Saturday, February 23, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Figure This One Out: View Porn, Pay the Feds? In Sudbury, a North Road resident reported suspicious circumstances involving his laptop computer. The responding officer determined a virus from a porn site the resident was surfing infected the computer. The laptop froze with a message advising the resident to pay, via a MoneyGram, $300 to the Department of Justice: http://patch.com/A-2fMm She Was a Real Stunner Lexington Police carried out a prostitution sting at a Bedford Street hotel. Caitlynn Leigh Spaulding, 23, of 368 Essex St., Saugus, was arrested and charged with prostitution, possession of a stun gun and a warrant out of Gloucester for receiving stolen property. According to the incident report, investigators found her through …
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Don't Drink and Plow The Wayland Police Department received a call the night of Feb. 8 about an erratic snowplow operator in the area of Maple Street. Police responded to the scene and observed John Wright, 49, of Natick fail to stop for a red light and nearly back his plow into the officer. Police say that Wright was intoxicated and had an open bottle of vodka in the plow with him. He was arrested and charged with OUI liquor, driving to endanger, a red light violation and driving with an open container. http://patch.com/A-1TVM Words of Wisdom: Pee Makes for Expensive Partying A caller from the Marriott Hotel in Burlington reported a male urinating in the lobby. Male party was sent to his room with a sober friend. Hotel to add cleaning…
Sunday, February 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.
You Break It, You Buy It? Wayland Police on Feb. 2 filled out an unusual accident report. The manager of the Land Rover dealership on Boston Post Road called to report a minor motor vehicle accident that occurred on a test drive: http://patch.com/A-1G6C 'I Couldn't Get It to Move' Burlington Police got a report from a Crawford Road caller about a large goose in the roadway. Turned out to be a lawn ornament on the side of the road: http://patch.com/A-1Hlx Hoping This Groundhog Day Event Doesn't Repeat Itself Still in Wayland, J.J. McKay's reported a small vending machine stolen from the restaurant: http://patch.com/A-1G6C Man Tries to Bail Someone Out, Gets Arrested Himself Never a good idea to show up blitzed at the police department…
Saturday, February 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.
Something Dirty at the Laundromat — and it's not Unwashed Clothes Newton Police responded to the Bubbles Coin Laundry on Washington Street in Newtonville Wednesday (Jan. 30) for reports of indecent exposure: a woman was washing laundry when a man entered the room and went to the change machine. The woman told police she was suspicious and had her back to him, but could see his reflection in one of the washing machines. The woman said she turned around to see what the man was doing and when she did, she saw the man smiling, standing with his hands to his sides and his penis exposed through the zipper portion of his pants. The woman then left the laundromat and called police, reports said. The suspect was described as a white male between…
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Gesundheit! At about 2:15 p.m., Needham police received a report of a car hanging off of a retaining wall outside the Rosemary Street pool. No one was hurt; the driver told police he lost control of the car while sneezing: http://patch.com/A-1xNP He Just Can't Seem to Quit You, Car-Theft A Waltham man already charged with a recent string of car break-ins has been arrested again. This time, he is facing charges for stealing more cars and their contents, according to the Boston Globe. Anthony Taranto, 27, of 78 Harvard St., was charged with multiple counts of auto theft and other crimes — twice in 10 days: http://patch.com/A-1sk4 A Check of the Arrrrr-ea Turned Up Empty Concord Police responded to a report of an eye patch-wearing man …
Saturday, January 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.
Did He Think No One Would Notice? A 24-year-old Watertown man already dealing with the court system got into deeper trouble when he tried to pay court fees at the Brighton District Court House with counterfeit money. Police placed him under arrest after a short chase: http://patch.com/A-1lj0 Sorry, I Meant to Bring That Back At noon, at the Highland Avenue/Cottage Avenue intersection, Needham police saw a woman pushing a shopping cart away from retail stores. Police say her taking the cart was an oversight, and she agreed to return it: http://patch.com/A-1ksG Concordians Call 911 for the Darndest Things: Well, Then, if You're Going to be That Way, I'm Just Going to Take Your Donations and Go Home A Woburn business reported a problem …
Saturday, January 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.
The empty egg carton on the car floor was kind of a giveaway Newton Police officers were caught after egging the Framingham home of a Newton Police sergeant — their boss: http://patch.com/A-0PY0 The $7,000 cash in the car was also kind of a giveaway It was a busy day for an Arlington woman and a Somerville man who, police say, robbed a bank in Waltham and another in Arlington within 20 minutes and then tried to flee State Police. Police say they found $7,000 in cash in the car:http://patch.com/A-0WsM Man trapped in ATM room A middle-of-the-night visit to a Burlington ATM resulted in a male getting locked inside the Metropolitan Credit Union ATM area. The State Police alerted the Burlington Police, who helped with the door malfunction: …
Saturday, January 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.
'Just tell me where the dead bodies are' Concord Police responded to a report of a suspicious man at Dee Funeral Home. The caller said the man asked unusual questions, including where the home kept dead bodies, and then suddenly placed a $20 bill on the desk before walking out with no explanation: http://patch.com/A-0CRG Does this remind anyone of the bookstore shoplifting scene from the movie Notting Hill? A Watertown man got caught trying to steal three DVD movies from Best Buy. Security spotted him put the movies down his pants and try to leave the store, but, yes, he was caught: http://patch.com/A-0Npj Never mind In Sudbury, a North Road resident reported he thought he saw someone break into his neighbor's house across the street…
Saturday, December 29, 2012
We look back at some of the odd police log entries from the last year in Newton.
Flying bud light January 29 Police responded to Webster Street after a homeowner reported that someone had thrown a full can of Bud Light through his front porch window sometime overnight. According to reports, the homeowner believes the incident happened sometime after 1:20 a.m. on Jan. 29, which is when he went to bed. The window was located on an enclosed porch at the front of the house. Toilet parts stolen Feb. 13 Police responded to the Chestnut Hill Star Market on Feb. 13 after an employee reported that someone had stolen toilet parts. According to reports, the store supervisor said one of his employees discovered around 7 p.m. that two automatic toilet flushing mechanisms were stolen from the men's bathroom. The parts were …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
It's the Tic Tacs' Fault Woburn Police were dispatched to a two-car accident on Mishawum Road on Dec. 17. According to police, one car rear-ended another when the driver reached down for a Tic Tac mint. Everyone involved refused medical treatment, said police: http://patch.com/A-0zYk Stolen Bra On the afternoon of Dec. 14, Watertown Police officers responded to a report of shoplifting at Victoria's Secret in the Arsenal Mall. Officers spoke to an employee who said a woman had attempted to steal several items: she had entered the dressing room with two bras and a bottle of perfume, but departed with one less bra. Also, a man who had placed his wallet on the counter told officers his wallet went missing. Police arrested the woman for larceny…
Adam Maleson
2:04 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
This is not exactly integrity journalism. The Patch takes too much delight in posting prurient based articles. So, the whore had a stun gun. Can you blame her? Is that not at least wiser than carrying a regular gun that could kill and seriously injure someone? And in her situation would you not also feel the need to carry some sort of personal protection device? Why don't you write some serious … more ›