I was lucky enough to be present this past Monday when a “real team player†retired from a job he loved dearly. No, I’m not talking about the Patriots’ Tedy Bruschi, I’m referring to Dorchester’s own Superintendent-in-Chief, Robert Dunford, who attended his last roll call on his last day of duty at his beloved District C-11, where he was commander for 11 years.
The “Super’ was known for having “more bark than bite,†but he was also known as a man who was honest, hard working, got results and stuck up for the officers under his leadership. Deputy Superintendent William Gross expressed it perfectly: “Chief Dunford would never ask his troops to perform a job that he himself wouldn’t do.†In other words, he was a true leader in every sense of the word. Thank you for your service, your guidance and your friendship. May your retirement be along and healthful one.
July 29, 7:35 p.m.
It’s bad enough when your home burns down, but then to add insult to injury, some parasite attempts to steal what little you have left. That was the case on Nahant Street. The victim was in the process of removing her belongings, gutting the home, and securing the property when she entered the home one evening and heard someone scrambling about inside and saw some of her property stacked outside on her driveway. She immediately called 911 and summoned help from her neighbors, who subdued the 54-year-old loser as he tried to flee out the front door. More singed property was found in the suspect’s pockets. All the suspect could say was, “Hey, when you get caught, you get caught.†He lives in the neighborhood. I’ve written about him before. Maybe if he joined a midnight basketball league, he wouldn’t be such a pest. I repeat 54-year-old loser!
July 1, 9:41 a.m.
This man has a way of getting his “point†across. A 15-year-old Dorchester teen was afraid his younger brother was being influenced in a bad way by hanging around with a much older boy, so he told the older boy to stop hanging with his younger sibling. The older boy refused. That was when the 15-year-old chased the terrified teen down Duncan Street with a large Samurai sword. Noble, but stupid. The youngster was arrested for assault by means of a dangerous weapon.
August 27, 5:41 p.m.
A Lydon Way woman was minding her own business about 9 a.m., gardening in her front lawn when she dug up an Italian Tanfoglio .25 caliber handgun loaded with four rounds of ammo. She calmly placed the weapon on a flower pot in her home, left for a doctor’s appointment, returned and called 911. Yawn. Not every story is a doozy, ya know.
August 29, 12:50 p.m.
Some kids you gotta drag to school, but not these two brainiacs, who couldn’t wait till September to start readin’ and writin’. Officers Goff and Ryan responded to the Mather Elementary School to investigate an alarm. They were met by the building’s manager, who stated that two kids were running around the upper floors treating the school like their own personal playground. After surrounding the building, the two Mensa candidates tried to flee out a side door, but the 13 and 14-year olds were quickly apprehended and charged with B&E night time.
August 29, 11:50 a.m.
Officers were called to the Cedar Grove Cemetery for a vandalism in progress. On arrival the groundskeepers directed the officers to a young woman who was walking through the hallowed grounds turning on water hoses, tipping over trash barrels and being a general nuisance. When the officers stopped the 21-year-old homeless woman to ascertain who she was and why she was acting so bizarrely, she refused to talk, then she started spitting on the officers. She was charged with ABPO and desecrating a place of burial.
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On Sept. 10, C-11 will begin monthly meetings again. September’s site will be announced next week, but our guest speaker will be Sgt. Gary Eblam of the BPD Academy, who will give a presentation and tips on ‘Reducing your chances of being a victim of violent crime.’ Details to be announced.
