Newton Police: Watertown Man Assaulted Cyclist, Demanded 'Pledge' for Damage Repairs
The following information was supplied by the Newton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A 71-year-old Watertown man faces assault charges after he allegedly hit a cyclist in the face during a confrontation on Watertown Street. According to police reports, officers were dispatched to Watertown Street Saturday afternoon (Aug. 31) for reports of a bicycle striking a car. When police arrived on scene, they spoke with a man who had returned to his parking spot to find a cyclist picking up a bike off the side of his car. The driver told police he demanded the cyclist's phone number and address as well as a hand written pledge for the reparation for the damage to the vehicle. When the cyclist spoke with police, he told officers he came out of the Bank of America ATM on Watertown Street to find his bike had fallen over on to the …
Daniel O'Donnell
6:14 pm on Saturday, September 8, 2012
Yup. It's called being responsible. He did leave his name and address, although it is . . . . just a bit odd that somehow it was not conveyed 'I will take care of it. Call me. Let me know the damage.' and cover it SOMEHOW! He claimed, according to the story he was 'assessing the damage'; ok, for the purpose of . . . . . . a purpose? The old man sounded a little off the wall, but I cannot blame … more ›