Boston Blotter: No, Not a Buh, a Bomb

People are feeling jittery again. A strip mall in Ashland was evacuated earlier today – all because of a fax message to a Bank of America that included an awkward ClipArt image of a hand setting off a bomb.

Turns out "the fax was sent by a marketing group for a promotion to kick off a special offer from the bank." We're not sure why marketing companies don't think before they fax. Didn't they learn something from the last time a marketing group tried to be "edgy"? And what were they promoting? "Our bonds are da bomb"?

That wasn't the only evacuation within the past 24 hours. You may have encountered some obstacles if you took the T last night. Copley T Station was shut down yesterday evening during rush hour as Boston Police investigated a suspicious package.

--Speaking of suspicious packages, a Roxbury woman got caught receiving a parcel of pot that was addressed to her from Arizona. The authorities in Arizona gave the BPD the heads up. Postal inspectors dressed as mailmen and delivered the 14-pound parcel to Brittany Thomas. Those fourteen pounds sure could have turned into a lot of dime bags!

--The Boston Fire Department got rocked yesterday when one of their own died at home of a heart attack, and another suffered from smoke inhalation after responding to a fire in Hyde Park.

David Middleton was only 38 when the heart attack struck him. A spokesman said that it was considered a "line of duty" death because Middleton wasn't feeling well when he was at work on Sunday and Monday. Glenn Preston, who was off duty when he tried to help out at the Hyde Park fire, is now in intensive care.

--Marilyn Camacho, the mother who assisted her own daughters in beating up another young woman at Natick Mall, just can't stay off the blotter. She's in court, and she's awfully familiar with spending time there. She has pled guilty for 26 crimes, according to the Herald. It's a wonder she found time to help her daughters beat up somebody! Camacho is pleading not guilty in this instance.

--BPD News is down and displaying the message that it has exceeded its bandwidth limit. If only the message currently displayed to users read, "EXCEEDING BANDWIDTH NEVER A GOOD IDEA."

All charges alleged until proven under law. Image of the offending fax taken from a screengrab of WCVB video. If you're reading this, don't send a fax with a bomb printed on it. Just sayin'. Massachusetts is sensitive.