A revolver shot, fired in the air by Inspector Lynch in front of 3110 Washington St., Jamaica Plain, yesterday afternoon, drew ten other inspectors of Police Headquarters from hiding places and gave the signal for the arrest of three men.

20th CenturyJamaica Plain Historical SocietyMarch 17, 2005Crime

Boy Shot by Trap Gun While Stealing Grapes on Boylston

Two applications for warrants are pending in the West Roxbury Municipal Court because of the trap-gun shooting which occurred late Sunday night, while Henry Cantwell, the 15 year-old Roxbury boy, was near the grape trellis in the garden of Frank D. Seiberlich of 4 Boylston St.

20th CenturyJamaica Plain Historical SocietyMarch 15, 2005Crime

Jamaica Plain Crime Report for May 1, 1900

Jamaica Plain has not seen such excitement in years and but for the serious side of the affair it would have eclipsed the Fourth of July celebrations held in this vicinity.

20th CenturyJamaica Plain Historical SocietyMarch 11, 2005Crime

One Dead and Eight Wounded in Tavern Robbery

One of the biggest crimes in Boston history occurred in quiet Jamaica Plain, with running gun battles and a dramatic shootout at bucolic Forest Hills Cemetery. The story includes foreign anarchists, less-than-astute police work, a mysterious woman, and more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie novel.

20th CenturyJamaica Plain Historical SocietyMarch 9, 2005Crime