Saturday, January 5, 2013
Also in unusual police news, a caller tracked the whereabouts of a curious turkey.
Pantless man not included. A Realtor received an unexpected surprise in Holliston recently. Upon arriving at a house that was going to be shown to prospective buyers, the Realtor found a man who was passed out and wearing no pants. (The man was taken to the hospital for evaluation.) Friendly's is closed, you Turkey! If this turkey's aim was to gobble up some ice cream, he shouldn't have gone to the Medfield Friendly's, which is closed. A caller in Medfield was on the phone with police reporting first seeing a turkey at CVS, then at Friendly's. Violence is not the way to handle a customer service issue. Even when said issue is super frustrating. Verizon reported a Milford man threatened to hit him because he was not able to help him …
Monday, December 31, 2012
The financial deadline looms in Washington, with no deal yet made. Check this primer, and share your questions and thoughts.
With Christmas 2012 over, one reality check is that the looming "fiscal cliff" deadline is just a few days away. On Dec. 31, tax cuts dating to the George W. Bush presidential term are scheduled to expire, and President Obama and congressional leaders have not reached a compromise. Of course, that means tax bills would increase for many middle- and upper-class taxpayers. And that means paycheck withholding for many workers would change, leaving them with less take-home pay in the new year. Apparently, though, there will be no immediate change in withholding tables, while the situation is unresolved. According to John Tuzynski, the IRS’ chief of employment tax policy, employers should continue to use 2012 withholding tables and personal …
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Also in unusual police news, a man drove up on the lawn of the Alcoholics Anonymous founder's birthplace.
(Allegedly) drunk man parks on lawn of AA founder's home A Marlborough man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Vermont after he parked his car on the front lawn of a birth house of one of Alcoholic's Anonymous' cofounders. The man was a guest at the building, which has 14 guest rooms and hosts AA meetings. Sometimes, you just need to get away. Holliston police received a report of a "rogue chicken" in the roadway at Washington and Prospect streets. The chicken was gone upon police arrival. The case of the late-night caroler. A Milford resident called police just before midnight on Christmas Eve, reporting a man was walking through the neighborhood, dressed in all black and carrying a candle. Police reported back that…
Saturday, December 22, 2012
In other unusual police news, a neighbor dispute led to an inappropriate display.
Are you considered "dressed" if you're wearing no clothes? A Milford man reported this week he was having a problem with his neighbor. The neighbor, he said, was now "inappropriately dressed," in front of his window. We're not sure what that means, exactly: but we're going to go with the theory that the man was not dressed at all. It's Dominick the Donkey! In Dover recently, police received a call for donkeys in the roadway. Officers found the animals' owners, and returned them to safety. In other wild animal news... A turkey has been terrorizing Natick this month. OK, so "terrorizing," might be a bit strong, but he did attack a mailman. He's quite fearless, one resident says. Methinks he might be feeling a bit cocky after successfully …
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Also in unusual police news, a man was considered suspicious because he was looking for bathroom products for his cat.
Your own garage might be one of the first places the cops look. Just sayin'. A Marlborough woman who allegedly hit a utility pole so hard that it cut off power to a neighborhood on Saturday tried to conceal her damaged vehicle in her garage. The woman allegedly drove off after striking the pole and attempted to hide her vehicle. Police found her, took her statement, and was charged with a variety of offenses including operating under the influence of liquor. Pretty sure you will not guess what made this man suspicious. A Hopkinton officer contacted a resident after a suspicious man was reported in the area. The resident said the man was looking for kitty litter. Officers were unable to locate the litter-seeker. And somewhere, cats were …
Friday, December 7, 2012
New Natick Patch editor hopes to adjust quickly while learning the ins and outs of the town.
Arriving in a new, unfamiliar place is never easy. You don’t the people, you don’t know the places and you don’t know the little intricacies of the town that make it unique. This is where I find myself as I make the leap from being the editor of Dover-Sherborn Patch and Westwood Patch to being the editor of Natick Patch. I’ve done this before, making the transition to a new place, having done it at the end of July when I took over in Dover-Sherborn and Westwood. It takes a little bit of an adjustment period, but I’m eager to get started and excited to fly into Natick, land and hit the ground running. After speaking to my predecessor, Justin Saglio, I know there is a lot going on in Natick. The key is learning about the town and listening …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
In other unusual police news, police had to help a woman find a commonly used button in her car.
Sure, blame it on the cat. No, really. Door alarms at a senior housing complex in Medfield were going off like crazy this week, prompting a response from both the police and fire departments. The culprit? A cat that apparently pulled a fire alarm in one of the apartments. This log entry does nothing to combat stereotypes about female drivers. An officer responded to a report of an erratic operator on Route 9 in Shrewsbury. After stopping the vehicle, the officer assisted the female operator with locating her window defroster. Well, it was a hazardous materials response...technically.. We at Patch jumped to attention this week when we received a breaking news alert that Westwood emergency responders were heading to the scene of a hazardous…
Friday, November 30, 2012
Trojan was nixed when it tried to hand out products outside City Hall plaza.
Looking to promote and expand their business, Trojan, the brand name associated with condoms, has begun going from city to city handing out free sex toy products. After stops in New York City in August, where they were initially met with opposition from City Hall and their vibrator giveaway was delayed a day due to lack of proper permits before approximately 4,000 freebies were handed out, and Washington, D.C., Trojan is bringing their free giveaway promotion to Boston. Originally the sex toy manufacturer wanted to hand out sex toy products at City Hall Plaza, but officials quickly nixed that idea, saying that City Hall Plaza is a family oriented area and it wouldn’t be appropriate. Now the Boston Globe is reporting that Trojan has found a…
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Also in unusual news, a resident suspected a neighbor of running a drug lab.
Is Sylvester Stallone Making a Sequel? A Westwood resident was alarmed at 3:45 a.m. one recent morning after seeing two guys, dressed in fatigues, walking down the street with bows and arrows. We googled to see if another Rambo sequel was in the making locally, but came up short. What's more suspicious: the Santa hat before Thanksgiving, or the fleeing? A neighboring police department asked Milford police for assistance this week when a man near the town border was seen fleeing from a property on foot. The man was described as wearing a Santa hat. Police caught up with him. He was a solicitor for Verizon, and had no badge on him. Breaking Bad's Popularity Evident in Hopkinton The person who called Hopkinton police on a neighbor this week …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Also in quirky police news this week, an umbrella was mistaken for a weapon.
Stolen: cash, video equipment...and a hot dog steamer? A Northborough pizza shop was broken into this week, and the thief, in addition to swiping cash and surveillance equipment, stole, of all things, a hot dog steamer. "The hot dog steamer is obviously an unusual piece of equipment to have been stolen," said Sgt. Det. Brian Griffin. "I can’t say I’ve ever really seen that before." Armed with a dangerous portable shelter A 911 caller reported a man walking in Shrewsbury with a rifle. An officer spoke to the man who was not carrying a rifle, but rather, an umbrella. If you're not in the market for a new Jeep, you can always just rip off your car door. Milford police officers this week responded to a report of a green car door in the roadway…
