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Saturday, February 16, 2013

OMGPD: Drink-n-Plow, a Lottery Scam, the Blizzard Jogger & More Police Oddities

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…

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Hundreds of Police To Visit Boy With Cancer - Follow Along Here

A convoy of hundreds of police officers left Burlington this morning to visit a young boy with cancer in Virginia.

Hundreds of police officers from departments around New England, organized by the Burlington Police Department, left the Burlington Mall early on Dec. 19 to caravan hundreds of miles to help make the Christmas wish of young boy battling cancer come true. The boy is Nathan Norman, who, as reported on New Milford Patch, was diagnosed with brain cancer three years ago. Nathan lives with his family in Rustburg, Virginia. Like most little boys, Nathan loves to watch cops, firemen and EMT's speed to calls in shiny cars and trucks — sirens blaring and lights flashing —making no stops as they race to save people.  This Christmas, Nathan is calling upon these heroes to make his wish come true by sending him cards, letters and patches —anything with…

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4:09 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

All you guys are the best.what a great thing to do god bless all of you happy holidays   more ›

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