Sunday, May 19, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Not Really a Fair Trade Newton Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Beacon Street. According to police reports, the vehicle's owner said he parked his Subaru station wagon in the driveway the night before, leaving the doors unlocked and the keys under the driver's side floor mat. In the morning, the owner noticed the vehicle missing and a bicycle placed in the area of the driveway where the vehicle had been parked: http://patch.com/A-4v6R It's a Dog-Bite-Donkey World Out There An Estabrook Road resident reported encountering a woman on her Concord property who was walking her dog off-leash. The caller said the other woman's dog ran up to her donkey and "play bit" its rear end, not causing any injury. The caller said the …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
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Sunday, May 12
The Music Was Not Loud Enough... A Burlington man was arrested on May 5 after he allegedly drove under the influence of alcohol and fell asleep behind the wheel of his car in Newton Corner. According to Newton Police reports, officers were dispatched to the intersection of Washington Street and Centre Street for reports of a male party asleep behind the wheel of a red Mercedes. When officers arrived, they found the car stopped at the traffic signal, just before the on-ramp to the Mass Pike. Reports said the driver was asleep behind the wheel with the doors locked and loud music playing. The vehicle was running and in neutral. Police said they noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming off the driver, who also had bloodshot/glassy eyes and …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
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 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 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…
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Whatever Happened to Plain Old Arm-Wrestling? An argument between co-workers at Russo's market in Watertown escalated and one of the men found himself taken into custody by Watertown Police. One man challenged the other to a fight, and the other man responded by pulling out a knife. The man with the knife was placed under arrest: http://patch.com/A-38vy Mystery Healthcare In Concord, an Old Bedford Road resident reported that, about three hours earlier, a woman walked into her kitchen and said she was the nurse. Told a nurse was not needed, the mystery woman left the home, possibly because she had the wrong address: http://patch.com/A-35cq Not Taking Out the Trash, but Taking it Out on the Trash. And the Recycling. According to Newton …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Digging Yourself in Deeper A Watertown man got into even deeper legal trouble at a Boston courthouse when he reportedly paid his court fees with counterfeit money. Fernando Costa, 24, used fake bills, according to a report on BostonInno.com: two fake $100s, two real $20s and a real $10: http://patch.com/A-1lj0 Phantom Tuck-and-Roll Needham Police responded to a disturbance between a man and wom inside a tractor-trailer. A witness says the either fell — or was pushed — out of the cab of the trailer. When she tried to climb back in, she was pushed down by the male driver. After being pushed (possibly) the second time, she started walking toward the highway. Police were not able to find either the tractor-trailer, or the victim: http://…
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the west-of-Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Button Heist Weston Police received a report on March 22 of a residential burglary on Lexington Street. Police say a man arrived home after running errands for about three hours and found the window on his front door broken and his home burglarized. The burglar got away with about $500 in cash, some loose change equaling about $100 and a jar of miscellaneous buttons. http://patch.com/A-3j4Z Flier Fail An Everett Street resident walked into the Concord Police station March 22 to report an Everett Gardens resident placed papers with “No Parking” written on them on her visiting daughter’s vehicle. Police went with the woman to Everett Gardens and spoke with a resident who may have been responsible. http://patch.com/A-3lby This Notebook …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Good Thing the Dog Needed to Go Out A Wayland dog walker arrived at her client's Main Street home Monday, March 18, to find a strange pickup truck in the driveway and an unknown man in the client's home. Police say the dog walker spoke with the man, assuming he was supposed to be there, but also aware that he was "trying to get her out of the house quickly," police said. That afternoon the homeowner discovered that a water jug containing $500 or more of loose change was missing and two basement windows had been broken. Joseph Sweeney is being held on a probation violation warrant and a Wayland Police warrant. http://patch.com/A-2WhY Not-So-Lucky Start to St. Patrick's Day Weston Police noticed a car driving slowly along the road at …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Ungodlike Behavior Waltham Police arrested a 61-year-old Medford woman for allegedly stealing an iPhone from a 12-year-old girl in during church services in Arlington last weekend. The girl told police she left her belongings, including her phone, in the back room of St. Camillus Church during the 9 a.m. service in which she was an alter server. Using an app, the girl and her father were able to track her phone to Waltham, where they called police. http://patch.com/A-2HmM Pulled over in a stolen car Newton Police attempted to pull over a driver on March 6 after clocking him at 37 mph in a 25 mph zone on Walnut Street. After a short chase, police found the car slowly rolling with the driver's side door open, and the driver gone. Police …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Goodbye World? A Wayland caller reported that a friend was posting suicidal things on Facebook. Police reported the person was saying goodbye to Facebook, and it was a misunderstanding and he was not suicidal. http://patch.com/A-23NN Trash or Treasure? A High Street resident in Acton reported items missing from her porch. The responding officer reported no larceny took place. A trash pickup service went to the porch to get her trash. http://patch.com/A-24vH Cigarette Break-in A woman reported on Feb. 26 that someone entered her car and smoked a cigarette inside of it while her vehicle was parked on the second floor of Emerson Hospital’s parking garage on Old Road to Nine Acre Corner in Concord the previous day. The woman said there was …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
If Only He'd Paid Attention to the Expiration Date on His Inspection Sticker A Newton man was arrested on license charges Feb. 20 after police pulled him over on Commonwealth Avenue for having an expired inspection sticker. According to reports, the Newton Police officer noticed the expired sticker and pulled the driver over near the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and College Road. After pulling the driver over, police dispatch informed the officer that the driver had a suspended license. Andre W. Phillips, 24, of 847 Washington St., was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license, police said. He was also cited for having an expired inspection sticker and having a defective brake light. While searching him, police …
Melanie Graham
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