“This address is well known to many officers,’’ the report stated. “The residents of this apartment are also well known to officers.’’
Dwyer said that he was close to negotiating a memorandum of understanding and a reduced settlement number with John Brazilian, a well-regarded Boston lawyer who represented the Talaats in the case, but that the brothers would never sign the deal. Brazilian said he is no longer involved and declined to comment.
“We don’t want a lawsuit,’’ Dwyer said. “But are we going to allow kids to come into the building and create total havoc?’’
Building residents credit Brazilian - and extra security guards stationed on the 36th floor on weekend nights - for getting the Talaats to curb their loud ways. There have been no complaints in the last four months, even as the brothers have refused to pay the fines.
Doherty, one of the most prolific agents in terms of sales at the Ritz, said the brothers have been improving as neighbors recently. Still, he said, they were assessed $16,000 earlier this year for bouncing a basketball in their unit as they cheered a Celtics game on TV - what Doherty views as an excessive fine structure.
“They are Celtics fans,’’ he said. “You can put that in.’’
Brian McGrory is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at mcgrory@globe.com.
