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Some criminals just don’t have common sense

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Karen Elowitt
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No neighborhood in Boston is immune from crime, including Allston-Brighton. However, after doing the crime log for the Tab for the last 6 months, I have noticed that A-B seems to have more than its fair share of dumb criminals (as opposed to violent or dangerous ones). Here is a case in point, from the bpdnews.com blog:

“Man Electrocuted ‘Removing Knife from Electrical Cable’

At approximately 10:01 am yesterday morning, Sunday May 13, 2007, officers from District D-14 (/Allston/Brighton) responded to a radio call for an unknown incident possibly involving a person burned by electric shock.

On arrival, officers spoke to the victim who stated to officers that he was shocked and burned while attempting to remove a knife embedded in an electrical cable. The victim reported that when he attempted to remove the knife an explosion took place burning him about the face, head, arms and torso. The victim stated that he had stumbled down the street where someone dialed 911 on his behalf. The victim was transported to Brigham and Women’s Hospital by ambulance for treatment with serious injuries. District detectives will further investigate this incident.”

I heard a report on the morning news that said the man may have been trying to steal copper electric cable. Did no one ever tell him that metal + live wire = danger?

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