Teh One Who Knocks
05-15-2013, 11:15 AM
By Lisa Redmond - The Lowell Sun
LOWELL -- A Lowell woman raised a stink over the foul odor coming from a neighbor's plumbing repairs by allegedly threatening to hit the neighbor with a dangerous weapon -- a plunger.
In Lowell District Court on Monday, Irene Cohen, 44, of 3 River Place, Apt. B 209, Lowell, was released on personal recognizance after pleading not guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
Lowell police state in court documents that at 6:31 p.m. Sunday, they were called to 12 L St. for a report of an argument between neighbors. When police arrived, a female neighbor allegedly told police Cohen attacked her with a plunger. The neighbor said Cohen was angry due to the foul odor caused by some plumbing work.
During a confrontation with the victim, Cohen allegedly began to yell at her and spit in her face, then picked up the plunger, raised it above her head, and threatened to hit her with it.
The victim described Cohen as "wildly out of control." The victim ran back inside her house for fear of being hit.
Cohen allegedly admitted to police she argued with the victim over a foul odor Cohen believed was her neighbor's fault. Cohen alleges that during the argument, the victim spit in Cohen's face and called her a racist name. Cohen denied using a plunger, which police noted was leaning against the fence next to Cohen. She allegedly told police she picked up the plunger to move it, but never used it in a threatening way.
The victim denied spitting in Cohen's face
or using racist language.
As part of her release without bail, Cohen was ordered not to abuse the victim.
Cohen's next court date is a pretrial conference July 9.
LOWELL -- A Lowell woman raised a stink over the foul odor coming from a neighbor's plumbing repairs by allegedly threatening to hit the neighbor with a dangerous weapon -- a plunger.
In Lowell District Court on Monday, Irene Cohen, 44, of 3 River Place, Apt. B 209, Lowell, was released on personal recognizance after pleading not guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
Lowell police state in court documents that at 6:31 p.m. Sunday, they were called to 12 L St. for a report of an argument between neighbors. When police arrived, a female neighbor allegedly told police Cohen attacked her with a plunger. The neighbor said Cohen was angry due to the foul odor caused by some plumbing work.
During a confrontation with the victim, Cohen allegedly began to yell at her and spit in her face, then picked up the plunger, raised it above her head, and threatened to hit her with it.
The victim described Cohen as "wildly out of control." The victim ran back inside her house for fear of being hit.
Cohen allegedly admitted to police she argued with the victim over a foul odor Cohen believed was her neighbor's fault. Cohen alleges that during the argument, the victim spit in Cohen's face and called her a racist name. Cohen denied using a plunger, which police noted was leaning against the fence next to Cohen. She allegedly told police she picked up the plunger to move it, but never used it in a threatening way.
The victim denied spitting in Cohen's face
or using racist language.
As part of her release without bail, Cohen was ordered not to abuse the victim.
Cohen's next court date is a pretrial conference July 9.