And Boston Mayor Thomas “Mumbles” Menino shows no signs of cracking down, in fact, he’s still supporting them.
BOSTON — Crime in the Dewey Square encampment of “Occupy Boston” is out of control, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told Newscenter 5.
“(There are) drugs, vandalism and assaultive behavior,’’ Davis said.
As of Wednesday, taxpayers had paid $723,000 in police overtime to patrol the tent city protest.
Another man was arrested by police at South Station for selling drugs and gave his address as “Dewey Square, Boston,” when he was booked.
A woman wearing a Navy uniform was threatened and called a vile name by protesters, police said, who added that vandalism and theft are rampant.
There are increasing reports of prostitution, among the crimes that were cited in a court filing that is part of the city’s argument to Suffolk Superior Court Judge France McIntyre to lift a restraining order that prohibits police from evicting the campers.