Crime & Safety
Police Called After High School Senior Takes 'Assassins' Game Too Far
The teen gave a Franklin Street resident quite the scare early Monday morning.
Police were called to a Franklin Street home in Arlington Center at about 5:30 a.m. Monday after a resident spotted a male in army fatigues with black face paint and what appeared to be a black gun standing next to her garage.
The woman told police that she had been “extremely scared” when she walked out her backdoor and saw him. The male told her that he was “looking for somebody” and that the weapon was a water gun, she said.
Police soon located the male on the corner of Franklin Street and Mass. Ave. He was a high school senior who said he was playing the “Senior Assassination” game, according to police.
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Police advised the teen of the potential consequences of carrying what appeared to be a weapon while wearing army fatigues, especially in someone’s backyard.
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