Warrant Service Leads to a Firearm Recovered and Boston Most Wanted Arrest

At about 1:42 PM, on Monday, January 6, 2024, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force arrested Henry Barboza, 38, of Dorchester, on multiple firearm charges.

Officers were serving a warrant at 348 Ashmont Street, made contact with the suspect and placed him into handcuffs. At the time of the arrest, the suspect was wanted on a warrant issued out of Roxbury District Court for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Firearm Violation with One Prior Violent Drug Crime, Operating a Motor Vehicle Without a License, Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle, Receiving Stolen Property, Number Plate Violation, Equipment Violation, and Safety Glass Violation.

As officers conducted a protective sweep of the apartment, they observed a person attempting to conceal themselves on a bed under a blanket. As officers were attempting to identify the female individual, they observed a firearm and loose ammunition in plain view inside an open cabinet door.

Officers were able to identify the female suspect as Josephine Simard, 45, of Boston, and determined that she had nine active warrants for various charges of Larceny of a Building, Larceny under $1,200, Credit Card Fraud, Larceny of a Credit Card, and Attempt to Commit a Crime. The suspect was also recently featured on the Boston Police Most Wanted List.

The firearm was later determined to be a FB Radom with six rounds in the magazine.

Barboza was additionally charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition.

Both suspects are expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.