'Are You From This Country?' Anger, Threat In Brookline: Patch PM

Welcome to Wednesday's Patch PM. Here are today's top headlines:

'Are You From This Country?' Woman Confronts Man In Brookline

A man walking his dog recorded a woman threatening to pepper-spray him and his dog as she questioned his citizenship.

1,200 Sign Petition Against Gun Shop Opening By Dedham Playground

Dedham residents collected more than 1,200 signatures calling for a landlord to "cease any action" allowing J&J Arms to open a gun shop.

2 City Hall Employees Convicted Of Conspiring, Extortion

They were accused of pressuring the company behind the Boston Calling Music Festival into hiring union employees.

Quincy Police Officer On Leave After Striking Man With Cruiser

The victim, in his late 70s, is in critical condition.

Local

After about two years sitting empty at the corner of Beacon Street and Winthrop Road a new sign has popped into the window of the old Emack & Bolio's.

Somerville is seeking residents to provide input on policies that impact public transit riders and pedestrians.

Tewksbury police arrested a Lowell woman and a Tewksbury man Sunday after detectives conducting a drug investigation at the Ames Hill apartment complex witnessed a suspected drug deal.

Sports

The Red Sox suffered another loss last night, this time to the Kansas City Royals. Boston now has three teams to leap to get into a wild card spot ... The Patriots play their first preseason game against Detroit tomorrow night.