Boston Blotter: It's Not Hazing Season, so WTF?

--The BPD blotter writer had reason to be confused yesterday afternoon because something happened, only the BPD isn't exactly sure what it was. Here's what they know: In Brighton, two witnesses claim they saw three people "wearing sweaters, camouflaged clothing, and ski masks drag a white male off the sidewalk and push him into a van."

The witnesses got a description of the car and a license plate number, but the BPD blotter writer is calling the episode an "Incident." We're betting that someone was shooting a scene for a student film, or they were so drunk they forgot when hazing season was.

--Remember the four people who were arrested with a kilo of heroin in Somerville? Apparently the arrest was quite the spectacle. According to the Globe, neighbors gathered to watch the alleged dealers get arrested and applauded the police as they rounded up the perps.

George P. Hassett at the Somerville News got a great line from a captain who thought he'd find heroin, but he didn't think he'd find that much: "We weren't expecting the French Connection in there."

--Yesterday morning, a little boy was playing ball with a dog, and the animal got too excited and bit the boy in the face.

--The BPD put out an arrest warrant yesterday for the killer of Joseph "Jo Jo" Smith, the 30th murder victim in the city this year. And it didn't take them long to find the guy. 20-year-old Patrick Mayhew was arrested last night in Chicopee, MA.

--Alleged "leadfoot" Marie Pigaga has been arrested for killing Robin Young when Pigaga's car plowed through a car wash in Haverhill. Inspection of the car revealed Pigaga shouldn't have had brake trouble, and a witness said he didn't see Pigaga try to brake before she struck Young. Pigaga is up against a motor vehicle homicide charge.

--In East Cambridge yesterday, a 76-year-old man got shot in the head with a BB gun. Good thing it wasn't a real gun, but still - that had to smart!

--Oh, and a 15-year-old had a beautiful explanation when the BPD smelled pot from his car and asked what was going on: "We are just chillin'." Hey, it seems that he was telling the truth. But he got arrested anyway.

Image of a ski mask or "balaclava" from Wikipedia.