Boston police officer facing assault and battery charges

A Boston police officer has been placed on restricted duty following recent charges stemming from an alleged attack on a family member.

Mark J. Lewin, 50, of Roslindale, faces a felony vandalism charge as well as two misdemeanor counts of assault and battery, court records show.

Court records show Loewen was arraigned July 13 at the West Roxbury BMC, where he pleaded not guilty and was released without bail.

Two days after he was charged, the state’s Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, or POST, Announce the suspension From his law enforcement certificate. The committee cited “evidence” suggesting that Lewin “engaged or may have engaged in criminal conduct.”

Under the terms of the suspension, Lewin must “immediately surrender” his department-issued equipment, including his rifle, cruiser, uniform, blue lights and taser.

Lewin’s defense attorney, Pete Pasciocco, described the BPD officer as a veteran of more than 25 years as “highly respected.”

“He denies these charges,” Pasciuco told Boston.com. “We will let the court process move forward and look forward to clearing his name.”

Police wrote in a report He got it Boston Globe Responding officers separated Mark Lewin and his son, Joseph Lewin, after discovering them “on the ground in a wrestling position” in the son’s apartment in West Roxbury just after 3:10 a.m. on June 12, the report said.

A woman in the apartment reported that Lewin went to his son’s apartment to get a spare key, sparking a “verbal dispute that turned physical,” according to the report.

Lewin, who was injured in the incident, left the building without speaking to officers, while his son was noted to be “extremely intoxicated, angry, and uncooperative,” police said. globe I mentioned.

According to the police report, Joseph Lewin and his roommate spoke with law enforcement at the West Roxbury BPD District Station later that day. They recounted that after drinking alcohol with Mark Lewin on Saturday night, they returned to the son’s apartment, where they began a heated phone conversation about a spare key.

Joseph Lewin said his father then arrived at his apartment, where an altercation occurred, and Mark Lewin allegedly struck his son in the face, head and body and bit him on the chest, the report said. Police indicated that Joseph Lewin suffered bruises on his chest and arms, in addition to a small tear below his right eye.

Joseph Lewin’s roommate tried to intervene, but was allegedly bitten by Mark Lewin. Officers took photos of visible bruises on the roommate’s arm, according to The Verge globe.

Lewin is expected back in court on Aug. 26, records show.

During a 2001 undercover operation near North Station, Lewin, who was 25 at the time, shot 21-year-old Justin Ronchetti, after he reported that he witnessed a drug deal inside Ronchetti’s car, according to globe archives.

As Lewin approached the car, Ronchetti allegedly rushed toward him and carried him through the streets, prompting Lewin to shoot Ronchetti through the sunroof, per globe archives.

Although authorities ultimately decided the use of force was justified, Lewin was suspended for a few days after the incident for misconduct described as “improper use or storage of a firearm,” a prior warrant. Post record Notes.