Crime & Safety

Newton Police Accuse Bloody Man Of Stealing, Crashing City Truck

Soon after the truck was found, a bloody, disheveled man was spotted between Beacon and Washington streets asking for directions to the T.

NEWTON, MA (CBS) β€” A Dorchester man was in court Friday on charges relating to the theft of a City of Newton pickup truck. According to Newton police, the white Ford F-250 was parked outside the Knotty Pine restaurant Friday morning and had a sander on the back.

Police issued a BOLO for the truck, and a short time later, a city official spotted the pickup crashed into a utility pole on Beacon Street.

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