Yes I heard that too 198 Broadway. Stabbing and the victim too went to Mass General. HAPPY NEW YEARS !!!!!~

Turning the corner towards more felonious assaults.

It's like putting lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig...

These things, they don't happen in Melrose....

NO....NOT EVERYONE is hopped up on drugs

I completely agree, Justin. We, the citizens, need to make this more clear to our Mayor. How is it more important to move the DPW than it is to protect our city? If they put a mil or so into what they have, it would certainly fill a few holes in the roof and keep out the critters. If the Mayor wants to open up the traffic on Pleasant St. why not do a better paving job of the driveway around City Hall and allow one-way traffic through there? It's already used by fire, police, DPW and service trucks now.

We need a total change of priorities out of the Mayor's office. Funny how we don't have any money until we can spend millions on moving the DPW and City Hall. Shameful. Plain and simple.

I dont blame you K it's a jungle out there.

Gee, seems sad. But you have to do what is right for your family. I don't have a scanner, but it would be nice to know about all of the little things that go on that
don't become serious, or those things that lead to arrests that we don't know about.
When I read the Patches from other cities (Melrose, Arlington, Reading), I see that they have many of the same issues so I don't think they are exclusive to Malden. I think, like a previous poster stated that drugs seems to be a big issue in the types of crimes that happen. I really enjoy living here. I like my home, my neighborhood and I like that I can easily get into the city. I just wish the bad apples would start to straighten up and keep Malden's name out of the news. Not being naive. Just sayin'

These ARE problems in every community. I lived in Arlington for 10 years, and a couple of more affluent suburbs before that. They all had the exact same problems, in fact the drug problems were even worse in the affluent suburbs -- simple due to the fact that more money available = more customers for drugs.

Joe, I just checked Reading, Arlington, and Wakefield and zilch,nada, nothing but bake sales and bingo at the senior center.

It stands to reason, Joe....property values in Melrose are much higher, thus a different class of people that live there. Again, GENERALLY (before any of you pull that race-card crap on me again) Section 8's certainly don't help property values, THUS, it brings a different 'element' (was that word politically-correct enough for some of you?)

And I'm sure there are some nice homes for sale in Melrose also.

Yes, I agree. Not much else to say.

i for one have to agree with paul surette, and paul that is also a huge problem,so many people scared to speak their minds cause of worrying if it is politically correct to speak. speak up people, there is no such thing as politically correct,it was made up by politicians and the news media to keep you quiet while they spend all your tax money on entitlements and if you speak against it you will be called a racist.if you dont agree with something it's ok to speak up and confront the opposite side,stop being told what you can and cannot say,there is no such thing.this is america,we are free to say what we want,hopefully people will use some morals and common sense when doing so,sorry for getting off track there but as you can see,this politically correctness b*llsh*t agravates me a little bit

I don't think it's spillover from Revere and Everett. While those cities have their own crime issues, neither has nearly as many shootings as Malden. Both have some degree of issue with semi-organized crime in the Latino community, most of it involving knives. Aside from a few high-profile incidents, the gun crime is quiet in both. Context: current Everett resident, former Revere resident, work in Malden, very civically engaged.

Pablo; I'm talking more about violent crime in general as opposed to gun crimes. I used gun crimes as an add on example of the degree of violent crime differences between Malden and Melrose. I haven't tried to find any gun crime stats on Revere or Everett, whose violent crime stats are much higher than Malden.

thanks joe...it's important to talk facts and not just unsubstianted claims...happy new year.

Mike G, I'll bet if you attend the next 4 or 5 roll calls held at the station before each patrol shift, you'll get to ask your questions of those you perceive to be the problem. I would start with asking these dedicated, highly motivated, putting it on the line everyday, risking their lives for this city's citizens and visitors, and YOU 24/7/365 why they are not getting the job done. Please report back here when you get the answer. Thank you, and oh, ah, good luck.

Oh please, spare me the platitudes.

If you hire someone to do a job and the job is not getting done on a consistent basis, do you say "WELL AT LEAST SOMEONE IS DOING THE JOB CUZ YOU'RE NOT DOING IT". You must be wonderful to work for, where can I pick up an application?

Also, I said the difference was "who is in charge of the police", meaning the leadership there. Cops do their job, but they take their orders from their bosses like anyone else.

David, does that mean 'sporks' will be banned as well? I hope not! How else am I going to be able to eat those delicious Swanson T.V. dinners, with the artificial apple cobbler? Sad face :(

Ya Paul, just as ridiculous as MikeG's comments, and,well... yours.

Why is my comment ridiculous? It's ridiculous that I'd like to see better police patrols and better leadership to order and direct such patrols?

Ya Mike G, that's it. my bad, you weren't saying that the police are not doing doing their jobs, and anybody in a position of leadership over there has no idea what they are doing.... so tell me, what should the police be doing and how should they be doing it? Paul Surette, chime right in and help Mike G out...LEAD the way fellas.....

So you think that we have too much crime AND the cops are doing a peachy-keen job? Okey dokey then. Perhaps you have ideas about what we can do other than suggest that the police occasionally move the cars they sit in all day.

Still trying to find the part of my post where I said they weren't doing their jobs.

That's only because you didn't. And theoretically we should all be able to agree that no matter how hard they're working, they're clearly not entirely succeeding.

Might just be me though. I'm missing that gene that makes people reflexively genuflect at the idea of a uniform.

As much as it pains me to do it I have to agree with Diana. We were robbed a few months back and I'm completely unimpressed by the Malden PD. The "you'll probably never get your stuff back" response becomes a self fulfilling prophecy when you don't bother to look. And I definitely could make a case it's more dangerous to be a citizen of Malden than to be a police officer of Malden.

