-- Michael Faria of Stoughton was arraigned today on multiple charges, including vehicular homicide, for the hit-and-run fatality on Saturday in Easton after turning himself in yesterday. Faria may have been text-messaging at the time of the incident. [Boston Globe]

-- In what may be the most amusing chase of recent memory, a bicycle thief that was first spotted in the North End ditched the bike to run across the bridge into Charlestown then decided to jump off into Boston Harbor. He swam back to North End and was quickly chased down. Jason B. Duncan of Somerville, you have a great story to tell. [BPD News]

-- Former stripper and A-Rod fling, Candice Houlihan of Wakefield was arrested by in regards to outstanding warrants for driving with a suspended registration and driving without insurance. (He sure knows how to pick 'em.) [Reading Advocate]

-- Authorities are looking for the sicko that put a cat in a microwave. Both ears have been amputated, and it's unclear whether the cat will recover. [Boston Herald]

-- As far as we know, no one was murdered within Boston city limits since yesterday's Blotter! Time to party -- without guns or knives... [BPD News]

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