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Pastimes : Clown-Free Zone... sorry, no clowns allowed

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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (299658)12/25/2004 2:37:28 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone  Read Replies (1) of 436258
 
Jangled belle
By Laurel J. Sweet
Saturday, December 18, 2004

Back Bay

A 43-year-old accounting manager for Smith Barney visiting from Los Angeles was taken for a ride Thursday night by one of Boston's upstanding ambassadors - a crabby cabbie.

The tourist just wanted to take in the sights - and the sales - at Neiman Marcus, but found herself trapped in the back of a Ford by a taxi driver who locked the doors and screamed to the point that his frightened fare became ``hysterical,'' according to police, who confiscated the taxi's medallion.

At least the woman can report back to former police Commissioner William Bratton that Boston's finest earned their reputation for a reason: The Santa-like cops delivered her to Copley Place themselves.
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