By Jim Clark

Police officers were dispatched to the corner of Dimick St. and Waldo Ave. last Saturday morning on reports of a dispute.

Upon arrival, officers met with delivery workers for a furniture store who said that they had a furniture delivery on Dimick St., a two-way street which has cars parked on both sides of the street.

Due to the vehicles parked on both sides of the street, the driver was forced to park in the middle of the street. The driver stated that it was a small delivery order and that they would have been finished quickly.

During the delivery, a man identified by police as Eddy Rivera, of Cambridge, was blowing his car horn in an aggressive manner towards the delivery workers, according to reports.

Rivera reportedly shouted foul language at the workers, demanded that they move out of his way. The driver said he told Rivera that he had one last thing inside the truck to deliver and that he would move the truck right away.

Rivera reportedly continued shouting at the workers and insisting that they move. Rivera apparently had the option to drive around the block to get to his destination, but chose instead to wait behind the truck. Words were exchanged between all parties as the delivery workers continued to move the item inside the apartment.

While they were moving the delivery item inside the apartment, Rivera reportedly got out of his vehicle and opened the driver’s side door of the furniture truck without the employees’ permission.

According to reports, Rivera then entered the driver’s seat of the delivery truck and aggressively drove the truck on to Marion St. with no regard for innocent bystanders. One of the delivery workers was able to capture the entire event on video.

After he moved the delivery truck, Rivera reportedly fled the scene in his own motor vehicle.

As police officers took the delivery workers’ statements, Rivera reportedly drove back to the location, jumped out of his motor vehicle and started making threats towards the workers.

An officer asked Rivera to get back into his vehicle. and informed him that he would speak with him after he finished interviewing the delivery workers.

Rivera reportedly ignored my orders and continued yelling. Residents in the area heard the commotion and came outside to see what was going on.

With all efforts to defuse the situation exhausted, Rivera was placed under arrest and transported to the Police Station for booking on charges of threat to commit a crime, misdemeanor breaking and entering, disorderly conduct, and use of a motor vehicle without authority.