Boston Police Arrest Alleged Heroin Dealer and His Driver in Roslindale

The following article is based on a Boston Police report and where charges are mentioned it does not indicate a conviction.

  Boston Police charged a Needham man with driving the dealer around who got drugs as payment, and arrested a Waltham man for allegedly selling heroin in Roslindale. On Jan. 4 around 8:18 p.m., John Kelley, of 430 Grove St., Needham, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute a Class A drug, heroin; and Barkev Momjian, of 220 Main St., Waltham, was arrested and charged with distribution of a Class A drug, heroin, and possession with intent to distribute a Class A drug, heroin. Members of the Boston Police District E-5/E-18 Drug Control Unit were conducting surveillance in the Rosecliff and Washington streets area of Roslindale when they allegedly witness the suspects conduct a hand-to-hand drug transaction. Kelley …

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Needham Woman Rounded Up in Boston Drug Sweep

Boston Police arrested Kristen Lovett, 31, in a sweep of people police claim were buying or selling drugs on the streets.

A Needham woman was picked up by Boston Police in a sweep of street-level drug buying and selling. Boston Police arrested Kristen Lovett, 31, of Needham on Tuesday and charged her with possession of class A and B drugs. Class A includes heroin, and Class B includes cocaine, Oxycontin and amphetamine. The arrest was part of what Boston cops called "Operation Bright Lights." The sweep netted 11 people who police claim where either buying or selling drugs on Boston streets on Tuesday. Others arrested in the sweep included the following persons:

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Dorchester Man Arrested in Dec. 5 House Break

The 18-year-old is accused of involvement in two break-ins, one in Needham and one in Westwood, according to Needham Police. Note: Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.

A Dorchester man was arrested last week after an investigation into a pair of house break-ins in Needham and Westwood led police to his doorstep. On Wednesday, Dec. 28 around 11:00 a.m., Needham detectives with assistance from Norfolk County Police Anti-Crime Task Force detectives and the Boston Police executed an arrest and search warrant for the apartment of Dominique Milton, 18, of Aspinwall Street, Dorchester. Milton is suspected of involvement in a Dec. 5 break-in at a Brookline Street home in Needham as well as a break-in at a Westwood home later that same day, according to Needham Police Lt. Chris Baker. In the Needham incident, the resident was at home around 11:00 a.m. when a black male entered the house through a rear door, …

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