@ Amy Ithink its more about Real Estate Sales to keep the Crime Quiet. The stabbing on Broadway Malden at that address was on the market and I dont see anything about that here on Patch. That was in New Years Eve morning.

Im sorta stuck here but I did grow up here but the way I see it is why do WE have to move? Why dont we run these people out. As citizens we must watch everything and everybody,The Good The Bad and the Ugly. Make sure our Police are up to snuff and not in cahoots with the druggies. Make sure our politions are up to snuff and not stealing our tax money like the $518,000 that went south. In order to fix this city its got to be No More Mr Nice guys. No more breaks. Other than that you might as well toss in the hat

I already stated my position. I am not an expert, but a mere taxpayer, but I could suggest that perhaps a change in leadership at the police force is needed.

Stop trying to make this into an issue of "STOP BASHING OUR BOYS IN BLUE, BRO", because I'm not. I think the police, for the most part, are fine, but I don't have faith in their leadership. Unfortunately you seem to be equating that statement with an all-out bashing of police. You're twisting my words around to support your argument, which will be used to try to discredit any sort of idea we'd come up with.

I'm sorry that criticism is difficult for you to handle; perhaps that's something to reflect upon this year.

Do you think that is always the case of the police not getting their job done? Just asking? The police can't keep babysitting these creeps who are constantly misbehaving, and we live in a society that doesn't allow justice on the spot. Believe me I know it's frustrating. But how do you prevent someone from driving into the city to find some local creep to settle a score with him/her? We can't put a GPS on a "known to police" auto. I would like to think people would live responsibly and not always be up to something. But when you have people who steal for drugs or because they don't have jobs, or because they are just plain messed up, what can you do? I am just asking. Our society allows you to live innocently until you do something to prove you guilty. I want a safe and quiet city too. I don't like it when someone asks me where I live and when I say Malden, the response is "oh" Some say great town, because it is a nice place to live. But I don't want to start replying that I live in some city close to Boston.

Mike G, I'm just reading your posts, your own words. Most times, I am right there with you and your comments on a host of topics, except this, and your not alone, most on this site are quick to pick apart the police and question there policing procedures, tactics...To much NCIC, Law & Order shows. You'll get your wish soon, the police chief is retiring soon, so if anyone in patch world would like to get their resumes in order, now would be the time, it pays good too!

I don't watch much TV, sorry to debunk that theory.

Why is it so hard to grasp the concept that:

1) there aren't enough police and the current force we have is overworked
2) the leadership of the current force MIGHT be flawed

My rationale behind point 2 is this: if what you're doing right now isn't working, why continue doing it? The police force's current strategy to prevent crime - mostly by active patrols, walking a beat, community outreach, etc - is simply not working as evidenced by the steady rate in which crimes are committed.

I get that you're a huge fan of the police. I like the police also, I think they do the best that they can with the resources they have.

But the fact - not opinion - is that whatever they're doing right now is not working. That's not an indictment of police officers in general, it's an indictment of whatever their strategy is to prevent crime.

I see your point. Perhaps the banks should have their own security too. I recall when the Citizens on Winter got robbed (that's my bank) they briefly had a security detail and now they don't.

Thank you Paul Surette, you stepped up and offered an idea, more than some. There is a cop assigned to Malden sq, he does walk the beat, cant be everywhere though. The police here are very busy, I think Greg who trolls in here every now and again has a scanner to monitor police and fire calls and I'm sure he can attest to the number of calls from the completely mundane to the occasional gun crime that these men and women respond to daily. The justice system and the legislature all need to pull up their pants and get tough on sentencing, 500 murders in Chicago last year, they have thousands of cops. Lock the revolving doors to the zoo and keep the animals locked up.

allamerican, if your comment about "more than some" is a passive-aggressive reference to my statements that you seem to have taken an incomprehensible amount of offense to, then you're clearly not reading my posts like you say you are, because I gave THE SAME suggestions - more police presence.

I'd add that the city (and its residents) needs more cameras. At the very least, to act as a deterrent in the absence of increased patrols.

I get that people are concerned with privacy, but consider that nobody cares about your life enough to want to know about what you're doing on that camera unless you're committing a crime. It comes down to what's going to be more important - your "privacy" or your safety?

My own correction, and I'm surprised no one caught my error (gasp) but it was Bank of America, not Bank of New England (my bad) :)

Ok thanks. The very thing that I said would happen with the Citizens bank on Winter, did when the thief couldn't get out of the bank and shot up the door. They have this deterrent system, which you are probably familiar with, whereby you have to wait until one customer enters the building and then you follow. It's one person in at a time. And then you have to do the same when you leave. It probably works most of the time, but I knew there would be a time when a frustrated robber, would just go nuts because he/she couldn't get out. But I guess it's better than nothing.

Paul, they had gaurds in banks in the 60's and into the 70's at all the banks in Malden. Boston would have at least 3. But you jump started my memory was wondering why they all disapeared.

I'll ignore your condescending tone and say that yes, that's true, that gas stations/banks/corner stores, etc have had cameras for years, but those have served mostly to be detective controls. They help after the fact because it's generally accepted that these places have cameras and that it's easy to hide from them - mostly these places have just one or two cameras so there's a higher chance the criminal can get away.

With more cameras, there can be 1) more deterrent controls 2) more detective controls.

And I'm not saying put cameras everywhere, but certainly some higher-risk areas could benefit from a camera or two.