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Boston Globe
21-03-2025
- Boston Globe
A bald eagle is rescued, BORGs are seized, and a Tesla gets keyed
BORGFEST Advertisement Last Sunday Boston police were busy collecting BORGs — also known as ' Additional Seized Alcohol Due to Underage and Public Drinking — Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) FAUX PAWS At 12:19 p.m. Feb. 28, Medfield police got a call from someone who saw an older man with a black dog walking around Vine Lake Cemetery, and witnessed 'the dog urinate on a new gravesite.' The animal control officer was notified of the alleged desecration. LOST AND FOUND At 12:22 p.m. Jan. 29, Concord police Advertisement LOST AND FOUND II At 10:31 a.m. March 4, Beverly police received a report of a disturbance at an apartment on Broughton Drive. According to the log, a man who was visiting a resident in one apartment entered the wrong unit by mistake. The leasing staff confirmed that the man was not an intruder; he was indeed a guest who simply lost his way, and the resident who was hosting him came to the leasing office to get him. YOU CAN'T PARK THERE, SIR On the morning of Feb. 24, Somerville police called a 54-year-old resident about a 2024 Tesla Model 3 that had recently been vandalized in front of his home. Police asked the man to come down to the station to talk about it and he agreed. After he arrived at the station police showed the man a video clip that allegedly showed him damaging the Tesla by keying it along the driver's side. When asked what prompted him to drag a key across the car's exterior, 'his answer was that he was fed up with people parking on his street that did not live there,' police wrote. When police mentioned that a second vehicle had been damaged in the same spot, and a note was left on that vehicle, he denied damaging that vehicle but 'did however admit to leaving a note on the car,' police wrote. The man was ultimately charged with one count of Advertisement Emily Sweeney can be reached at
CBS News
16-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade a crowded, but more peaceful celebration this year
Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade marched through Southie Sunday with no major issues or incidents, compared to a year ago. Thousands of people lined the parade route as the annual procession started earlier than usual this year, at 11:30 a.m. instead of 1 p.m. to make the parade more family-friendly. Last year, ten people were arrested. What does borg mean? Boston Police said they did seize some alcohol from people who were under age or drinking in public. Officers showed off several " borgs" that were taken away in a post on social media. Borg is short for "blackout rage gallon" and is said to be popular with college students. Transit Police also seized several borgs, according to a photo the agency posted online. There's no word yet on how many people were arrested, if any, at this year's parade. Officers Working the St. Patrick's Day Parade Seized Alcohol Due to Underage and Public Drinking — Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) March 16, 2025 "We thank the vast majority of those celebrating today for doing so in a safe and appropriate way. We continue to ask those attending or out celebrating in our City to refrain from unlawful behavior and to respect the neighborhoods where you are celebrating," police said in a statement Sunday. The 3.5 mile parade is organized by the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council. "It's all about the friends, the family, having fun, just having a great time, all about the positive attitude in Boston," said one spectator. "It's so wild. You can't match the spirit in Boston. It's so much fun" another spectator said. Boston fire Boston's parade was not affected by a fire at a construction waste recycling center a few miles away in Roxbury Sunday. Smoke could be detected in several parts of the city, but the fire commissioner said they were keeping an eye on the air quality at the site.
