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Sunday, December 23, 2012

OMGPD: Tic Tac Causes Crash, a Ghost Car Gets Moved & 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.

  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 …

Saturday, December 8, 2012

OMGPD: Handy Bank Robber Hiding Place, a Bad Day Gets Worse & More True Police Stories

Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

  Coffee to go Wayland Police responded to a call on Dec. 5 regarding a someone who really wanted their coffee to go. According to the police log, the caller reported that someone had possibly stolen a single Keurig coffeemaker: http://patch.com/A-0hJx Now there's a handy hiding spot Watertown Police caught a Waltham couple believed to have robbed a Citizens Bank located in a Stop & Shop with help from a witness who says s/he saw the man climb into the trunk of a car parked in the fire lane in front of the supermarket: http://patch.com/A-0bD1 A bad day gets worse At 3:33 p.m. on Dec. 5, Woburn Police were dispatched to a three-car accident on Salem Street. According to police, one woman admitted she caused the chain reaction accident …

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