No week would be complete in beautiful downtown Malden without a robbery or a shooting!

Holy Smoley that Chris is speedoo for sure. This just happened on my scanner. Well I got to say it..UT OH Here We Go !

It's probably that same suspect that robbed the Hess on Eastern Ave a couple of weeks ago. The descriptions sound similar.

Wow this is some $#!+ Wth!! Is going on??

Oh Yes another Lovely Day in the Land of Make Believe. The most perfect place to raise your family. Come one,come all,to Maldenberry. While your here please stop by the Shop n Rob to see the large assortments of overpriced foods.

Perhaps a condition of new commercial buildings being put up in the city or licenses being granted to businesses can be some sort of security or at the very least security cameras. Also, do we really need a variety store down by Papa Gino's on Rte 60 or another strip mall in that area? The traffic down there is bad now and it's only going to get worse. I heard a car went into a building in that area today.

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I can't comment because it will be the same as always. DO SOMETHING

Malden is turning into Dorchester?

I doubt that its turning into a Dorchester. Smh malden is like every other city got its good n bad despite the shootings stabbings robberies break in's moved here 5 years ago from chelsea this isn't nothing compared to what other surrounding city's go through. I just would like mpd to step up there A-game all talk no action whats gonna happen to Malen come on now this is crazy #annoyed

Yea.. its bad I get it but there's gotta be something done here look it your a long term resident you and probley hundreds just like you. It's no good gotta fight for your city back! Neighbor hood watch maybe?... I'm down

Chief Wiggums said "maybe it was the ginger bread man, nobody seems to be able to catch him" Chief Wiggums... Uh Oh.. must be the actions of an impact player, guess he did not get the memo, we we are watching you... dam those impact playhas, wheres my ice cream

I find it interesting that every time something happens in Malden some residents are so quick to say "it's turning into Dorchester/Chelsea/Roxbury/[enter any transitional neighborhood here]". Malden DOES have a lot to offer it's residents and for anyone that has been in Malden long enough, as I have, you know that it bounces back. Every densely populated city has crime. I invite anyone saying that Malden is as bad as Dorchester to spend a night at the Franklin Field development then tell me how bad Malden is. The truth is that any community can flourish as long as it works as a community. It's time for neighbors to start talking to one another again.

Boston is the 51st. most densly populated city in the US with 13, 321 people per sq. mile. Everett our next door neighbor is in 93rd. place with 11, 241 people per sq. mile, but Malden is in 98th place with 11, 173 peope per sq. mile. Somerville, Chelsea and Cambridge are all more densly populated than Boston coming in 17, 30, and 26 respectively out of the 100 most densly populated cities in America.

I guess having 55,000 plus people within our 5 sq. miles just adds to the crime problem, but I wanted to point out that Malden has an extreme number of people, within our borders that make controlling crime very difficult without a change in the way we do things. How do we compare with other densly populated cities as to the number of policemen we have per sq. mile? It would be wise to look into these numbers as we have other cities nearby to compare the numbers with. If someone has that number please share it with us. We need creative ideas to stem the tide of crimes in this city assuming that the population density is making crimes easier to committ without being caught. I've heard some ideas on the subject on Malden Patch, but please refrain from ripping these ideas unless you have a better one. I feel that we need to have another system in place besides just the Malden Police to handle everything especially if their numbers are too low, because they can only be in so many places at once. Any ideas based on these numbers from anyone probably would be appreciated.

A note to the Editor: Is there a way on Patch to edit our posts for content, spelling errors, etc, after we have submitted them? It would be very convenient if there was.

We put our house up for sale after 45 years in Malden. As seniors we don't feel safe here anymore. Our children did not even want to keep their childhood home, they said sell it and get out. It is very upsetting to see the city spiral downward such as it is. Something needs to be done because even the long term residents like myself are starting to sell.

Chief Wiggumss retiring very soon. Are there already plans for his replacement, Has there been a search nationwide for someone with experience in dealing with the type of crime wave this city is going through, or is the mayor just going to promote someone from inside, and keep the status quo?

You have to wonder, what is the current chief's qualifications. Does not seem to have any. Has he been going to training to learn the latest law enforcement technologies and strategies? Does he keep up to date on how other cities are dealing with this. Does he have plan (or clue?) How successful was he in fighting crime prior to becoming police chief in Malden? Can someone explain how he even still has the job. Come on chief, what the game plan. How are you going to send a message to the "playahs" in Malden their time is done...

I'm so sorry Malden my beloved city its my fault the gas station got robbed I forgot to hug the suspect and give him a smile!

Its not the Cheifs Fault. Its gone beyond a quick fix. Its the last regime turning Def Ears to the Public. He's actually in my eyes let the Mayor Take control. Even this new chief who steps in isnt going to fix this right away. The last Cahoona must have sent out invites because they all came when he was in Office. So get off the cellphones,step away from the computer and the 55 inch TV's and once in a while check out whats going on in your neighborhood. That goes for ME TOO.

Come on it has nothing to do with different cities or country. So everyone need to stop comparing citified and Start brining. Back our Commuity back together by. Hearing and seeing. Come forward and say something

jirkyrick....a BU fan?

