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Sunday, December 23, 2012

OMGPD: Tic Tac Causes Crash, a Ghost Car Gets Moved & More Police Oddities

Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

It's the Tic Tacs' Fault Woburn Police were dispatched to a two-car accident on Mishawum Road on Dec. 17. According to police, one car rear-ended another when the driver reached down for a Tic Tac mint. Everyone involved refused medical treatment, said police: http://patch.com/A-0zYk   Stolen Bra On the afternoon of Dec. 14, Watertown Police officers responded to a report of shoplifting at Victoria's Secret in the Arsenal Mall. Officers spoke to an employee who said a woman had attempted to steal several items: she had entered the dressing room with two bras and a bottle of perfume, but departed with one less bra. Also, a man who had placed his wallet on the counter told officers his wallet went missing. Police arrested the woman for …

Sunday, July 1, 2012

OMGPD: Guy Grabs Back Stolen Credit Card, Failed Shoplifting Scam & More

Our weekly compilation of some of the more, ahem, unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Unusual police news from around the area:  "Fooled you once..." A man was arrested at the Target in Watertown after he tried the same scam twice. He bought a blender, then took it to the parking lot and returned with the receipt. Then he took an identical blender off the shelf and left with it. Store security caught on to him and he was busted when he tried the same trick the next day: http://watertown.patch.com/articles/man-arrested-after-his-shoplifting-scheme-fails-the-second-time "But we needed your AmEx card to pay for our PlayStation and Xbox." On Tuesday, June 19, Max Comjean, 18, of 3 Deacon Hunt Drive, Acton, and John Williams, 21, of 47 Drummer Road, Acton, were caught red-handed using a stolen credit card at Kmart. Here is what …

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