'This is our town:' a first-person view of how the aftermath became a celebration parade of dozens of police and fire vehicles.
It took a few minutes, but when reality sank in that the second Boston Marathon bomber had been captured in Watertown — their town — the crowd's mood changed; it became like a victory parade for a Red Sox world championship. After watching the scene in the chilly damp night, being up all night and cooped up all day, it was extra sweet to hear the words "suspect in custody" over the police radio. Two hours earlier, I had been contemplating a second helping of chicken stirfry when the words rarely heard in Watertown came crackling over the scanner: "Shots fired." My wife, Jen, and I froze and then went into a frenzy. We grabbed our coats and every camera we could get our hands on and jumped in the car. The scene was just two blocks away. Mt…
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The woman allegedly destroyed a crosswalk warning barrel before being pulled over miles away while driving on a burst tire.
A Belmont resident wasn't being a good neighbor as Watertown Police arrested her after she allegedly destroyed a crosswalk warning barrel before being pulled over for driving on a deflated tire. An officer patrolling on Main Street by Waverley Avenue pulled over a woman identified as 25-year-old Marguerite J. Conley, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. "The officer observed a Honda Accord travellling at a high rate of speed with a front tire that had been shredded," Lawn said. The officer pulled the car over on Waverley Avenue and smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Conley's breath, Lawn said. Field sobriety tests were performed, and Conely was placed under arrest. Across town, on Mt. Auburn Street, another police officer discovered a…
J.R.
1:36 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2013
Very well put Kevin. I'd like to add my thanks to the first responders and to the staff members of our local hospitals. They showed us what thorough preparation can do. Their compassion and dedication are unmatched anywhere. more ›