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Man Arrested on Warrants after Police Find him Shaving His Head in the Bathroom

The man told police to wait until after he had finished shaving his head, police said.

The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions. 

Boston Police were on a routine patrol of the Menino Building at 840 Harrison Avenue at about 6:25 p.m. on June 30 when an officer located two men in the men’s room. One of the men was shaving his head in the bathroom sink. The officer told the man that he was trespassing and the man became confrontational, according to police. 

Police said they asked the man to leave the property, but the man began to yell about how he would leave when he was finished. The officer ordered the man to drop the razor. When the man did not, the officer drew his can of pepper spray and pointed it at the suspect, demanding that the suspect drop the razor. At this point, the suspect threw the razor to the ground.

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The officer concluded that the man had no medical business at Boston Medical Center and discovered a straight warrant out of Suffolk Superior Court for unarmed robbery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery. Officers placed Michael Young of 543 Plymouth Street, Holbrook under arrest on the outstanding warrants. 

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