Crime & Safety
Gun Possession, Assault, Robbery: Somerville Police Blotter
The following are excerpts from the Somerville police log from March 26 to today. An arrest does not imply a conviction.

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Monday, March 26
• Ryan Melo, 30, of Somerville, was arrested at 11:03 a.m. for New Bedford warrant charges of possession of a Class A drug and conspiracy to violate drug law.
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Tuesday, March 27
• Jonathan Machado, 23, of Revere, was arrested at 5:52 p.m. and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
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Wednesday, March 28
• Evan Carpenito, 28, of Maynard, was arrested at 11:46 p.m. and charged with unarmed robbery and intimidating a witness.
Thursday, March 29
• Jason Escobar, 18, of Everett, was arrested at 8:55 p.m. and charged with carrying firearm with ammunition, carrying a firearm without a license, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and failure to stop/yield at a red light.
Friday, March 30
• Jayson Ferguson, 34, of Boston, was arrested at 5:36 p.m. and charged with shoplifting by concealing merchandise (two counts), receiving stolen property under $250 and removal of theft detection device.
Saturday, April 1
• Dylan Shallow, 20, of Somerville, was arrested at 1:01 a.m. and charged with malicious destruction of property over $250 and possession of a Class E drug.
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