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It appears that BPDNews has its own LJ feed now, so if you enjoy reading Boston police logs that make you laugh while simultaneously fearing for the future, why,

bpdnews is the feed for you. You may also learn something.

Today I learned of a great charge still on the Boston books. The crime it refers to is still a valid crime when it comes to one entrusted with serving victuals, but in the time-honored tradition of Not Changing Much, it retains an arcane-sounding name that makes me smile. This here's the coda to a story that involved two people who tried paying for their food with a stolen credit card:

Both will be charged with Receiving a Stolen Credit Card, Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card for the purpose of Committing a Larceny, Defrauding the Inn Keeper, and Resisting Arrest.

Don't ever piss off the innkeeper, guys. I'm just saying, is all. And I can't come up with a good "critical fail" joke before bedtime.