Crime & Safety
Craziest Somerville Crime Stories of 2012, Part 2
Here are some more of the oddest Somerville crime stories of 2012
See part one of Somerville's craziest crime stories of 2012 here.
A couple was sitting on a bench in the middle of Union Square at about 5:45 p.m. Saturday when a drunk man unzipped his pants and started urinating on the sidewalk, according to a police report.
Man Accused of Touching Himself in Market Basket Parking Lot
It was a busy Friday afternoon in the Market Basket parking lot when a woman, accompanied by her 19-year-old daughter and her daughter's friend, parked next to a blue 2003 Ford Taurus, according to an account in a Somerville police report. Inside the Taurus, according to the woman's account in the police report, a 54-year-old Cambridge man was touching himself.
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Police: Man Broke Leg Running From Cops Who Weren't Chasing Him
iPhones have GPS tracking devices, and a 20-year-old Somerville man learned that lesson the hard way, according to accounts in Somerville police reports.
An unlicensed Somerville teenager with a stolen taxi cab tried to give a group of people a ride in it, according to a Somerville police report.
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Police: Alleged Prostitute Kicks Undercover Cop in Crotch
A 41-year-old Somerville woman being arrested on prostitution charges kicked an undercover officer in the "groin/testicular region" in an attempt to escape, according to a Somerville police report.
Man Arrested for Allegedly Shaking His Genitals at Neighbor
Somerville police arrested a Beacon Street resident on April 15 after he allegedly exposed himself to a neighbor. According to a police report, he grabbed his genitals and waved them around "in a circular motion" after his neighbor asked him to stop making noise in the middle of the night.
A Somerville detective told a suspected drug-dealing prostitute he was planning a sex and drugs party, and he asked her to help supply both items, according to a police report.
Angry Man Arrested for Throwing Coffee at Dunkin' Donuts Worker
After ordering a small hot coffee and a donut at a Union Square Dunkin' Donuts, and paying with a $50 bill, a 35-year-old Boston man allegedly became so irate that he threw the hot coffee at his server, according to a police report.
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