Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Watertown Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
The man refused to cooperate with the taxi driver or police.
The burglar took several items from a home on Barnard Avenue.
The store received a tip about a pair stealing from another branch of the store.
The arrest came after an investigation by a regional drug task force.
The Wellesley Police give details about how the lion statue was reunited with its owners.
Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian was inaugurated at Bentley University in Waltham on Wednesday, Feb. 13.
Also this week, packages containing an engagement ring and a rug stolen from homes.
The home in the area of Main and Evans street was broken into on Tuesday.
Someone broke windshield wipers and mirrors on delivery trucks.
The Quincy man was caught after a foot chase in East Watertown.
The power line fell across the plow truck during the height of the blizzard on Friday.
Chief Mario Orangio asks residents to stay off the roads and to clear snow from around fire hydrants.
A 15-year-old Watertown boy reported being attacked as he walked along the path near Waverley Avenue.
A burglar broke into two homes on Fayette Street after the break ins.
Watertown residents called Wellesley Police about a neighbors' missing lion, WCVB reports.
People inside the building got out, and firefighters appear to have the flames under control.
Massachusetts State Police are continuing to investigate a bus crash into an overpass on Soldiers Field Road Saturday night.
Boston Police arrested the 23-year-old man after he allegedly smashed the mirror of a car on Commonwealth Avenue in Allston.
The bus struck the Western Avenue Bridge connecting Allston and Watertown.
Blanca Contreras is facing motor vehicle homicide charges in the death of a man who worked in Watertown.
The incident at the Arsenal Mall is under investigation by the Watertown Police.
A proposal would prevent, in most cases, juveniles convicted of first-degree murder from being locked up behind bars with no possibility of parole.
The 55-gallon drums were empty when the collection company came to pick up the oil.
The 35-year-old man pleaded guilty to wire fraud after making unauthorized credit card purchases and cash advances.
A garbage truck struck a pole and leaked fuel in the town's main intersection, and slowing traffic all morning.
The 29-year-old Waltham woman admitted to stealing from the Watertown car dealership.
Garbage ignited in the back of the truck.
The woman allegedly struck two vehicles and left in a car with heavy damage.
The attacker took the man's cell phone during the assault.
Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian has wagered on the Patriots/Ravens AFC Championship game happening this Sunday.
The man and woman allegedly stole the package from the front porch during the middle of the day.