Apr 24, 2008 12:36 pm US/Eastern
Police: Ties Over Road 'Murder Waiting To Happen'
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (WBZ) ―
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WBZ's Kate Merrill holds up plastic ties similar to the ones found in Framingham this week.
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Framingham police say it was "a murder waiting to happen." Someone strung thick plastic zip ties across a street at neck level.
The ties were found hanging 4 or 5 feet above the ground across Grove Street by Belknap Road on Monday night. Police removed them and they were found there again on Tuesday night and Wednesday.
"Any reasonable person would consider this a deliberate act and just the way it was set up is, in my opinion, a murder waiting to happen," Lt. Paul Shastany told WBZ.
If someone was riding a motorcycle or bicycle fast enough, they could have been seriously hurt, he said.
"I think it's terrible. Why would anyone want to injure a cyclist?" asked Adrinne Myer, who was riding her bike through the neighborhood Thursday.
Shastany said the zip ties have been sent to the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab in Sudbury to be tested for any DNA or other evidence.
A witness told police Tuesday she saw a man in dark clothing standing near a telephone pole with a cord strung from the pole to a tree.
He's described as white, in his late 20's, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds with a crew cut and a stocky build.
Officers have increased patrols in the area and put up warning signs.
Anyone with information is asked to call Framingham Police at 508-532-5923 or 508-872-1212.
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