The Quincy Scallion: Still no takers on missing light reflector found on Broad Street, authorities remain baffled

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Still no takers on missing light reflector found on Broad Street, authorities remain baffled

Article by Beak Wilder / Photo courtesy of a cell phone on Broad Street

A missing light reflector that was found last week on Broad Street has so far remained unclaimed by it's owner, despite many attempts to advertise it's find.

The light reflector, which appears to have come from either a Schwinn bicycle or a mid-nineties Toyota Corolla, was found by local vagrant and entrepreneur, Filbert Grapenuts, during a routine inspection for valuables.

"I've seen some things in my time," Grapenuts declared. "But nothing like this."

Going on to explain how his conscience would not allow him to keep such a valuable find, as a light reflector is a much-needed safety feature on any automobile, Grapenuts expressed no remorse about turning the reflector in to authorities.

"It was the right thing to do," Grapenuts added. "I'm sure of that."

Authorities, who found themselves unable to match the light reflector to anyone's vehicle in the National Light Reflector Database (NLRD), then placed several ads on Craigslist, hoping it's owner would come forward to retrieve it.

"Things aren't looking too good in this case," admitted Officer Nico Haylen. "After about a week without leads, cases like this have a way of making it to the bottom of the pile. I know it sounds crazy, but that's the way it works. The truth is, whoever lost this light reflector probably doesn't even realize it's gone."

Authorities are asking anybody with information leading to the owner of this missing light reflector to please call Quincy City Hall at 617-376-1000.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Hey... that looks vaguely familiar!eakeysdad; May 4, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Matty Hammers said...: If that were a side mirror, it'd be a whole different story.; May 5, 2010 at 3:41 PM

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by Mike McCuddy

Quincy Police were called to intervene regarding a domestic disturbance incident on Safford Street yesterday, stemming from a routine plumbing incident gone awry. Dumpling Wong, a local man-of-soy, known throughout the community for knocking over invalids and children on the Red Line, called 9-1-1 on Monday afternoon to report unruly behavior on behalf of Emerald Isle Plumbing and Sheetrocking, a plumbing outfit from the Vietnamese-smelling part of Savin Hill. The incident began after Wong clogged his toilet that morning with an unusually large defecation, resulting from a previous night’s order of fried Basset Hound, smothered in MSG, from Mr. Chan’s in Milton. Based on a recommendation from a drunken neighbor, Wong called Emerald Isle Plumbing, which promised same day service. Showing up three hours late, the plumbers ignored Wong’s request to remove their shoes at the door, instead dragging mud onto the carpet and dropping scone crumbs throughout the house. “This place smells like fucking shit,” announced supervisor Pabst McMurphy, a man who once set a 3-state record in 2006 for saying the word “cocksucker” an estimated 2,453 times during happy hour at Darcy’s Pub. After surveying the clogged toilet for less than five seconds, the plumbers mumbled about needing a “Johnson Rod” at the shop, but continued to loiter at the Wong residence. Apprentice Cork Sullivan, a Shepard’s pie with a green card made out of Irish Spring soap shavings, proceeded to fire up Nintendo Wii, and soon bottles of Tsing Tao beer began disappearing from Wong’s refrigerator. Wong finally called the police after a Mr. Sub delivery man arrived at the door while the crowd had erupted into singing. Police are expect to revoke the company’s Local 12 Plumbing charter, where they will then discover that none of the men are licensed to plumb, or even be in the United States.

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Dorchester Copperpot, a hickory smoked, fall-off-the-bone pork rib from Merrymount, was detained by Quincy Police on Monday and committed to the McLean Mental Health Facilities after inciting a riot during a monthly Quincy City Council meeting at City Hall. Copperpot, an 84-year-old homeless maniac, credited with being the first person to buy a compact disc at Quincy Records & Tapes in 1989, was rescued by police after being attacked by an unruly mob for a series of blasphemous comments. The Quincy City Council was called together for an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss suggestions for renovating the notoriously underfunded Quincy Center, which yielded solutions such as attracting more discount shoe stores, Greek pizza shops, and the construction of a methadone clinic inside the Quincy Center MBTA bus terminal. Council President Lo Hong Duck blurted out “fuck this shit," before excusing himself to murder his newborn daughter. The meeting began winding down around 8:15pm, when the front door flew open and Copperpot ambled in, wearing two different shoes and Army fatigues from the Korean War. Copperpot quickly seized the podium and began reciting a recipe for split pea soup before making a myriad of baseless, inflammatory accusations ranging from former Mayor James Sheets being a bullfighter in Spain, to a mysterious bridge on Nut Island being an elusive second road into Squantum. “Lets kick the shit out of this crazy fucker!” shouted City Comptroller Evan Marmaduke, who led an all-out assault on Copperpot until police were called to remove him from the premises. Police expect Copperpot to be sentenced to six months in McLean Hospital, wherein he is then expected to be released back into the dumpster behind Shamrock Variety on Beale Street.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Still no takers on missing light reflector found on Broad Street, authorities remain baffled

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