Crime & Safety

OMGPD: Bomb Detonation, Package Pirates, and More

Take a look at some of the unusual, funny and just plain strange police reports from around the commonwealth.

Watch as the Boston Bomb Squad detonates a suspicious package in the city’s Financial District, a home is egged and fruited, and a cache of weapons and drugs are found during a traffic stop.

WATCH: Bomb Squad Detonates Suspicious Package

The Boston Bomb Squad has detonated a suspicious package near the Coast Guard building at Seaport Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue.

That’s Bananas: Fruit, Eggs Thrown at House

A homeowner wants to know who threw bananas in his bushes, and eggs at his house.

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Package Pirates Are on the Prowl

‘Tis the season when the UPS, FedEx, USPS, and every other delivery service has an extra fleet of trucks and its employees working overtime. It’s also the season when package pirates target neighborhood homes.

Heroin, Cocaine, Gun, Knife, Brass Knuckles Seized in Taunton Traffic Stop

State Police said they seized a load of contraband during a traffic stop in Taunton Sunday.

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Boston Library Recovers Stolen Samuel de Champlain Map

A 403-year-old map believed stolen from the Boston Public Library more than a decade ago was located at a New York City antiques dealer, and has been returned, library officials announced Friday.

Black Lives Matter Banner Defaced at Church

Thanks to a tip from an alert witness, Arlington Police identified a suspect responsible for the recent defacement of the “Black Lives Matter” banner at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Arlington, Mass.

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