Thats a thing of the past my friends .... Its every man for himself nowadays...be prepared for the worst and hope for the best always my friend , refuse to be a victim...So you want to pay public servants big tripple digit numbers to svae your but...be armed fear no evil and save your own but...

Where is Kelly with another one of her kumbaya, I should have done more, op-ed pieces?

It starts at the top. The chief does not care so the officers don't care or their hands are tied. This force has a terrible reputation. People try but get no response so they stop trying. And before you jump down my throat we do have some fine officers.

The crime numbers have been fudged so long nobody knows which way is up.

Start small stand in front of the schools and start tagging. You see it everyday double parked, bus stops and no parking zones are filled with parents who don't think they have to abide by the law and we wonder why the kids have the same attitude. Start tagging those misusing the handicap spaces. Stand up and take responsibility for your actions.

Big triple digits? Are you including money paid for police details that doesn't come from the taxpayers?

Monkey, I have to slightly disagree with what you said about the police 'not caring'. I think if anything, overall, the police are frustrated with the court system. Judges who no longer do their jobs, and keep releasing the same repeat-offenders. If we got some truth in sentencing in this state, it would go a long way towards stopping some of this foolishness we are experiencing now.

Frank, don't even get me started on paid police details. Talk about a waste of resources! New Hampshire abolished that crap long ago. At least they get it.

I heard there are popsicles on sale at Stop and Shop three boxes for 10. Pretty good deal Mokal? Box of those, couple cinammon sticks, and a little crime. Yum

Chris can you find out any info about a man who got into a fight at Patricks in Maplehood Sq the other night and pulled out a GUN??? The best PD in the state MPD arrested this hoodlum, so all you naysayers stick that in your latte. This place sure gone crazy, i got to giddy on up outta here....

While everyone was having a slobering love fest with that previous op-ed describing "maybe I'm to blame"... I didn't see anyone of the above mentioned chasing after that robber with a blue Malden trash bag, picking up his litter !!
I mean that was one of her suggestions(DEMANDS) !!

she should have been at Petro Plus to intercept the bad guy. His defense will be he needed the cash to buy blue bags

And once again, another country heard from.

To all of the posters here pardon me for saying this but, the traffic problem relating to all of the crime that is increasing here in this Fine city is so very relevant because as we all should remember from the news, officers can't pursue if its dangerous to public safety, I can't remember what that rule is called but it excists, and if anyone here thinks its going to get better just read the papers or watch the news, it is getting worse and we can yell, scream,and holla, all we want but when it happens at an officials house then they might acctually start getting it right I only want the best for our city and the surrounding cities. All replys welcome,

Suggestion to Malden residents SELL while u still can!

Ya its just too bad its happening everywhere in Massachusettes and Illinoise and well starting to look like Mexico here in the USA...real problem ...U just pay your property taxes on your multifamily small bussiness and thet money pays for the teachers police and firemen and you have paid your property tyaxes for 20-30 years and now your paying for everybody eklses high paying jobs and they don't even represent the landlords...its a gosh darn shame...They are living high on the hog and have all the protections and none of the taxpayers are suitable to even be able to protect themselves...Its just a shame time to sell out and move where at least the property owning taxpayers kind of gets represented...Are you sick and tired of paying all of thier salaries...so that they can live like KINGS ...Just plain disgusted

Tennessee, Mississippi ,Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Georgia, way less crime...no heating bills or at least they are minimal...big savings...Jobs are available

Who put the bomp In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp
Who put the ram In the rama lama ding dong??, if we can answer these questions and tag those parking scofflaws we may just solve our towns crime problem.

I guess this site is just a joke to some people here. Not Funny at all, people are dieing in this city and your cracking jokes!!!!
So I won't bother even trying to come up with any ideas, not one solution has City Hall come up with except for spending more money on problems they (our fine leaders) (sic) address but don't really have any intention of fixing. Have a nice day and keep looking over your shoulders and out your backdoors!

AS did I, Mike :)

One more thing, JAZZ.....when my mother was terminal, she didn't have access to weed. And the pain pills she was given, like Darvocet, couldn't even get rid of a headache, let alone cancer pain. My girlfriend, who is a leukemia patient, suffers from bone pain. All morphine does is turn her into a zombie.....weed DOESN'T. So, Mr. Twelve-Step, just because you didn't know when to say when, doesn't mean everyone else is irresponsible like you, you jerk!

Wow.

Oh look a donut....oops I farted

Oh look, something shiny!

Is this news story really the place for what appears to be immature squabbling? I'm not sure how or why a story about an armed robbery turned into a place to talk about alcohol and drug use, but maybe I'm not familiar enough with the guidelines of this web site.

he started it ...lol

Neither do I Frank. I have no idea how I turned into this 'lowlife' according to Mr. Twelve Step. I guess being a member of A.A. has a prerequisite of being angry. But I'll be sure and tell my girlfriend to 'just pull the plug' on herself, so that Stalin can solve his tax dollar dilemma. Where do these people come from?