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3rd & 7 37yd

#breaking State Police: Norfolk st and Cambridge St in Watertown - suspect might be there. Asking media to leave that area. Dangerous.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:14:29 AM
Manhunt underway for Suspect #2 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,19, a Chechen resident of Cambridge

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 11:15:05 AM
Sorry, that address is in Cambridge I believe. Checking now. Breaking the by the second, apologies.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:17:07 AM
Motorcade of police vehicles now cursing down Arsenal St. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINdlNuCIAIMqlB.jpg

by Garrett Quinn via twitter 4/19/2013 11:17:26 AM
Again that's Norfolk and Cambridge streets in Cambridge. Possible location of second suspect per State Police.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:19:47 AM
BREAKING: All MBTA service has been suspended.

by Swati G. Sharma, Things To... edited by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:25:23 AM
Now in Cambridge, outside of apartment believed to be shared by suspects. State police have street blocked off http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BINfQ8XCAAAUVYm.jpg

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:25:24 AM
BREAKING: @AP sources say Boston bomb suspects are brothers from Russia region near Chechnya, lived in United States for at least one year. Surviving Boston bomb suspect identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge.

by Swati G. Sharma, Things To... edited by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:25:31 AM
Dina Temple Raston says identification came from dead suspect's driver's license

by NPR via twitter 4/19/2013 11:26:51 AM
Just a reminder: If you live in Watertown, Waltham, Newton, Cambridge, Belmont, or Allston-Brighton, police urge you to stay indoors. If you own a business in one of those communities, police ask that you remain closed.

by Catherine Cloutier 4/19/2013 11:27:31 AM
For residents in the area of Comm and Charlesgate, police will be conducting a controlled detonation.

by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/19/2013 11:28:19 AM
The name Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the same name as the second suspect who is still at large, appears on a list of recipients of $2,500 City of Cambridge 2011 City Scholarships. The scholarships are given to seniors at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School who are pursuing higher education.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:38:25 AM
Need to note - no indication at all that living suspect is thought to be in apartment.

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:43:52 AM
Officers taking a woman into custody. TV camera next to me - who can zoom - say she's resisting

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:43:56 AM
Camera operators say officers dragging a handcuffed woman out of suspects' apartment

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:44:22 AM
EMAIL FROM NEWTON POLICE CHIEF

Dear Resident,

While a search is in progress for the 2ndBoston Marathon bombing suspect, Newton residents are urged to follow the advice of Massachusetts officials and stay INDOORS until you receive further instructions.

Newton businesses are ALSO asked to remain closed until further notice.

The MBTA is completely shut down in the greater Boston area so please DO NOT DRIVE, WALK OR CONGREGATE AT ANY LOCAL MBTA STATIONS.

THIS SUSPECT IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS. DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOORS TO ANYONE EXCEPT UNIFORMED PERSONNEL WITH CITY IDENTIFICATION CARDS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, PLEASE LIMIT THE USE OF 9-1-1 CALLS FOR TRUE EMERGENCIES ONLY, AS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL WILL VERY BUSY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Thank you.

Chief Howard Mintz

Newton Police Department

by Adrienne Lavidor-Berman 4/19/2013 11:47:42 AM
Camera operators looking back at tape. Woman may not have been handcuffed when pulled out. Began resisting, then got cuffed led down street

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:47:55 AM
This is a screenshot from vk.com for a young man with the same name as the suspect being pursued by police.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:48:22 AM
This photo is also from the website used by a young man in Chechnya with the same name as the suspect being pursued by police in Boston.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:49:43 AM
College-age woman who lived in apartment next door to suspects giving interviews: "I've never seen that guy."

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:50:15 AM
#MBTA Service Continues to be Suspended on ALL MODES Until FURTHER NOTICE. Please DO NOT Wait at Bus and Station Stops.

by MBTA via twitter 4/19/2013 11:50:22 AM
If you're on lockdown, close your shades/curtains. Only open the door for police officers. #Boston

by RedCrossMA via twitter 4/19/2013 11:52:11 AM
Just spoke with the woman. She lives down street. Friend lives next door to suspects. Friend texted to say he's never seen suspects either

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 11:52:23 AM
Presser coming soon, possibly with VIP. Many staties on foot lining Arsenal St. Spokeswoman being elusive about who it is, fueling suspicion

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:52:26 AM
It is Gov Patrick. Will be here in one minute. No questions.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 11:53:39 AM
Gov on in 1 minute @BostonDotCom

by Evan Allen via twitter 4/19/2013 11:53:52 AM
Businesses in the area of 480 Arsenal Street in Watertown are closed until further notice, WBZ reports.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:54:55 AM
Update by officials from the parking lot of the Arsenal Mall in Watertown.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 11:57:24 AM
Special ops http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN1Q22CcAIgWnc.jpg

by Evan Allen via twitter 4/19/2013 1:00:53 PM
BPD special operations truck just rolled through. #watertown

by akjohnson1922 via twitter 4/19/2013 1:01:31 PM
RT @mattdpearce: Two government sources tell the Los Angeles Times' DC bureau that the brothers have been in the US for 10 years.

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 1:02:01 PM
Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was born in 1994, the year of the first Chechan uprising against Russia. He may have been named after Dzhokhar Dudayev, the first president of Chechnya and Chechen leader who fought against Russians during that war.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 1:02:47 PM
RT @MassStatePolice: Reminder-stay in home order remains in place Watertown, Boston, and residents of Cambridge, Belmont, Newton and sur ...

by akjohnson1922 via twitter 4/19/2013 1:03:10 PM
Lots of police at Nichols and Melendy Ave in Watertown, including MPs. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN2BW-CAAQA2En.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 1:04:12 PM
FBI just cleared everyone further back.

by Wesley Lowery via twitter 4/19/2013 1:05:06 PM
Weary residents in Watertoen have been blocked from returning home for hours and hours. Hanging here swapping stories.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 1:05:22 PM
Tense scene here. @bostondotcom http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN2b9ECUAAyJrg.jpg

by Evan Allen via twitter 4/19/2013 1:06:01 PM
Special ops truck appears to be leaving Nichols Ave in Watertown. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN2hdBCEAITxLk.jpg

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 1:06:24 PM
Another photo of Suspect 2, White Hat. If seen, do not approach but call 911 immediately. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN2mUMCcAA7R3C.jpg

by MASS STATE POLICE via twitter 4/19/2013 1:06:45 PM
Weary residents in Watertown have been blocked from returning home for hours and hours. Hanging here swapping stories.

by Dan Adams via twitter 4/19/2013 1:07:42 PM
High school yearbook photo of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 1:09:08 PM
Cops in Watertown ... We are close to scene of shoot out last night @bostondotcom http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN3QgaCcAAZ_yt.jpg

by Evan Allen via twitter edited by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 1:09:36 PM
vehicles, cops coming in http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIN4GQKCQAAAtlt.jpg

by Evan Allen via twitter 4/19/2013 1:13:16 PM
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a wrestling all star at Cambridge Rindge in Latin in the winter of 2011 in the Greater Boston League....

by Brock Parker via twitter 4/19/2013 1:15:53 PM
WBZ-TV is broadcasting an interview in person in Maryland another man they are identifying as another uncle of the suspects, Alvi Tsarni, said he saw the surveillance photos released by the FBI yesterday but did not recognize his nephews.

by Teresa Hanafin 4/19/2013 1:23:17 PM