Saturday, April 13, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Newton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
[Updated April 17, 4 p.m.] Shoplifting incidents at Chestnut Hill Star Market Newton Police responded to the Chestnut Hill Star Market on April 4 for two separate shoplifting incidents. One incident involved a 46-year-old West Roxbury man who ordered seafood and then proceeded to leave the store without paying. He was given a no trespassing order and police are seeking criminal complaints against him for the theft of a florentine pinwheel and four lobsters. The second shoplifting incident involved a Newton woman. Laura M. Backman, 38, of 497 Centre St. #6, was arrested and charged with witness interference/obstruction of justice and larceny under $250, police said. Newton man allegedly found drunk inside courthouse Newton Police responded …
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District Court of Newton
1309 Washington St, Newton, MA
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Star Market
1 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA
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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://…
Saturday, April 6, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Newton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Indecent exposure A Philmore Road resident filed a police report on March 22 after an incident with a neighbor that occurred on March 16. As a result, police requested a court hearing for indecent exposure for a 54-year-old Newton woman. Police reports did not include any additional information. "Suspicious person" at ANTS Newton Police responded to Andover Newton Theological School on March 26 for reports of a suspicious person who had been on the campus a few days earlier. According to a reports, a female student was in the lounge area of Kendall Hall on Sunday, March 24, when she saw an unknown Asian male in his mid-twenties also in the lounge area. The man said "hi" and then left behind a bag filled with clothing and paperwork. The …
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Walgreens
1101 Beacon St, Newton Highlands, MA
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Andover Newton Theological School
210 Herrick Rd, Newton, MA
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Newton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Possible office break-in A woman working at Future Shapes on Winchester Street told Newton Police on March 22 that she believed someone had broken into her office. According to reports, the woman got into her office on the morning of March 22 and found cabinet doors and filing cabinet drawers open. She also found pry marks on the doors. Nothing appeared to be stolen from the office. Stolen tool, copper Newton Police responded to a home under construction on Dedham Street March 22 after an electrician reported someone had stolen several pieces of copper and tools from the work site. The incident happened sometime between March 20 at 3:30 p.m. and March 22 at 7 a.m. The stolen items included 1,000 feet of copper wire, a rigid drill, 500 …
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VCA Rotherwood Animal Hospital
78 Winchester St, Newton Highlands, MA
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Energy Fitness & Gymnastics
70 Jaconnet St, Newton Highlands, MA
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899 Washington St, Newton, MA
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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 …
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 …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Newton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Mysterious dents Newton Police responded to Central Street on Feb. 20 after a man reported damage to his vehicle's hood and roof. According to reports, the dents on the roof appeared to have been made with a hand or fist. The dents on the hood appeared to have been made with a small, hard object. The incident happened sometime between midnight and 3 a.m. on Feb. 20. Expired inspection sticker leads to traffic stop, arrest 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 …
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 …
Friday, February 22, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Newton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Four arrested for breaking in to Auburn Street home Four Waltham residents were arrested Feb. 19 after they allegedly broke into an Auburn Street home that was under construction. Police responded to the scene and spoke with a witness who said s/he spotted two males exit the house, run through the back yard, hop a fence and flee down Charles Street, reports said. While searching the home, police found copper piping at the top of the stairs that appeared to be bent and broken off from the HVAC unit, reports said. There was debris on the floor from the copper piping insulation at the base of the HVAC unit. Newton Police, the Newton Police K-9 unit, Lasell College Police and the State Police set up a perimeter and searched the area, reports…
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…
STEVE ROSS
10:00 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
That is a lousy comparison. Taking care of your stuff (toys, bikes, cars,lawn tools, etc.) is merely (un)common sense. Please stop this red herring form of discussion. I find your comment to be ,at best, foolish and an abidication of personal responsability. Do you leave you house unlocked or with the door open? more ›