Saturday, October 27, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
For most movie reviewers, a thumbs-down signal suffices A teen from New York City was arrested Saturday after he allegedly kicked out a window at the AMC Theatres in Chestnut Hill. According to police reports, one of the theatre's security guards saw two male teens walking by the theatre when one of them kicked a glass pane, shattering the window. The security guard recovered the boot, that had actually come off the teen's foot, and found that the shoe was embedded with glass shards. Police say Elliot Charles Mamiye, 18, of 153 Franklin St. New York, NY, was arrested and charged with destruction of property over $250: http://patch.com/A-yTyW How does Jane Doe's Dine-n-Dash sound to you? A woman identified as Jane Doe refused to be booked. …
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Bizarre man demands fake arm Woburn police responded to a West Cummings Park business Wednesday morning for a report of an unwanted party. According to police, a man entered the facility in March, and then again on Sept. 24, asking to buy a prosthetic arm. The employee explained how prosthetic limbs are prescribed by a doctor and then purchased. The employee told police that the man was “extremely confrontational” and “persistent to the point of being bizarre.” Police identified the man through his car registration and told the employee how she could obtain a no-trespass order: http://patch.com/A-yhNx Burl-poachers strike Watertown Vandals attacked a Watertown tree. Police say some large growths, known as burls, have been removed from the…
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Pledge, pay up, or I'll punch you again In Newton, an older gentleman got steamed when a bicycle fell against his parked car. The man wanted to make sure the bicyclist would pay up if his car had been scratched; an altercation ensued. The driver was charged with assault & battery. For the full story: http://patch.com/A-x85l Someone really wants those Volvo parts A Watertown resident reported that someone took the cover of the directional signal off of a 1995 Volvo. That was not the first item pilfered from the car, police said: http://patch.com/A-x7bg It looked like he had a rifle and he was staring at me Police were called to Stewart Road in Needham on the evening of Aug. 27 for a report of a man with a rifle hiding in the bushes, …
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more, ahem, unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Peeing and Fleeing Watertown Police arrested a Braintree man after he allegedly crashed his car while driving drunk. Police were alerted to look out for a man who was seen peeing near a BMW in Cambridge, and then they received a report of a car accident on Arlington Street. The man ran away from his car but was located and was no longer wearing any shirt or shoes. "Egg-terior" Egging Someone at the Brookline Police Dept. is going for a comedy job, saying that a someone egged the "egg-terior" of a Winthrop Road home. According to the Brookline police blog, "The EGG-teriors of the home including the windows, deck, and front door were egged numerous times." The Boy Who Cried 'Fire' Just before 4 a.m. on July 9, someone called Wayland Police …
