Boston Blotter: Hard Rain

--Yesterday's rain caused some trouble when the streets began to fill with water. The Herald estimates that the city received 2.16 inches of water in three hours.

A part of Orient Avenue in East Boston began to collapse and took a car belonging to Matt Houle with it. Houle tried to drive the car out before it got swallowed up, but Mother Nature won. Eventually, it took a tow truck to rescue the car.

If it were us, we would have let Mother Nature take the car. Jimbo's got pictures of the rain and its results.

--Another woman was stopped by a knife-wielding stranger and assaulted on the Esplanade early this morning. That makes the third assault this year, by the Blotter's count. So, has it occurred to the BPD to increase patrols there? WBZ reports that they have, but it doesn't seem to be helping.

--Last night, a man was shot twice on Columbia Road in Dorchester. His injuries are "non-life-threatening." Also, the shooting took place right when police officers were nearby. Police officers were at a stoplight when they heard the shots, and they saw the suspect run off, but they couldn't catch him.

All charges alleged until proven under law. Hard Rain DVD cover from Amazon. That must be one of the dumbest movie titles of all time. Just had to say it.