thought. but @zolton seems to feel the same way   more ›

Level 3 Sex Offender Allegedly Tried to Strangle Sleeping Woman in Arlington

Michael T. Innis, of Milton Street, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after Friday's alleged incident.

The Level 3 sex offender who was arrested Friday on Broadway and charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault allegedly straddled a woman while she was lying in bed asleep in his Milton Street residence and then tried to strangle her. Police responded to Michael T. Innis’ Milton Street residence at about 12:19 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, for a report of a recent domestic assault and battery, according to the police report. Once there, officers heard from the alleged victim who said that about 5-10 minutes earlier she was “sound asleep in bed” when she felt someone jump on her and begin to choke her, according to the report. She said she then saw that it was Innis. She was unable to breath due to the pressure on her neck, and Innis was on…

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Level 3 Sex Offender Arrested in Arlington on Attempted Murder, Assault Charges

Michael T. Innis was arrested early Friday morning.

This article has been updated. ---------- A Level 3 sex offender was arrested on Broadway early Friday morning and charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault, according to police. Michael T. Innis, 44, of 46 Milton St., called Arlington Police at about 6 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, to turn himself in, police said. Innis was then arrested on Broadway in connection with an incident on Milton Street at about 12:19 a.m. earlier that morning. Innis declined to make a statement after his arrest, police said. Innis was convicted on two counts of aggravated rape in 1992, according to the state’s sex offender registry. Level 3 offenders have a “high risk to reoffend,” according to the state. Arlington Police also arrested Innis in 2010 and …

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State Rep. Carlos Henriquez' Accuser Speaks Out

Katherine Gonzalves told reporters Wednesday that she has been telling the truth and will continue to do so.

Katherine Gonzalves, the 23-year-old Somerville woman who was allegedly held against her will and assaulted by State Rep. Carlos Henriquez early Sunday morning in Arlington, reaffirmed her accusations Wednesday at a press conference in Boston. “I assure you that the events contained in the police report happened,” said Gonzalves, who was accompanied by attorneys Richard Brody and Leonard Kesten and her mother, Beatriz Mamani, of Arlington. Watch Gonzalves’ remarks “I have told the truth about this incident and will continue to do so,” she continued. Gonzalves read a written statement and then Brody and Kesten took questions for about 20 minutes. How they met Gonzalves was a student at Middlesex Community College this past winter when she …

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Representative Carlos Henriquez' Accuser: 'I Have Told the Truth' (VIDEO)

Katherine Gonzalves, the 23-year-old Somerville woman who was allegedly assaulted by State Rep. Carlos Henriquez early Sunday morning in Arlington, spoke about the incident and its aftermath at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

Katherine Gonzalves read a statement Wednesday afternoon at the law offices of Brody, Hardoon, Perkins and Kesten at 1 Exeter Plaza on Boylston Street in Boston and then her attorneys, Richard Brody and Leonard Kesten, answered questions. Gonzalves, a 23-year-old Somerville woman who will be a student at UMass Boston this coming fall, was accompanied by her mother, Beatriz Mamani, of Arlington. State Rep. Carlos Henriquez, D-Dorchester, pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him in Roxbury District Court on Monday and has called the allegations "completely untrue." Check back with Arlington Patch for an updated version of this article, or sign up for the free Arlington Patch newsletter to get it delivered to your inbox Thursday …

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State Rep. Carlos Henriquez Accused of Assaulting Woman in Arlington

Prosecutors believe the alleged assault began in Arlington shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday. Henriquez, D-Dorchester, has called the allegations "completely untrue."

State Rep. Carlos Henriquez, of Dorchester, was arrested early Sunday morning near Forsyth Street in Boston, after allegedly choking and punching a 23-year-old female college student while driving around the city. The first-term Democrat pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, kidnapping, witness intimidation and larceny under $250 Monday in Roxbury District Court, according to the Boston Globe. He called the allegations “completely untrue,” the report states. He was released on $1,000 cash bail. Arlington Connection The assault charge against Henriquez, 35, is being referred to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, according to CBS Boston, as prosecutors believe the assault took place in Arlington, shortly after Henriquez …

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Police Log: Public Works Contractor Assaulted

Victim told police he warned a man he was not allowed to pick up scraps within Arlington, a job the victim's company gets paid to do.

The following information comes from the police log posted by the Arlington Police Department. Assault on Oak Hill Drive A man who does recycling work for Arlington's Public Works Department told police he was on Oak Hill Drive when he noticed a man in a black pick-up truck loaded with appliances, including an air conditioner. The reporting man said the appliances had green stickers on them, indicating it was scheduled to be picked up by his company. The victim told police he informed the man he was not allowed to pick up scrap. The male told the victim to “fuck off.” The victim repeated his request, and the man replied once again with profanity, this time picking up a crowbar out of his truck bed. The victim told police the man only held …

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