Police: Man Found with Meth in Howard Johnson Hotel

The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions.

An Arlington man was charged with Methamphetamine possession after a friend overdosed in a hotel room on Tuesday morning, according to police. 

Boston Police officers responded to a report of an unconscious man at 10:40 a.m. at the Howard Johnson hotel at 1271 Boylston Street on May 14.

By the time police arrived, EMTs had treated the man, who had reportedly overdosed on methamphetamine. He was transported to Brigham and Women’s Hospital for further treatment.

The man allegedly told police that he and another man had been taking methamphetamine and there was more in the refrigerator in the hotel room. Police said the man opened up the refrigerator and took out a cookie bag with two plastic baggies with meth in them. One EMT also found an open syringe in the suspect’s pocket, and officers found four needles in a backpack. 

Officers placed the other man, Douglas Rose of 125 Palmer St. Arlington under arrest and charged him with possession of a Class A substance. 

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