-- Somerville cops bagged an alleged car burglar Monday only to discover that he was armed with a sword, according to reports. No word on whether he was being pursued by an oversized Russian. [Somerville Journal]

-- A tenacious Northeastern student tracked down his stolen bike three weeks after the theft and recovered it with the help of Boston police, according to authorities. The alleged thief, a 23-year-old from Jamaica Plain had repainted the bike, according to police. [BPDNews]

-- Beloved Somerville Brazilian joint Café Belo was the location of a drug bust after Somerville police waited out an alleged cocaine dealer and restaurant patron. [Somerville Journal]

-- An Amherst cop was kneed by a naked man whom he was trying to arrest for skinny dipping. [Herald]

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