Came upon a Newton Police officer this afternoon at the corner of Winchester and Nahanton.

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Apparently, this is where the “thumbtacks” were found yesterday. These are no thumbtacks.

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These are heavy-duty insulated staples for installing Romex (the electrical wire in your walls) and other cables.

A bunch of them were stuck in the tar. (The officer was awaiting DPW to remove them.)

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This is some nasty business on a very heavily traveled bike route. Lots of riders go through this intersection on the way to recreational rides in Needham and Dover.