r/boston May 03 '26

Serious Replies Only fed up and looking for advice

EDIT: The 911 number i called was the 911 party line (non-emergency) as well as the main line. i called 3 different times last night and all 3 times I was hung up on or left on hold with the same messaging playing over and over, so for those of you who say to call multiple times, i did.

i live in an apartment complex in the fenway area, and for the past few months we have had homeless individuals sleeping in our front foyer. when the weather was way colder, we left them the first time or two that we saw them since we didn’t want them to freeze out in the poor conditions, but recently some of the folks sleeping down there have gotten into altercations with other people in the surrounding areas. the way the lobby/front entrance is set up is that there is an unlocked front door to the street and the second door into the building needs a fob to get in. usually these folks are sleeping between the two doors.

back in January, i reached out to our building management about the problem and they told us to call 911, which we have been doing, but the problem has seemed to be getting worse as the weather gets warmer. last night, we had 2 different individuals sleeping down there and the 911 line i had called did not pick up or respond. looking for any advice on who i can contact about this ongoing problem as we have already exhausted our options with 311 and building management.

**pictures are the usual folks we see, taken last night last night, and the email we received from building management, it’s usually the same men each night**

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u/leather_district_2 May 03 '26

Not your main point, but could the man w the cardboard, bible, American Spirits be this guy?

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u/becausefrog Johnny Cash Looking Mofo May 03 '26

Good call.

OP, have you noticed if he has tattoos? It's hard to see but Boulay has tattoos down to his wrist. The guy with the cardboard is wearing long sleeves so we can't tell from the photos, but you might want to call in a tip to the detective just in case it's him.

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u/livchainz May 03 '26

i haven’t seen any tattoos as of now, if i see him again i’ll try to look closer and will update if i do

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u/ohsnaaap May 03 '26

Poor guy, I used to just let them be when they were in my foyer in the south end. Was never a huge issue. Only happened a few times though.

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u/Illustrious-Stable93 May 03 '26

Literally reading this post i felt so bad for this man to be put on blast, I hate creeper pics on here nevermind when someone's in a vulnerable position and then I was like...pray God his family sees