OMGPD: Fake Kidnappers, Robbers Leave Trail of Evidence & More Police Oddities

Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

The empty egg carton on the car floor was kind of a giveaway Newton Police officers were caught after egging the Framingham home of a Newton Police sergeant — their boss: http://patch.com/A-0PY0  The $7,000 cash in the car was also kind of a giveaway It was a busy day for an Arlington woman and a Somerville man who, police say, robbed a bank in Waltham and another in Arlington within 20 minutes and then tried to flee State Police. Police say they found $7,000 in cash in the car:http://patch.com/A-0WsM Man trapped in ATM room A middle-of-the-night visit to a Burlington ATM resulted in a male getting locked inside the Metropolitan Credit Union ATM area. The State Police alerted the Burlington Police, who helped with the door malfunction: …

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Sudbury Police Log

Waltham Police Charge Sudbury Man With Restraining Order Violation

The following arrest information was supplied by the Sudbury Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

The Sudbury Police Department assisted Waltham police in arresting a Sudbury man late Saturday night. At about 10:07 p.m., Waltham police contacted Sudbury officers to report a Waltham woman was contacted by her ex-husband. The ex-husband, Paul Provencer, 51, of 246 Mossman Road in Sudbury, has a restraining ordered against him by his ex-wife. Sudbury officers arrived at the Mossman Road home and arrested Provencer without incident, Lt. Robert Grady said. He was released at 1:53 a.m. on Sunday and was scheduled to be arraigned at Waltham District Court on Monday. No other information was available.

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