Boston Blotter: Brutal Allston Kidnapping Pot-Related

102207-party-police.jpg-- The gruesome June kidnapping that left an Allston man tied to a chair in his burning apartment and bleeding from his eyes was an attempt to steal pounds of pot from a small-time dealer, according to prosecutors. [Universal Hub]

-- The marijuana that was found in the car of a Newton fire chief belonged to his grandson. [WBZTV]

-- Harvard police might be racists. [WBZTV]

-- A man was stabbed in the neck today at the Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center. [WCVBTV]

-- Sunday, a fight at a Brazilian festival in Somerville left a handful injured and a 29-year-old Cambridge man in police custody. [Somerville Journal]

All charges alleged until proven under law.

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