Transit Police report arresting an itinerant hot-dog vendor who tried opening up one of the food stands inside the Orange Line station this morning without a permit - but with several outstanding warrants.
Police say a T worker called police around 5 a.m. when he realized something wasn't kosher, because the guy setting up the carts was not one of its usual workers.
Officers managed to ketchup with and grill Dana Reis, 56, of Medford; in fact, he was still at the cart when they arrived:
Officers engaged Reis in conversation who stated he was "filling in for his friend". However Reis could not provide a contact number for his friend nor could he produce a permit authorizing him to sell hot dogs at Forest Hills.
Officers did discover, however, that Reis was wanted in Worcester on larceny charges and in Boston Municipal Court on various drug violations. He was then arrested and taken down to Transit Police HQ, where he found himself in quite the pickle, with officers who no doubt relished booking him on all those warrants.
Innocent, etc.
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Nice to see his outstanding
By anonymouus
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:22pm
Nice to see his outstanding warrants "Ketch up" with him.
Come now...
By John-W
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:35pm
...don't be a brat. Guy was just trying to make ends meat.
A+ Blog
By anon
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:27pm
Just hope the guy doesn't get bubbas sausage for dinner.
In the Transit Police HQ
By Ian Lamont
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:35pm
In the Transit Police HQ lockup, I hear the distance between the bars of the cells is about a foot long.
Where he'll be doing nothing but
By eeka
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:49pm
sittin on his buns all day.
5 AM? I bet the platform
By SixOneSeven
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:41pm
5 AM? I bet the platform wasn't too krauted.
Re his bail amount
By Sarcastic Sam
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:58pm
I'm sure he doesn't relish the thought of posting a high bail bond.
Let's be frank
By anon
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:00pm
these puns are the wurst.
oh...
By John-W
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:29pm
don't be such a weiner.
Wanted for larceny
By Mateo
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:11pm
or hamburglary?
Obviously good at casing.
puns aside....
By John-W
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:33pm
...who the hell is buying street-dogs on the T at 5 in the morning??? There's a "usual" hotdog vendor there at that time?
Makes my stomach turn a little just to think of it.
Good to see the Weiner
By NotWhitey
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 5:10pm
Good to see the Weiner Schedule Police hard at work.
All in a day's work...
By John-W
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 8:57pm
...my good man. There are enough weenies on display on the T on the afternoon & evening hours.
I heard the cops really
By tjedrey
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 5:14pm
I heard the cops really grilled him. He really got burnt on this one.
You guys are outstanding
By !Bob
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 6:15pm
And here I thought it would just be a bunch of folks commenting that it looks like Bat Boy from the Weekly World News grew up.
thank you.
By BikerGeek
Sat, 05/25/2013 - 11:40am
Nice to know I'm not the only one who noticed the resemblance. (For people who don't know what the hell I'm talking about: Wikipedia article )
Impound his dogs?
By Mark02474
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 9:03pm
People who get to work before 10am are suspicious, let alone 5am.
¿You are suspicious of Jesse Jackson's
By Stephen of Roxbury
Sat, 05/25/2013 - 12:43am
people that take the early bus?
Next Time
By anon
Sat, 05/25/2013 - 1:58am
Next time he feels entrepreneurial, after he gets out of jail, maybe he should just sell heroine or crack. Statistically speaking, he has a much lower likelihood of being interfered with by the police.
Very entrepreneurial
By Alex_Toth
Tue, 05/28/2013 - 10:34am
I almost feel bad for the guy. I'd much rather him working for a few buck than stealing stuff. This caper is almost at the level of the "Arse Tickler's" gambit from Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
He's in hot water now
By Sock_Puppet
Sat, 05/25/2013 - 9:45am
I hope they keep him in the tank. He looks quite unsavory.
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