Still celebrating the Celtics' win

This week's Tab Allston/Brighton police roundup is packed to the rafters with stupid crime news, including the case of the prophet instructed by God to punch out a security guard at a Planned Parenthood office, a guy going after a neighbor with lighter fluid and a machete and a report of four "suspicious" guys shooting Roman candles at some guy on Commonwealth Avenue on July 5th:

... [T]his group was believed to have been doing this since the Boston Celtics won the championship, according to witnesses living in the area.

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Planned Parenthood Assault

By Michael | Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:24pm

Yelling that he was a prophet sent from God to punish the establishment, Holmander told the officer that “this is a baby-killing place” after punching him in the stomach, reports state. After arresting him, police learned that he had a prior criminal history for trespassing at other clinics.

Wow, even God can't find competent help these days.

Awesome

By Kaz | Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:49pm

Angel Albelo, 24, and Kevin McGlinn, 24, of 9 Peaceable St. in Brighton, were arrested and charged with disturbing the peace

fireworks

By anon (not verified) | Thu, 07/10/2008 - 4:08pm

i live on comm ave in brighton, and for the past 2 weeks, like clockwork, there has been a fireworks show at 10:30pm and 1:30am. im not talking bottle rockets, but serious mortar type stuff.

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