The Swellesley Report continues to churn through a backlog of Wellesley police-blotter items, and in today's listing of July incidents, it reports that a man sitting on a bench on Central Street got wicked upset when he saw another man pull up and leave his car running as he ran into a restaurant to get some food.

No, Bench Guy wasn't upset because, like some common Bostonian, he figured that's just a recipe to have your car stolen by some joyrider, but because that shows a complete lack of respect for the environment.

The reporting party stated he advised the male party the car would only be running for a few minutes, and the male party began swearing at him, got off the bench and charged at him, grabbed his shirt and ripped it and tore his chain off his neck and attempted to hit him. T

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