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Felony warrant, fake ID, loaded Glock — Marlon Straw's bad day at 26 Westview Street

Saturday, May 16, 2026•
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Felony warrant, fake ID, loaded Glock — Marlon Straw's bad day at 26 Westview Street

Boston Police officers patrolling District B-3 spotted the Hyde Park man, 54, in a group near 26 Westview Street. They say he allegedly tried to walk away — and to pass off a US Virgin Islands license that wasn't his — before they recovered a loaded Glock 27 from his waistband.

DORCHESTER — He didn't run. He walked. Slowly. Further and further away from the officers who'd already spotted him in the crowd.
It didn't work.
Boston Police officers from District B-3 (Mattapan) on patrol near 26 Westview Street around 6:30 PM on Tuesday, May 12 recognized a man among a larger group of individuals, according to BPD. A records check turned up an active felony warrant out of West Roxbury District Court.

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As officers approached, the suspect allegedly began drifting away. When they caught up, he allegedly handed over a US Virgin Islands license bearing someone else's name.
That didn't work either.
Officers positively identified him, placed him under arrest, and searched him. Tucked into the front of his waistband: a Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun loaded with nine rounds of live ammunition.
Marlon Straw, 54, of Hyde Park, is now charged with Carrying a Firearm without a License — Third Offense, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition — Subsequent Offense, Carrying a Loaded Firearm, and Armed Career Criminal Level Three. He is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.
The fake license, the slow walk, the loaded Glock — none of it changed the outcome. BPD officers had already made him before he ever opened his mouth.

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