Saturday, September 15, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
When It Comes To Family, the Knives Are Out. Literally. A Waltham man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly breaking into a Tewksbury home this week and attacking his family members with a knife. Why? Because they wouldn't post bail for him on a domestic assault charge. After Waltham Patch Editor Ryan Grannan-Doll tweeted the story of Eathan Becker's arrest, which was headlined, "Why Did Waltham Man Try To Kill His Relatives?," a Patch reader tweeted back to Grannan-Doll: @WalthamPatch Really? Why? Maybe because THEY ARE HIS RELATIVES... Read the whole story: http://patch.com/A-xJ8z Angry Men: Please Don't Wake Me A Watertown man got angry at three men walking and talking loudly at 3 a.m.; police said he got into an argument…
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, staring…
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Stop, Or I'll Staple A Waltham gas station clerk foiled an armed robbery on Aug. 27 after hitting the suspect with a stapler, according to Waltham Police. A white male walked into the BP Gas station at 6 Maple St. and held the store up at gunpoint, say Waltham Police. They said the man pointed a silver handgun at the clerk and demanded cash, but the clerk fought back by tossing a stapler at the robber, striking him in the face. The robber fled south on Crescent Street on a bicycle. He did not obtain any money during the robbery. For more details: http://patch.com/A-xsg6 Laughing Squatters Brookline Police responded to a noise complaint from Duffley Court; a caller said that a group was outside, being loud and inflating balloons with …
