Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
If Only He'd Paid Attention to the Expiration Date on His Inspection Sticker A Newton man was arrested on license charges Feb. 20 after police pulled him over on Commonwealth Avenue for having an expired inspection sticker. According to reports, the Newton Police officer noticed the expired sticker and pulled the driver over near the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and College Road. After pulling the driver over, police dispatch informed the officer that the driver had a suspended license. Andre W. Phillips, 24, of 847 Washington St., was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license, police said. He was also cited for having an expired inspection sticker and having a defective brake light. While searching him, police …
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 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 arrested and charged with prostitution, possession of a stun gun and a warrant out of Gloucester for receiving stolen property. According to the incident report, investigators found her through …
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
'I Couldn't Get It to Move' Burlington Police got a report from a Crawford Road caller about a large goose in the roadway. Turned out to be a lawn ornament on the side of the road: http://patch.com/A-1Hlx You Break It, You Buy It? Wayland Police on Feb. 2 filled out an unusual accident report. The manager of the Land Rover dealership on Boston Post Road called to report a minor motor vehicle accident that occurred on a test drive: http://patch.com/A-1G6C Hoping This Groundhog Day Event Doesn't Repeat Itself Still in Wayland, J.J. McKay's reported a small vending machine stolen from the restaurant: http://patch.com/A-1G6C Man Tries to Bail Someone Out, Gets Arrested Himself Never a good idea to show up blitzed at the police department. …
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Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
The Mystery of the Vanishing Used Cooking Oil A cooking oil thief struck, not once, but twice, in Watertown. Someone stole the used liquid from 55-gallon drums from two restaurants - Green Peapod and Mt. Auburn Grill - before a collection company could take it to be recycled. Police are investigating: http://patch.com/A-124S Something Dirty at the Laundromat — and it's not Unwashed Clothes Newton Police responded to the Bubbles Coin Laundry on Washington Street in Newtonville Wednesday (Jan. 30) for reports of indecent exposure: a woman was washing laundry when a man entered the room and went to the change machine. The woman told police she was suspicious and had her back to him, but could see his reflection in one of the washing …
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