Behind the Times

Emergency call

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Michael Ballway
Filed Under Clinton, Crime, Mike's posts |

Our story on Richard Brown’s dismissal as emergency management director hadn’t even hit newsstands when we got the tip that someone had trashed the CEMA headquarters on High Street, damaging a van and spraypainting the walls.

Jeff Ring at ClintonMass.us beat us to the scoop, and says the vandalism appears to be retaliation from someone unhappy about the appointment of ex-Selectman Constantino Zapantis to the post.

~~We’re investigating and will have more on this as the day goes on.~~

Update (Wednesday, 5:40 p.m.): According to the police chief, the vandals scrawled threats against Zapantis, stole a radio and damaged two vehicles, a blue van and an old ambulance. Zapantis says he’s taking the incident in stride, but may use it as a sign to move CEMA’s headquarters somewhere else.