Massachusetts cops warn public of frightening rap battles
If you find yourself on the hard streets of Charlton, Massachusetts, you better be prepared to spit some bars.
The Charlton Police Department issued a community notice on its Facebook page on Monday, warning of two or three gentlemen in their late teens or early twenties that attempted to start a rap battle with a few local teenagers.
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"One of the males, with brown hair and a pale complexion, wearing a gray T-shirt, gray pants and open-toed sandals, exited the vehicle and started rapping while the other occupants of the vehicle began asking they boys if they wanted to 'spit some bars' (Rap lingo) with them. Boys declined, and the SUV drove off," the cops posted on Facebook.
The police declared that this behavior was "suspicious" and that it was "frightening to the boys," later clarifying that the men did not try to abduct the innocent teens.
The comment section on the post was littered with people mocking the investigation. But the cops insisted that the they were being extra cautious due to child abductions in the area.
One commenter noted that the true crime here was in the rapper's clothing choices.
The cops cited the disappearance and deaths of Molly Bish, who went missing from a nearby town in 2000, as well as Holly Piirainen, who was abducted in 1993.
The police department also clarified that they were not investigating rap music in their town.
"We are were not investigating Rap music being sung in Charlton and just posted the facts regarding the manner these older individuals used when approaching these children," the police department responded in the comment section.
Aside from warning of the rap battle, the police also used their Facebook page to recognize National Napping and Pi Day on Monday.
And to play a game called "Mystery Mondays."
Clearly there's a lot happening in Charlton, Massachusetts. It's not all spitfire and off-the-dome contests.
[h/t: Boston Magazine]
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