Be aware that the pigeon-drop scheme is underway in the Roxbury area. Last week, a victim stopped to help a well-dressed man who seemed confused. The well-dressed man began explaining his situation with some of the terminology that is the clue to the pigeon-drop scheme: large amounts of money coming from a foreign country (in this case Sierra Leone); searching for someone to trust with the funds; asking the victim to put up some of their own money to prove they are trustworthy, and so on. In this case, the victim was asked to put up $5,000, and when he said he didn't have that kind of money, the scammers conveniently explained that he could charge the funds on his credit card. The suspects in the Roxbury case are black males, one wearing a suit who went by the name of "Makimbae," and his accomplice, who was of heavy build, balding, and in casual dress, who went by the name of "James."

Two adult sisters called 911 to report that their mother had been assaulted by her boyfriend. The victim initially told officers that the bruising around her eyes had been caused by hot oil and begged her daughters (who were translating for her) to lie to the officers about her injuries. The live-in suspect was arrested and taken to the Southwest Precinct where he requested a layer?s assistance.

A 17-year-old admitted he had an alcohol problem after being stopped by officers in the Admiral area. He was pushing a Safeway cart loaded with cases of beer and energy drinks (he claimed he had found the cart) and was suspected of shattering a clay planter in front of a nearby restaurant. The intoxicated young man was released to his mother's custody and will be investigated for being a minor in possession of alcohol.

A North Admiral couple needed police assistance to evict a childhood friend, his girlfriend, their two children, and a dog from their rental home. The relationship deteriorated after the couple discovered the pair were meth addicts. Officers arrived to help carry out a temporary protection order and warned the two against any retaliation.

The pair said they'd never do such a thing (though they had spit in their hosts' food and threatened them with property damage).

In another North Admiral home, a man discovered that his former roommate (who is under Department of Corrections supervision for a federal offense) stole and forged two checks "totaling over $6,000" to cover some debts. The victim does not know where the suspect lives currently.

A woman who recently had a three-person work crew in her home suspects that one of the workers stole a bottle of ten Tylenol with codeine from her bathroom drawer.