Sunday, November 4, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
I Don't Think That's Recyclable Wayland police were called into animal control mode on the evening of Oct. 24. According to the log, a caller reported that an "unidentified animal" was trapped in a recycling container at 28 Pequot Road. Officers responded and freed the animal. The species was not reported in the log: http://patch.com/A-zg11 Not a Heart Attack, but an OUI? A Needham man was arrested Sunday, Oct. 28, after Newton police responded to Commonwealth Avenue and Chestnut Street for reports of someone possibly in cardiac arrest. When police arrived on scene, they found the man was not in cardiac arrest, was not diabetic, and was not on medication. After further evaluation, police found he was unsteady on his feet, was slurring …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
For most movie-reviewers, a thumbs-down signal suffices A teen from New York City was arrested Saturday after he allegedly kicked out a window at the AMC Theatres in Chestnut Hill. According to police reports, one of the theatre's security guards saw two male teens walking by the theatre when one of them kicked a glass pane, shattering the window. The security guard recovered the boot, that had actually come off the teen's foot, and found that the shoe was embedded with glass shards. Police say Elliot Charles Mamiye, 18, of 153 Franklin St. New York, NY, was arrested and charged with destruction of property over $250: http://patch.com/A-yTyW How does Jane Doe's Dine-n-Dash sound to you? A woman identified as Jane Doe refused to be …
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Flipping the Bird Leads to This The Sudbury Police Department received a call Friday afternoon about a hit-and-run accident on Boston Post Road. The responding officer located the car and driver who allegedly left the scene at Horse Pond Road. After further investigation, the incident turned out to be a case of road rage between two drivers instead of a hit-and-run. The drivers apparently exchanged gestures that started the incident. Neither car showed damage. http://patch.com/A-y1nF Bieber v. Tupac Lexington police on Monday responded to a report of graffiti written in spray paint and magic marker on basketball courts on Worthen Road. Among the vandalism was a rather vulgar declaration that, when it comes to the ladies, “Justin …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Patch's weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Weston Dunkin’ Donuts Employee, Customer Have Water Fight Needham Police were called to the Dunkin' Donuts at 1203 Highland Ave. on Sept. 25 to help with a dispute between a customer and an employee. The Dunkins employee told police that the customer had ”tossed a cup of water at her face,” according to reports. The customer said that the employee had “tossed two metal water pitchers at her head and arm.” Neither individual wanted to press charges: http://needham.patch.com/articles/police-reports-dunkin-donuts-employee-customer-have-water-fight 'Scuse me, officer, could I run to the bathroom while you look into whether I was OUI?' Brookline police responded to a crash outside 1477 Beacon Street Saturday night. Police report one driver …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Bizarre man demands fake arm Woburn police responded to a West Cummings Park business Wednesday morning for a report of an unwanted party. According to police, a man entered the facility in March, and then again on Sept. 24, asking to buy a prosthetic arm. The employee explained how prosthetic limbs are prescribed by a doctor and then purchased. The employee told police that the man was “extremely confrontational” and “persistent to the point of being bizarre.” Police identified the man through his car registration and told the employee how she could obtain a no-trespass order: http://patch.com/A-yhNx Burl-poachers strike Watertown Vandals attacked a Watertown tree. Police say some large growths, known as burls, have been removed from…
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Not exactly a request for Grey Poupon On the afternoon of Sept. 12, Wayland police received a call about an unruly Rolls Royce driver. A woman called to report that the male driver of gray Rolls Royce was yelling obscenities at her as he traveled westbound on Boston Post Road: http://patch.com/A-xRsj I'm sorry, but clothing isn't optional here On the morning of Sept. 16, Burlington police arrested a resident on a charge of open and gross lewdness, after a Beacon Village manager reported a resident walking around with no clothes on: http://patch.com/A-xTHv The golf cart blanket just wasn't comfy A Concord woman came into the station on Sept. 14 to report that, while caring for her daughter’s dog, she was playing a round at Nashawtuc …
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
When it comes to family, the knives are out. Literally. A Waltham man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly breaking into a Tewksbury home this week — and attacking family members with a knife. Why? Because they wouldn't post bail for him on a domestic assault charge. After Waltham Patch Editor Ryan Grannan-Doll tweeted the story of Eathan Becker's arrest, which was headlined: 'Why Did Waltham Man Try To Kill His Relatives?' A Patch reader tweeted back to Grannan-Doll: @WalthamPatch Really? Why? Maybe because THEY ARE HIS RELATIVES... For the whole story: http://patch.com/A-xJ8z Angry men: Please don't wake me A Watertown man got angry at three men walking and talking loudly at 3 a.m.; police said he got into an argument …
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Stop, or I'll staple A Waltham gas station clerk foiled an armed robbery on Aug. 27 after hitting the suspect with a stapler, according to Waltham Police. A white male walked into the BP Gas station at 6 Maple St. and held the store up at gunpoint, say Waltham Police. They said the man pointed a silver handgun at the clerk and demanded cash, but the clerk fought back by tossing a stapler at the robber, striking him in the face. The robber fled south on Crescent Street on a bicycle. He did not obtain any money during the robbery. For more details: http://patch.com/A-xsg6 Laughing squatters Brookline Police responded to a noise complaint from Duffley Court; a caller said that a group was outside, being loud and inflating balloons with …
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
I Don't Remember Leaving Those There A resident of Oxbow Road in Wayland awoke on the morning of Aug. 9 to find an unusual addition to her front yard. At 7:45 that morning she called Wayland Police to report that two horses had taken up residence on her lawn. Before police could respond, however, the horses' owner arrived to relocate the animals: http://patch.com/A-wWbz It Hides the Pizza Stains The manager of Dominos Pizza in Watertown discovered someone had stolen a rug with the Dominos logo on it. The rug is reportedly worth $150: http://patch.com/A-wXFc I Hope This Honest Person Gets a Reward In Concord, on the morning of Aug. 8, a River Street resident reported finding a $5,000 check on the ground on Elm Street. He was unable to …
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more, ahem, unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Protecting His Stolen Property From Being Stolen On July 30, just after 5 p.m., a young man strode into the Wheelworks store on Trapelo Road in Belmont and took a black-and-red Specialized "Hard Rock" mountain bike worth $639 and ... voom! Like a rat out of an aqueduct, he was gone with the bike. Apparently the successful thief realized he needed to protect his ill-gotten gain. So 40 minutes after taking the cycle, he allegedly went back to the bike store. The supposed thief – wearing the exact same outfit – said he was looking for a good bicycle lock. But by then, he may have realized that returning to the scene of the crime was not the brightest of moves and proceeded to head for the door. But now employees were on his tail and police …
