Baby injured in fall from second story

April 21, 2008

A year-old child fell out of a second-story window and onto the ground yesterday on Elm Hill Avenue in Dorchester. Neighbors found the baby at about 5 p.m. The baby's mother was putting away groceries at the time, police said. A private security guard in the neighborhood had warned the child's family about the baby hanging out the window a few weeks ago, said Eddy Chrispin, a Boston police spokesman. The baby was taken to Boston Medical Center with bruises, but is expected to survive. Police officers notified the Department of Social Services about the fall, which is under investigation to determine if criminal charges will be filed.

A local man was arrested yesterday after an alleged assault on a woman riding an MBTA bus. The alleged victim called to T police about 1:45 p.m. at Dudley Station, pointing out William Crenshaw, 44, and accusing him of grabbing her buttocks. According to police, Crenshaw approached the victim saying "you smell nice" and then started yelling at her. He allegedly grabbed her as she walked past, trying to get away. Crenshaw was arrested and charged with indecent assault and battery and disorderly conduct. He is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow in Roxbury District Court.

Cambridge police have arrested two suspects in connection with the stabbing of a man at a party Saturday night in Central Square. Police said that at about 11 p.m., Zakaria Jama, 19, of Boston, and Ali Hassen Ali, 21, of Roxbury, chased the man inside the People's Republik pub, where a bartender called police. The two suspects were charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon. Police would not release the name of the victim, but said he was released from an area hospital with superficial wounds.

Emergency workers recovered the body yesterday of a 12-year-old Saco boy who fell into the Saco River and was last seen dog-paddling in front of other children before they lost sight of him. Raymond Rivera slipped on rocks and fell near Saco Island shortly after noon on Saturday. His body was found at 2 p.m. about 100 yards from where he fell, said Stephen H. McCausland, a spokesman for the Maine State Police.

Maine wardens are investigating accidents that critically injured two snowmobile riders including a Massachusetts man. On Friday night, 40-year-old Glen Zona of Worcester was thrown from his sled when one of his machine's skis went off a trail while he was riding with friends in Dennistown Plantation in Somerset County. According to the Maine Warden Service, Zona was impaled by a root when he landed and had to be airlifted to a hospital. On Saturday afternoon, 62-year-old Leo Mitsin was critically injured when he was thrown into a tree after his sled hit a stump in the Piscataquis County town of Orneville.

The American Cancer Society and other groups are asking Governor John Lynch to preserve funding for smoking cessation and cancer screening programs. The state had planned to spend $2 million on the programs, but that total was trimmed to $250,000 as part of the governor's broad budget cuts. The cancer society is fighting back with ads arguing that this is no time to retreat in the fight against cancer. The bulk of the money was supposed to be used for tobacco prevention and cessation programs, but plans also called for free screening for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancers. (AP)

Construction work on the Providence I-Way project will cause lane closures for motorists on Interstate 95 this week. Department of Transportation officials say the highway work will take place between the exits for Thurbers Avenue and Interstate 195. Tonight, road crews are scheduled to work on the northbound lanes of the highway. More lane closures are expected tomorrow through Thursday, when work is planned for the southbound lanes. The ramp between I-95 west and I-95 south will be closed during this period. (AP)