Yesterday, we begged Bostonians to keep it together if the Celtics managed to win the championship. On the whole, things went much more smoothly than some other playoff victories in recent memory. The Boston Police blog reported that there were 14 arrests related to celebrations last night, but local media now says the total is up to 30, mostly for disorderly conduct.

Apparently, Gary Zerloa didn’t take our advice. Just days after he was cleared on his third sexual assault charge, he was arrested for allegedly punching a cop after last night’s win. [via Universal Hub]

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It’s only a matter of hours before Game 6 of the NBA Finals tips off at the Garden, and we know you’re really excited by the prospect of a championship being won on Boston soil. The Red Sox and Patriots have celebrated all their victories in other people’s houses, and you have to go all the way back to 1986 to find a championship trophy hoisted in the city.

Should we be so fortunate tonight, for the love of God, behave yourselves.

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When you get off the highway and head for my apartment, you pass what must be the sketchiest adult bookstore in the entire Boston area. There is a red and white sign advertising books and movies, and no matter what time it is, someone a little creepy-looking is walking through the door.

I’m grateful that the advent of the internet has made it so the majority of porn connoisseurs can get their fix in the privacy of their own homes, cutting down on the skeevy guy population in my neighborhood. But internet pornography has a dark side. Just ask Michael Fiola.

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Things have been pretty quiet on the Randi Goldklank front. Back in April, WHDH’s General Manager was arrested at Logan Airport after screaming her head off on a flight from Philly to Boston and getting into a tizzy with one of the cops who tried to subdue her. A couple of days later, she announced she would receive medical treatment and that former GM Mike Carson would be in charge while she got help.

At a court appearance today, Goldklank admitted she was on drugs and alcohol when she went on her tirade, and announced she’s leaving the News Station.

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Much like our quest to find the earring we lost one drunken evening, the search is still on for James “Whitey” Bulger. The gangster, who’s been missing for 13 years, is still on the lam. And the FBI would like you to know they’re really looking for him. Seriously.

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We heard recently that director Brian De Palma, he of Scarface and The Untouchables fame, had signed on to direct a movie based on the notorious Boston Strangler murders of the early 1960s. We were elated because we assumed (incorrectly) that it would be based on Sebastian Junger’s 2006 book, A Death in Belmont, a great read but one which Casey Sherman nevertheless savagely critiques in an article for us.

Instead, the script was adapted from Susan Kelly’s little-known book, The Boston Stranglers: The Public Conviction of Albert DeSalvo and the True Story of Eleven Shocking Murders. This one exhaustively detailed the 11 heinous murders, most of which involved molesting the women and strangling them with their own stockings. The book also chronicled the aftermath of Albert DeSalvo’s confession, trial, and murder. (more…)

The Patriots Super Bowl loss to the Giants still stings, but we really shouldn’t be so giddy at an AP report that said the team’s rings had been stolen in a brazen jewelry heist in Attleboro this weekend. The Sun Chronicle sets the dramatic scene.

Master thieves operating with military-like precision broke into a city jewelry company, stealing up to $2 million in gold, diamonds and jewelry - including New York Giants Super Bowl rings - in one of the largest heists in Attleboro history.

But, wait. According to Sports Illustrated, the Giants collected their rings late last month.

Time to fuel up the Mystery Machine, gang. Something isn’t right here.

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So the trial of Neil Entwistle is happening after much debate about a tainted jury pool and bickering about a possible change of venue. In case you’ve been living under a rock, the 29-year-old British man is accused of killing his wife, Rachel, and his 9-month-old daughter, Lilian Rose, back in 2006.

Sure, Entwistle’s alleged addiction to sex and financial problems make for great headlines, but we find ourselves only skimming the articles about his predilections. Yesterday, a friend of Rachel Entwistle’s testified that the couple’s sex life had become less exciting. Of course it wasn’t what it used to be—they had an infant to care for.

We know we should be hanging on ever salacious detail, but we have to confess that we already have Entwistle fatigue.  (more…)

With the Red Sox within a half-game of first place in the AL East and the Celtics’ first trip to the NBA Finals in 21 years, it’s easy to forget about the Patriots.

Until one of them gets busted for drug possession, then assists the police in a sting operation, that is.

The Globe has the strange story of offensive lineman Nicholas Kaczur. Back in April, he was quietly arrested and charged with a misdemeanor after police in New York pulled him over for speeding and found a small amount of oxycodone. Kaczur then wore a recording device as he bought 100 pills on three separate occasions from his alleged dealer, Daniel Ekasala. (more…)

The sentence for the latest wacky college student to cause a bomb scare in the city of Boston has been handed down. MIT student Star Simpson was ordered to perform 50 hours of community service and write a letter of apology for her September trip to the airport while wearing an LED display on her hoodie.

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