Crazy Angry Cell Phone Man

[mihmo.livejournal.com]

Hi neighbors,

So has anybody heard Crazy Angry Cell Phone Man in the area near the library on College Ave? I've never seen him - he only comes out at night and I can never spot exactly were he is - but maybe every month or so it seems he camps out around the West Somerville library, having loud phone conversations. (At least I hope they are phone conversations because if he was talking to a real person I don't think they would live to tell the tale.) Based on his very loud and angry conversations, I am guessing he is going through or divorce or is otherwise having lady troubles and is very angry towards his ex-spouse/sig-other. The meat of his conversations usually consists of his detailing the various ways of how he is going to maim & hurt this other person on the other end of the phone. One method he outlined involved taking a bicycle and bending it such that... well, I'll spare you the details.

I haven't heard him in a few weeks now, so I'm pre-emptively posting this since I'm expecting him to come back out any day now. That he does this habitually (I've heard him 3 times so far in the past couple months) is rather frightening to me, especially given the content of his conversations. The last time, I shouted out my window at him once to say I was calling the police and while he continued his angry shouting, he soon afterwards shut up for about 45 minutes after which he started back up again. I called the police at that point, but I don't think they ended up coming out to investigate.

Comments

[turil.livejournal.com]

I hope whomever it is finds some kindness so that he feels a bit better about his life. That must really suck to be so unhappy.

[mihmo.livejournal.com]

How about the poor woman on the other end of the phone? o_O

[smammy]

I've seen him in the daytime at the bus stop on the corner of Broadway and Bay State Ave. Too far away to make out what he was saying, but he sure sounded upset!

[turil.livejournal.com]

Well, presumably she would just hang up if she wanted to. :-)

Also, the guy could be talking to himself, hallucinating another person in front of them or on a phone.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Also, if the guy felt better about his life, the other people in his life would benefit from his diminished anger, so it's a win/win for everyone if he gets some good stuff.

[mihmo.livejournal.com]

Ah, point taken! Maybe the Somerville PD can send in a SWAT team to give him a hug (not sure I'd want to get that close to him without SWAT gear o_O)

Yeh, it is strange that the other person on the phone doesn't seem to hang up... I hope it's not that he's yelling all that stuff at someone's window.

[melodiousjoy.livejournal.com]

Back in the Fall I was awakened by a man yelling and making threatening remarks across from my home on Powder House. I wasn't sure if people were arguing in a car or what. I felt it was best to call the police in case someone was in danger. I continued to watch out my window and eventually realized it was a guy on a cellphone. The police did come. They sent him on his way and I haven't heard him since.