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.
I Told Them Not to Park Their Car in the Way of My Golf Swing At the Hersey upper parking lot, Needham Police responded to look into possible vandalism on a vehicle parked in the lot at midday. Police believe that the broken driver's side window was caused by "an errant golf ball," according to their report: http://patch.com/A-4y7w How Many Police Does It Take to Turn a Truck? An oversized vehicle was having difficulties with a turn from Manning Street onto Hemlock Road. With the help of several Needham Police units, the vehicle was guided onto Hemlock and to its destination. Police reported damage on Central and Woodlan Avenue, and police are investigating: http://patch.com/A-4y7w Not Really a Fair Trade Newton Police responded …
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.
Prescription for Arrest A customer at a CVS Pharmacy in Wellesley attempted to fill a questionable prescription on March 23, police said. The pharmacist identified a woman at the store, and told police that something seemed incorrect about the scrip she was trying to fill. The woman was ultimately found to have an outstanding warrant from Milford District Court for uttering a false prescription. She was arrested. http://patch.com/A-3l9X Dude, Where's My Car? A woman in Needham on March 23 had an argument with her boyfriend early one morning, and wanted her car returned home. The man driving the car had legal authority to drive the car, so she didn't want to report it stolen. Everyone agreed he would return the car in the morning. No …
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.
This Line is Recorded A Great Plain Avenue business in Needham reported threats. Upon arriving, police spoke to an employee, who said a customer made threats overnight while talking to customer service. Customer service calls are recorded. During the conversation, a 47-year-old Needham caller made threats, and police summonsed him to court for threats to commit a crime. http://patch.com/A-2YS9 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…
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.
Don't Drink and Drive, Especially into a Police Cruiser On March 6, as a Wellesley police cruiser was overseeing a detail on Rte. 9 Eastbound with a National Grid crew. The officer and cruiser were behind a cone cordon on the work site, when another vehicle drove into the cordoned-off area and into the police cruiser. Both the driver and the officer were transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Wellesley Police arrested William Spence, 35, of Malden and charged him with driving under the influence of alcohol, plus additional offenses. http://patch.com/A-2HsP You Have to Pay for Plowing? On Sunday, March 10, a West Street, Needham resident reported receiving several harrassing phone calls, at about 5:15 p.m. Police learned that the calls…
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.
Goodbye World? A Wayland caller reported that a friend was posting suicidal things on Facebook. Police reported the person was saying goodbye to Facebook, and it was a misunderstanding and he was not suicidal. http://patch.com/A-23NN 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 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 …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Figure This One Out: View Porn, Pay the Feds? In Sudbury, a North Road resident reported suspicious circumstances involving his laptop computer. The responding officer determined a virus from a porn site the resident was surfing infected the computer. The laptop froze with a message advising the resident to pay, via a MoneyGram, $300 to the Department of Justice: http://patch.com/A-2fMm 'We Don't Need No Stinkin' Shovel' (With Apologies to The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) A shovel-free Waltham man was arrested for offering snow shoveling services: http://patch.com/A-2dtW She Was a Real Stunner Lexington Police carried out a prostitution sting at a Bedford Street hotel. Caitlynn Leigh Spaulding, 23, of 368 Essex St., Saugus, was …
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
I've Got This Nigerian Cousin With a Great Bank Business Idea Needham Police took a report of a fraudulent lottery, when a Gay Street resident reported that s/he had sent $2,200 to a lottery as a "processing fee" for a $10 million prize. Police advised the person to put a fraud alert on the card and tell financial institutions about it. Police are investigating: http://patch.com/A-1Hg2 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 …
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Man Tries to Bail Someone Out, Gets Arrested Himself Never a good idea to show up blitzed at the police department. A Newton man was arrested after he allegedly drove under the influence of alcohol. According to reports, police were called to the lobby of Newton Police Headquarters for a possibly intoxicated man looking to bail someone out. Police said the man smelled strongly of alcohol, had glassy eyes and appeared unsteady on his feet. He also had to grab the front desk to steady himself,reports said. After giving the man a field sobriety test, he was placed under arrest. Shaun MacEachern, 40, of 313 Lexington St., was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, police said: http://patch.com/A-1K1G 'I Couldn'…
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Gesundheit! At about 2:15 p.m., Needham police received a report of a car hanging off of a retaining wall outside the Rosemary Street pool. No one was hurt; the driver told police he lost control of the car while sneezing: http://patch.com/A-1xNP He Just Can't Seem to Quit You, Car-Theft A Waltham man already charged with a recent string of car break-ins has been arrested again. This time, he is facing charges for stealing more cars and their contents, according to the Boston Globe. Anthony Taranto, 27, of 78 Harvard St., was charged with multiple counts of auto theft and other crimes — twice in 10 days: http://patch.com/A-1sk4 A Check of the Arrrrr-ea Turned Up Empty Concord Police responded to a report of an eye patch-wearing man …
Saturday, January 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.
Sorry, I Meant to Bring That Back At noon, at the Highland Avenue/Cottage Avenue intersection, Needham police saw a woman pushing a shopping cart away from retail stores. Police say her taking the cart was an oversight, and she agreed to return it: http://patch.com/A-1ksG Did He Think No One Would Notice? A 24-year-old Watertown man already dealing with the court system got into deeper trouble when he tried to pay court fees at the Brighton District Court House with counterfeit money. Police placed him under arrest after a short chase: http://patch.com/A-1lj0 Concordians Call 911 for the Darndest Things: Well, Then, if You're Going to be That Way, I'm Just Going to Take Your Donations and Go Home A Woburn business reported a problem …
