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One-legged man driving an 'ice cream-style truck' arrested for slashing tires

Todd Fike has been charged with seven felony counts of malicious or wanton destruction/damaging of property, driving to endanger and disorderly conduct.

By Evan Bleier
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SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts man has been arrested for allegedly slashing the tires of seven cars after being denied a drink at a bar during the Super Bowl because he was already drunk.

Prior to his arrest, police radio broadcasts described Todd Fike, 46, as “standing 6-feet 8-inches tall, weighing 300 to 350 pounds, wearing shorts that revealed a prosthetic leg and driving a blue ‘ice cream-style’ truck.”

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"We appreciate all the assistance from the public in identifying this suspect," said Lt. Sean James. "He was known to area detectives.” Police received about 20 tips from the public.

After a bartender at Owen O’Leary’s Restaurant & Pub refused to serve Fike, witnesses saw him in the parking lot slashing and popping tires. He reportedly nearly hit a car when he left the parking lot.

Fike was arrested on Tuesday evening and charged with seven felony counts of malicious or wanton destruction/damaging of property, driving to endanger and disorderly conduct.

[WCVB] [Metro West Daily News]

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