Cabbie surprised by bop on the nose

The West End News reports on an unexpected incident that occurred in a Portland cab recently.

Cabbie Punched in the Nose After Doing Good Deed
by Marge Niblock

At 6 AM on January 25th, a cab driver thought a woman was being assaulted by some males on State Street. He pulled the cab over and Robin Ann Anderson, 25, jumped into the vehicle. She then allegedly punched the cabbie in the nose and left.

The cabbie called police, who were able to apprehend Ms. Anderson nearby. When they ran a check on her it was discovered that she had four active warrants for her arrest. She was arrested and charged with assault, for her attack of the cab driver.

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Valentine free-for-all

Madness! And you can do it too. Here is a special Valentine's note from Ed King, editor of the West End News. Please note that the deadline is this weekend to participate! Have fun...

Okay Gang-

It's time for the Annual West End NEWS Valentines Personals. They're free, and the idea is just to have some fun. We need them by this weekend so we don't have to pull another all-nighter on Monday. We have a number system in place, so no one will know who you are or can contact you unless you want them to.

To give you some idea what we're looking for, sample ad is below. Try to keep them to around 50 words. Send them to thewestendnews@yahoo.com . Thanks! Ed & Liz

Example:

Old Hippies Need Love Too
I was chasing girls probably before you were born and am still going strong. I'm just a fun-lovin', hard drinkin', fast talkin', disco dancin' dude who can't stop havin' a good time. Don't let your jealous husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, whatever, get in the way of joining my party. Contact # 2001.

Shopping Cart Attack!

Back in June the West End News ran a story that had the kind of headline that makes you read it twice. Here it is!

Man Attacks Car with Shopping Cart
by Marge Niblock

Police responded to a call from the Hannaford store at 295 Forest Avenue at 12:30am June 9th regarding a man who was smashing a shopping cart into a car. Everett Adams, 30, of Freeport, was arrested and charged with aggravated criminal mischief.

The elevated charge was due to the amount of damaged sustained by the vehicle. Adams was out on bail at the time for a burglary to a motor vehicle.

As if the high grocery prices weren't enough!