Results tagged “pitbull”

Three men on bikes allegedly beat up a 50-year-old Cambridge man while watching Monday's Red Sox game at Cardullo's in Harvard Square. Fans traditionally watch ballgames on a TV in Cardullo's window. [Cambridge Chronicle]

--A Worcester doctor found himself in an awkward position when he was caught soliciting a hooker who turned out to be a cop. Dr. Peter Rice said he was "gathering information" for his research, which sounds like the lamest excuse ever. As outlandish as it sounds, we looked it up, and Dr. Rice really does study infectious diseases at UMass Memorial. We are also endlessly amused that the entire incident took place on--ahem--Tainter Street. As...

--Because some teenage bonehead with an anger-management problem and a gun shot popular Pop Warner coach Myron Stovell in the leg, Boston Pop Warner games will be getting a police detail. Way to ruin the fun for everyone. The alleged shooter is currently being held without bail. He is not being identified because he is a juvenile. The press release from the DA's office confirms that the shooter got angry after Stovell accidentally hit the...

--No, it's not what you think. David Chacon of Somerville took suckage seriously when he threw a vacuum cleaner at his roommate. The two got into a tiff, the victim went out, and, when he returned, Chacon had blocked the door. The victim busted inside, and that's when Chacon threw a knife, followed by the vacuum cleaner. Chacon was also an alleged pain in the ass when police showed up. He resisted arrest, "deliberately hit...

--Why toss a bucket of paint on a richie's fur coat when you can stop furs at the source? In Hinsdale on Monday, someone set about 400 to 500 mink who were destined to become pricey furs free from a farm. That's a lot of mink to let loose! The owner of Berkshire Furs is naturally blaming the "antifur people." No one's been caught yet, and the owner said the animals wouldn't be able to...

A mother and her brood got top billing on the BPD Blotter and in the Herald. The BPD got more than they bargained for when they headed to Charlestown to check out an unlicensed pit bull. They found plant food and other pot-farm paraphernalia. Here's what else the police found:

--Yesterday's Northeastern blotter item on the guy who used his roomie's closet as a urinal just opened the floodgates, so to speak. The BPD has posted the following hilarious headline: "Whiz Kid Arrested in East Boston." But the whiz kid wasn't so bright. He decided to empty his bladder in the middle of the street outside the Eclipse Tavern. He puts the "gross" in the charge of "open and gross lewdness." --After getting into a...

Wasn't Cambridge supposed to be the city that welcomed everyone of all shapes and sizes? Well, the Cambridge Water Department has changed its mind when it comes to dogs. No, it isn't a pit bull ban. It's much weirder. The Globe reported this week that the Cambridge Water Department wants to keep dogs that aren't Cambridge away from the Fresh Pond Reservation. Why has Cambridge gone all country-club where dogs are concerned? The Water Department...

A statewide ban on pit bulls has been bandied about, so both sides of the debate gathered at the State House to present their positions. And supporters of pit bulls outnumbered the opponents. Testimonials from experts also bolstered the pit-bull supporters' view. The director of the animal behavior clinic at Tufts said he was against the ban and that owners should take tests and that the state should go after illegal breeding operations. And why...

--A group of female students at Framingham State College stole 1,000 copies of the student newspaper. What prompted them to do such a thing? They were angry at an editorial? They had passionate feelings about a major issue and were engaged in some kind of protest? No. They thought that a front-page image made them look fat. They painted letters on their stomachs and showed them at a lacrosse game. It wasn't as if...

--Newton brought out the bomb squad when someone spotted some suspicious backpacks on a fence at Newton North High School. The backpacks were stuffed with newspaper and $1 dollar bills, and they promoted some website called b4class.com. townonline.com has pictures of their bomb-testing robot, which reminds us of Number Five from Short Circuit. Of course, people are thinking "Aqua Teen!" and having Berdvosky/Stevens flashbacks, but at least the Aqua Teen campaign was somewhat creative. Dumping...

Those genius engineers over at MIT have developed a gizmo that forces you to find it after the first tapping of the snooze button. The alarm clock, with its cutesy handle Clocky, has wheels and plush carpet padding. When you hit the snooze button Clocky travels, it wheels itself to a new location where you’ll have to find it rather than just extending your arm once again to hit that magic button. Bostonist thinks this...