By Jim Clark

Police responded to a reported dispute taking place at a Memorial Rd. location last Thursday afternoon.

As the officers sorted out the reported incident underway in the building’s courtyard, they began hearing what seemed to be a fight in progress on the other side of the building.

One officer observed that the thudding sound he was hearing was “similar to the sound a piece of beef makes when it is struck by a meat tenderizing hammer.”

The officers went to the spot of the apparent fracas and discovered two females, Holly Shea and Brandielee Dasilva, both of Medford, struggling on the ground.

Shea was reportedly found sitting astride Dasilva, and both women were punching and screaming at each other, police said.

The two women were separated by the officers and handcuffed. They were both placed under arrest and charged with Massachusetts common law affray.

Because she spat on Dasilva while both were being escorted to the transport vehicles, Shea was additionally charged with assault and battery.