Newton residents facing targeted, anti-Asian break-ins, vandalism wickedlocal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wickedlocal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Wicked Local
After more than six months since police shot and killed a man in Newton Highlands, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office announced the incident will be “referred to an inquest.”
A spokesperson for DA Marian Ryan did not return requests for further information on the inquest.
Three Newton police officers and one sergeant were initially placed on leave after the incident that left resident Michael Conlon dead. Interim Chief Howard Mintz allowed one officer to return to full duty on April 27. As of July 21, new Chief John Carmichael said the other three remain on leave.
Conlon, 28, was shot and killed on Jan. 5 after Newton and state police officers went to a store in response to a 911 call about a man, later identified as Conlon, armed with a knife, according to an initial press release from DA Marian Ryan. The officers and a state trooper initially used “less-than-lethal” weapons to subdue Conlon, including a beanbag shotgun and a Taser, but neither work
What happened and when?
According to Chief John Carmichael, who has only been with the Newton Police Department for one month, during the last five break-ins there were forced entries through first floor windows and second floor balconies.
Jewelry, handbags, cash, and heirlooms were usually taken during the weekend incidents. Families were gone from their homes for a short period of time during the break-ins, said Carmichael.
Between Jan. 1 and July 15 this year, there were 46 break-ins in Newton, said Carmichael. The last five, which occurred between June 13 and July 10, happened to families of Asian descent. Of the other 41, there were two incidents where a thief or thieves broke into a home of a person of Asian descent, he said.
Were Asian residents targeted in home break-ins in Newton? Police are investigating boston.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from boston.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.