Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE–Friday, September 27 , 2019 State Police discover $25K in Parkway traffic stop By Christopher Roberson A routine traffic stop on Revere Beach Parkway ANGELO’S FULL "Over 40 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2019 Regular Unleaded $2.419 Mid Unleaded $2.799 Super $2.859 Diesel Fuel $2.779 KERO $4.759 Diesel $2.599 CE I ! SERVICE HEATING OI 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS quickly escalated to an arrest and seizure of more than $25,000 last Thursday. State Troopers Michael Daly and Christopher Kane stopped Alexander Carrasquillo, 40, of East Boston, for allegedly texting while driving and for having “excessive window tint.” According to police, Carrasquillo initially provided a CANDIDATE | FROM PAGE 1 thur Guinasso’ or whatever you want, as long as you’re not on city property.” Dimple Rana, who has been the Director of Healthy Community Initiatives since 2017, says the shirt, which features the name of a mayoral candidate, is a breach of the Revere Farmers’ Market contract that every vendor is required to sign. “The market manager mentioned to them before the market ended that they signed an agreement, and they should be abiding by that agreement,” said Rana. “There was a verbal warning that took place, and they were told the next time they come back they can wear regular shirts.” fraudulent vehicle registration as well as a false identity. However, police were later able to determine his true identity and also learned that Carrasquillo had a suspended driver’s license as well as an outstanding arrest warrant for trafficking cocaine. Reportedly, police recovered $5,000 in cash that Carrasquillo was carrying on his person and $20,000 from his 2015 Mercedes Benz C300. Carrasquillo was subsequently arrested and charged Rana explained that there were no monetary fi nes or penalties associated with any of the violations, but instead just a verbal and written warning, with the possibility of termination if a third warning were to ensue. “These agreements have been installed since the inception of the Farmers’ Market,” she said. “The agreement explicitly states ‘No member shall engage in solicitation, collection drives, political or religious activities in the selling area. Wearing a shirt with the name of a political candidate violates this.” Councillor Rotondo, who presented the motion due to the incident, is worried that the City of Revere could be sued by Kostopoulos for violating his First Amendment rights. “What trouwith operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver’s license, an outstanding arrest warrant for traffi cking cocaine, having nontransparent windows, the improper use of a mobile phone, furnishing a false name, using a disguise to obstruct justice, refusing to provide a correct identity and forging or misusing a document from the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Carrasquillo was arraigned in Chelsea District Court on September 20. bles me the most is that he was given a violation for wearing a T-shirt,” says Rotondo. “More importantly, for him disagreeing with the operation and upkeep of the Revere Farmers’ Market, which quite frankly he has a right to do.” Councillor Rotondo, who questions the legitimacy of this violation, said a T-shirt is not political solicitation and is an exact parallel to a car donning a political bumper sticker. “If you drive up in your car, and you have a bumper sticker, is that political solicitation or freedom of speech? I believe its freedom of speech. She’s violating this guy’s rights. She’s putting the city at risk for a lawsuit.” Alexis Mikulski can be reached at AlexisMikulski@icloud.com. Prices subject to change FLEET
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