Boston Police Arrest Kurt Fernandes Mendes & James Witkowski-Owens for Having Firearm

Boston, MA (STL.News) At about 1:00 AM on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, officers assigned to the District B-2 (Roxbury) Anti-Crime unit made an onsite arrest and recovered a loaded firearm in the area of 19 Gaston Street in Roxbury. While on patrol in the area of Warren Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, officers observed two males riding on a moped scooter. Officers observed the passenger wearing a fanny pack draped across his body. Officers further observed the moped travel through a red light at the intersection of Warren Street and Townsend Street without stopping. Officers continued their observations and followed the vehicle until it came to a stop in the driveway of 21 Gaston Street. Officers observed the rear passenger jump off of the moped and immediately reach inside of the fanny pack where he removed a black and silver metallic object before turning away from officers and running down the driveway. The male continued to manipulate the metallic object inside of the fanny pack as he fled on foot. Concurrently, the operator of the moped also began to flee the scene as well. Officers gave chase and pursued the males on foot to the rear of 23 Gaston Street where the two males broke off, with the operator fleeing back towards the street as the passenger began to jump fences in an effort to evade the officers.