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.
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 other woman was very cooperative, and provided her information in case any vet bills were incurred, but she wanted to speak with the dog officer anyway: http://patch.com/A-4kzB 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 …
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.
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.
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, to wit pruning shears: http://patch.com/A-3YGs 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, …
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.
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 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 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.
Not a Good Place to Get Caught Napping A Waltham man was caught napping; unfortunately, it was behind the wheel of a car in the middle of a Watertown roadway. A Watertown Police officer woke the man up and detected a strong odor of alcohol. The man was arrested on an OUI charge: http://patch.com/A-3xjt 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…
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.
This Notebook will Self-Destruct A smoldering object was reportedly found on the Minuteman Bikeway, near Hancock Street in Lexington on March 23. The responding officers reported finding and extinguishing a notebook ablaze in that location. http://patch.com/A-3fkj Flyer 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 Button Heist Weston Police received a report on March 22 of a residential burglary on Lexington Street. Police say a man arrived home after …
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.
On the Mooove A lawn statue was reportedly stolen on March 13 from Reed Street in Lexington. According to the incident report, the item reported missing was an antique iron cow skeleton valued at $400. http://patch.com/A-2MF0 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…
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.
House Cat Vs. Much Bigger Cat In Lexington on March 4, an Appletree Lane resident reported a standoff between a fisher and her domestic cat in the backyard. http://patch.com/A-2CYG Not a Bad Problem to Have? On March 5, a Lexington resident requested increased police cruiser checks on his street because, he alleged, someone was tossing bourbon nips on his yard. http://patch.com/A-2CYG Don't Cook That A Concord resident called police on March 4 to request assistance with a mouse on her stove. Police relayed the report to animal control to handle. http://patch.com/A-2BCS More Than Just a Fish Wrap In Concord on March 5, a resident called to complain about cars speeding down his street between 7 and 7:30 a.m. A Boston man later came into the…
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.
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 no known damage or items taken from the vehicle. http://patch.com/A-20KM 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 Goodbye World? A Wayland caller reported that a friend was posting suicidal things on Facebook. Police reported the person was saying goodbye to Facebook, …
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Wait, So 911's Not the Number for Citizens Bank? Concord Police received a 911 call just after 4 a.m. Feb. 20 from a Newbury Court resident who told dispatch she did not have an emergency, but rather was attempting to contact Citizens Bank: http://patch.com/A-2rpT 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 …
