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.
Not Really a Fair Trade Newton Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Beacon Street. According to police reports, the vehicle's owner said he parked his Subaru station wagon in the driveway the night before, leaving the doors unlocked and the keys under the driver's side floor mat. In the morning, the owner noticed the vehicle missing and a bicycle placed in the area of the driveway where the vehicle had been parked: http://patch.com/A-4v6R It's a Dog-Bite-Donkey World Out There An Estabrook Road resident reported encountering a woman on her Concord property who was walking her dog off-leash. The caller said the other woman's dog ran up to her donkey and "play bit" its rear end, not causing any injury. The caller said the …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
State Sen. Mike Barrett has filed an amendment to fund the Massachusetts Asian American Commission.
The following information was provided by the Concord Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Saturday, May 11 12:13 a.m. – State Police reported receiving a call reporting an erratic motor vehicle heading west on Route 2 by Crosby’s Corner. While police were on the line with MSP, the involved vehicles arrived at the station, where the motorists told police they had been involved in a minor altercation by Route 128 in Lincoln. 12:17 a.m. – A Bedford Street resident reported a suspicious SUV outside his home. Police spoke with the vehicle’s owner, who said he and his girlfriend were in the cemetery looking at the night sky. 2:44 a.m. – A 911 call came in reporting a woman outside screaming on Grant Street. Police located a woman sitting on the ground, talking on her cell phone, and advised her to go inside for the night. 10:24 a.m…
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Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Like pieces of a puzzle that don't quite fit together yet, the Big Three may have been separated at birth, but with each incremental step their destinies seem to grow more intertwined. No, we're not talking about those Big Three - Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray and Speaker Robert DeLeo - though they play major character roles in this thickening plot. Instead, three bills have come to define the early months of the 2013 legislative agenda and resolutions on tax hikes, local road funding and the annual state budget continue to be elusive and dependent on one another. Patrick spent the early part of his week welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to Boston for a few quick meetings and a visit to the Copley …
Friday, May 17, 2013
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $550 million, or a $350 million one-time payout.
Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 19 drawing is now $550 million. The one-time cash payout is estimated at $350.1 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in Wisconsin and 42 other states, including Florida, Texas, California and New York. For a full list of lottery agents, click on this link and you can search by community. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s collection of lottery winners’ stories.
But also, we're not very polite.
Massachusetts people don’t curse much on the phone. Are you #*#@* kidding me?! Analysis by the Marchex Institute found that Massachusetts callers are the second least likely to curse on phone calls – only Washington state cursed less. Ohio topped the list for most foul-mouthed callers. Marchex examined more than 600,000 calls over a year that were placed by consumers to businesses in 30 different industries. Though Massachusetts people don’t curse much, they also don’t say “please” and “thank you” enough, either. Massachusetts was ranked the second least courteous state in the report. Massachusetts doesn’t swear or say “thank you” on the phone? That’s *@*#*&*! Some other findings from the report: What do you think about the findings? Do…
The following information was provided by the Concord Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Friday, May 10 4:12 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a disturbance/noise complaint on Main Street, which had been ongoing since about 3:30 a.m. The responding officer reported a resident had some friends over, who had left for the evening. 12:24 p.m. – An employee from Footstock on Main Street reported she believed there was an active shoplifter in the store who allegedly paid for some items and may have attempted to take others. Police and employees determined that the woman in question had not taken anything she did not pay for, but the woman was located by police and told not to go back to the store. 2:50 p.m. – A Concord woman walked into the station with a sliver necklace she found at Emerson Field on May 7. 2:53 p.m. – A …
A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on May 17 in Concord.
1. Concord Orchestra Pops: At 8 p.m. tonight at 51 Walden, the Concord Orchestra's spring pops concert features Six, By George!, a medley of Gershwin tunes composed for the orchestra by Bernard Hoffer; the Yiddish comic classic “Rumenye, Rumenye” by Aaron Lebedeff, and a sing-along with music from My Fair Lady. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town webiste, there are no public meetings posted for today. 3. Toddler Singalong with Ed Morgan: At 10 a.m. this morning at the Concord Free Public Library, there will be a sing-a-long with Ed Morgan, the popular children's entertainer. 4. Do You Get Daily, Weekly and Breaking News in Your Inbox? If the answer to that question was "No," then you're missing out and need to click here to …
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David H. Cheresh
4:53 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
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