OMGPD: Exploding Tennis Balls; Thief Steals Bike and Returns for Lock
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Protecting His Stolen Property From Being Stolen On July 30, just after 5 p.m., a young man walked into the Wheelworks store on Trapelo Road in Belmont and took a black-and-red Specialized "Hard Rock" mountain bike worth $639. Apparently, the man realized he needed to protect his ill-gotten gain. So 40 minutes after taking the cycle, he allegedly went back to the bike store. The suspect—wearing the exact same outfit—said he was looking for a good bicycle lock. But by then, he may have realized that returning to the scene of the crime was not the brightest of moves, and he headed for the door. But now employees were on his tail and police were close at hand. Police are viewing the store's surveillance tapes and are actively investigating …
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