Crime & Safety
Westwood Police Log: Budget Inn Disturbance, Cab Fare Difficulty Ensues
A few suspicious characters were seen looking in a car at the Budget Inn, and a man refused to pay cab fare.
January 14, 5:28 a.m. – Westwood Police responded to the Budget Inn on Providence Highway after receiving reports that two individuals had been looking into the back of a tenant’s parked car in the lot.
One of the individuals was described as being a white male with black hair, while the other reportedly had been wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and a black jacket.
The individuals were gone upon police arrival.
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January 15, 5:22 a.m. – A cab driver reported to Westwood Police that a customer was refusing to pay his cab fare upon exiting the vehicle.
Police responded to the area and placed the customer – a 22-year-old male from Hollis, New Hampshire – into protective custody due to the influence of alcohol.
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The man did eventually pay the cab driver upon police arrival, according to reports, and the cab was sent on its way.
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