By Joe Dwinell
Source Boston Herald
A knife-wielding man who took off running down Huntington Avenue reportedly attempting to pull open car doors Monday afternoon was subdued by police.
That suspect is being identified by Boston Police as 39-year-old Carmen Polito of Brockton, who has warrants out for similar felonies in Cambridge. He was arrested at 1:29 p.m. in the Back Bay.
Preliminary charges include two counts of assault by means of a dangerous weapon, a knife, police said. Further charges are possible, and he faces arraignment in Boston Municipal Court Tuesday.
Video of the scene by eyewitnesses showed a tense showdown, with the suspect running down the street before confronting police — who used a round from a bean bag gun to take the suspect down.
It all came to an end at the intersection of Huntington Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue, near Boston Symphony Orchestra and Northeastern University.
Nobody was seriously hurt, but a police officer was taken to the hospital, according to reports, for minor injuries. The suspect was tumbling on the street and it all unfolded in front of stunned onlookers.
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