Crime & Safety
OMGPD: No Bathroom Privileges, Attack by Pruning Shears & More Police Oddities
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
What Happens When You Drink and Drive
Concord Police responded to a report of a Chevy pickup all over the road on Main Street by Harrington Avenue in West Concord. Police spoke with the driver, who had pulled into the Stop & Shop over the Acton line, and he reported spilling coffee on his lap while driving: http://patch.com/A-4c8C
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No Bathroom Privileges
In Needham, a South Street resident reported that, four days earlier, a suspicious male had knocked on her door and asked to use the bathroom. She did not know the man, and declined his request: http://patch.com/A-4dbk
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Attack by...Pruning Shears?
Newton Police responded to a call from Newton-Wellesley Hospital and arrested a Waltham man for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: pruning shears: http://patch.com/A-3YGs
Calling AAA...Under the Influence
A Wellesley man was arrested after he allegedly drove under the influence of alcohol and attempted to call AAA after losing a wheel on his vehicle.
According to Newton Police reports, officers were dispatched after AAA called the police to report an intoxicated driver attempting to have his tire changed: http://patch.com/A-4gbZ
Skateboard Crossing
A person came into the Wayland Police Department this week to report that kids skateboarding at Stop & Shop were coming close to people as they exited the store -- so close that the skateboarders were almost knocking people down. An officer responded to Stop & Shop and spoke with the individuals: http://patch.com/A-4g7q
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