Romance Studies Professor Allegedly Taps Woman with Brass Knuckles

The Boston University professor, who lives on Moulton Road, allegedly was upset that the woman was doing the dishes.

A Romance Studies professor at Boston University allegedly lightly “thumped” a woman in the ribs with brass knuckles Sunday afternoon after he became aggravated that she was doing the dishes.  The woman told police that she was washing the dishes shortly after 3 p.m., and the professor got angry because he enjoys doing them at night. The professor said the woman put more than $3,000 worth of charges on his credit card without his authorization. He denied the alleged abuse. Pedro C. Lasarte, 65, of Moulton Road, was arrested by Arlington police on Moulton Road and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon. Lasarte is listed as a Spanish professor in Boston University’s Romance Studies …

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Brookline Police Log: Service Station Armed Robbery

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Brookline Police Log: Lightning-Split Tree and Allegedly Leaving a Crash

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Brookline Police Log: Missing Bikes and Missing Pipes

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Brookline Police Log: Samaritan Driver Follows Hit-and-Run

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Brookline Arrest Log: An Unexpected Houseguest

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The following arrest report is based on Brookline Police Department reports for Aug 27 through Sept 3. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Warrant arrest – 25-year-old Dearro Brown of Dorchester. Police saw a man hitchhiking near Pine Manor College, on Heath Street before 5 a.m., and stopped to speak with him--saying that he appeared to be lost and was hitchhiking. He told police he had been spending time with a female friend, and was hoping to catch a ride back to Dorchester. After checking his license and information, they determined he had an outstanding warrant for charges of assault-and-battery and …

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Grahame Turner

12:45 am on Friday, September 7, 2012

... I thought I was the only person who had seen him. I also assumed I was hallucinating. I think I saw him droving past the Police Department one morning. He seems to be getting away with A) covering his unmentionables, and B) being such a baffling sight that people almost don't believe he exists. That is an untested hypothesis, however.   more ›

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Brookline Police Log: A Fistfight and a Slap to the Face

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Brookline Police Log: Aug. 20 - 23

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