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Saturday, October 20, 2012

OMGPD: The Boy Who Cried Assault

Patch's weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Man Impersonates Police Officer  A Centerville man was arrested Oct. 16 after allegedly impersonating a police officer in a Newton Centre parking lot. According to reports, a witness told police that he pulled into the municipal parking lot on Langley Road Tuesday night, Oct. 16 when a man wearing a neon green vest stepped in front of his vehicle and approached the driver's side window. The driver said the man in the vest stated he was a police officer and reached into the car and mumbled something incoherent.  Once the driver questioned the man's status as a police officer, the man in the vest began to back away. When police arrived, they found the man and identified him as Willie Gill, 49, of 44 Midway Drive. Gill was arrested for …

John Casy

5:52 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2012

The Boy Who Cried Assault The mom of that 3 year old needs to teach that brat about lieing/ She should give that brat a damm good spanking for lieing. All any 3 year old needs to do is say oh that man did this and the police is ready to arrest someone.Just on the word of a worthless kid.   more ›

Saturday, October 6, 2012

OMGPD: A Water Fight, Man with Cat Jumps Out of Dumpster and More

Patch's weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Dunkin’ Donuts Employee, Customer Have Water Fight Needham Police were called to the Dunkin' Donuts at 1203 Highland Ave. on Sept. 25 to help with a dispute between a customer and an employee. The Dunkins employee told police that the customer had ”tossed a cup of water at her face,” according to reports. The customer said that the employee had “tossed two metal water pitchers at her head and arm.” Neither individual wanted to press charges: http://needham.patch.com/articles/police-reports-dunkin-donuts-employee-customer-have-water-fight OUI Suspect Needs a Bathroom Break Brookline police responded to a crash outside 1477 Beacon St. on Saturday night. Police report one driver smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes; the man asked to use …

Saturday, September 29, 2012

OMGPD: Man Demands Fake Arm, Burl Poaching Strikes Watertown and More

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, Sept. 26 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 tree in Watertown recently, according to reports. Police say some large …

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