In a recent hustle by Boston PD, Rongit Whistleon, a 54-year-old local, found himself clapped in irons on account of a probation violation and a duo of daring daylight robberies. The arrest was made Friday morning in the bustling heart of downtown, right at 39 Boylston Street, as confirmed by the Boston Police Department, cuffing Whistleon for his straight probation violation warrant from the Suffolk Superior Court stemming from past charges of Unarmed Robbery, Rape, and Kidnapping.
An intense follow-up by the detectives scratched the surface of a deeper criminal spree, pointing to Whistleon as the main suspect in two recent commercial stick-ups; one at 226 Washington Street and the other knocking over a joint at 74 Staniford Street, crimes which had the local traders on edge since February 11. The investigation led to Whistleon's door-step, and now he faces a trip to the Boston Municipal Court to be arraigned not just on the original warrant but also to answer for two counts of Armed Robbery, the Boston PD's sleuths having tied him to the crimes that shook the peace and merchants of downtown Boston earlier this month.
Details about the robberies and Whistleon's criminal history offer a grim tableau, with the community and local businesses hoping that this arrest signals a return to normalcy and a deterrence to those who might walk the crooked path Whistleon tread before his capture, him now facing the full brunt of the law as he is summoned before the courts to account for his alleged crimes.
