FlamingFox
January 22nd, 2009, 08:05 PM
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Police arrested Christopher Blackwell on Wednesday at the MBTA Orange Line's New England Medical Center Station.
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Above: Frank Sullivan
An off-duty fire dispatcher thwarted a robbery yesterday inside the MBTA Orange Line's New England Medical Center Station, jumping out of his seat after witnessing a Charlestown man punch another man in the face twice, take his iPod, and flee from the train.
Frank Sullivan, a 53-year-old dispatcher with the Boston Fire Department, chased down the suspect, identified as Christopher Blackwell, and subdued the 22-year-old until police arrived. Sullivan said that when he initially confronted Blackwell, the suspect reached for his waistline as if he was about to pull out a weapon. The incident occurred at about 11:05 a.m.
***Note: have not figured out how to edit the title yet, but it appears that Frank Sullivan is also legally blind.
http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO102368/
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/18543373/index.html
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/cnn-news/18542216/detail.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/01/firefighter_thw.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed4
Personal note: I give big kudos to the off duty fire dispatcher who risked his life to capture the crook!
Police arrested Christopher Blackwell on Wednesday at the MBTA Orange Line's New England Medical Center Station.
http://i44.tinypic.com/1grkfm.jpg
Above: Frank Sullivan
An off-duty fire dispatcher thwarted a robbery yesterday inside the MBTA Orange Line's New England Medical Center Station, jumping out of his seat after witnessing a Charlestown man punch another man in the face twice, take his iPod, and flee from the train.
Frank Sullivan, a 53-year-old dispatcher with the Boston Fire Department, chased down the suspect, identified as Christopher Blackwell, and subdued the 22-year-old until police arrived. Sullivan said that when he initially confronted Blackwell, the suspect reached for his waistline as if he was about to pull out a weapon. The incident occurred at about 11:05 a.m.
***Note: have not figured out how to edit the title yet, but it appears that Frank Sullivan is also legally blind.
http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO102368/
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/18543373/index.html
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/cnn-news/18542216/detail.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/01/firefighter_thw.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed4
Personal note: I give big kudos to the off duty fire dispatcher who risked his life to capture the crook!