It is so great to be back again. Eleven weeks is a long time to be out. I would like to thank those of you who sent cards, letters, messages, cooking and crossword puzzles to keep me busy. I really appreciate your concern for my well-being. It just reinforces my love for the Dorchester community.
Also, I was present for the C-11 Kids Christmas Party which, as usual, was a great success with over 300 kids and parents in attendance. A heartfelt thanks to the many who donated toys, money and time to a very worthy cause; as I’ve always said, “Dorchester always comes through for their kids.” You never let us down.
Sgt. Doyle and Officer Dennis Rorie did a fantastic job.
The following is a column that would have been written in November if not for my little Dot Ave., rush hour, broken digit incident. All’s well that ends well.
Call me Trigger!
Aug. 31, 3:40 p.m.
You’ve all heard of the Cat in the Hat. Well, here’s the Cat in the House. Except it’s the wrong house.
Officers were called to a Hecla Street home for a fight among neighbors. On arrival the officers spoke to the victim who stated that for the past three days she had been looking for her missing cat “Star.”
Today, she noticed Star sitting in her neighbor’s window sill. When confronted, the neighbor denied kidnapping Star, insisting she found the cat and refused to give her back.
A supervisor was summoned and when he arrived the suspect yelled, “Take me to jail, I’m not giving the cat back!” After some tense negotiations the suspect said she would give “Star” back if the victim would hand over $9 that the suspect shelled out for a flea collar! I swear all this is true, you just can’t make this stuff up. Well, all of a sudden and with cunning cat quickness, Star made her move and bolted out the door and into her rightful owner’s arms, thus avoiding a CATastrophe. Sorry, I couldn’t help it.
Sept. 9, 9:51 a.m.
A pair of officers were traveling down Washington Street by Burt Street when they observed two men in a heated argument, one holding a knife. Upon seeing Boston’s Finest, the much younger of the two combatants threw his knife to the pavement. The older gentleman told the officers that as he exited a store at the corner he observed the younger man pedal up to him and state, “Hey, what’s up?” At this time he realizes that the kid on the bike was the same guy who had tried to rob him a week earlier! The 21-year-old suspect was arrested.
Sept. 23, 5:40 p.m.
As a Sgt. Detective was exiting the Shawmut MBTA station he overheard two women talking, one of whom stated to the other, “Do you believe that, he’s dealing right out in the open.” The sergeant introduced himself to the 39-year-old Dotwit and asked him if he had any drugs on him. The idiot pulled five bags of crack from the crack of his crack.
Sep. 12, 1:05 a.m.
A call was placed to 9-1-1 reporting a man breaking into a Codman Square restaurant. When officers arrived, they saw that one side of the protection gate was open and a glass door was busted open. Also a pair of eyes kept peeking out from behind the counter at them. Then the suspect started pacing back and forth, but refusing to surrender. That is until he heard the officer’s request that a police dog be brought to the scene; then he couldn’t give up fast enough. The 45-year-old Brookline felon was soon in handcuffs.
Oct. 21, 10:13 a.m.
A 45 year-old juvenile delinquent from Quincy was walking around the Elmdale Street area, looking into cars and strolling up people’s driveways. He was last seen walking down Centre Street pushing a shiny new motor scooter. Officer Kelley found him and the scooter on Dorchester Ave. The suspect explained that he walked from Quincy to his mother’s house in Dorchester, but he couldn’t remember the street. After knocking on several doors, the officers found the scooter’s rightful owner, then they read the Quincy thief his Miranda Rights so that he, you know, wouldn’t forget them.
See you all again soon.The Rorie Awards are coming!
