By Jim Clark

Police officers were dispatched to the Dunkin’ Donuts at 220 Broadway last Friday evening on reports of a woman having hit a man with a chair.

Upon arrival, the officers were met by the victim, who told them that while he was sitting inside the Dunkin’ Donuts, conversing with friends, a woman approached the group and asked to use a cell phone.

The victim had his cell phone on top of the table in front of him, and the woman attempted to reach for it. The victim then grabbed his cell phone and put it in his pocket, as he did not want the woman to use it. She then reportedly began screaming and picked up a chair and swung it forcefully at the victim.

In defense, the victim put his hands up to attempt to stop the blow from the chair, which resulted in his being struck in the arms and wrists. The woman then left the Dunkin’ Donuts.

While speaking with the other patrons inside Dunkin’ Donuts, multiple individuals informed the officers that the woman in question went by the name of “Emma.”

Somerville Police Dispatch also advised the officers that the woman in question was a female by the name of “Emma.” Police reports noted that “Emma” is well known to them from past encounters and that she frequents that particular Dunkin’ Donuts and the general area.

The officers then spoke with an employee at the Dunkin’ Donuts who told them that when he was coming out from the back room he observed a woman swing a chair and strike a male customer. This is when the employee called the police.

The employee stated that he is very familiar with this woman, as she regularly loiters at that particular Dunkin’ Donuts. The employee said the woman left and walked eastbound down Broadway.

Shortly thereafter, officers encountered the female in question, approximately four blocks away from the incident.
The woman was subsequently identified as Emma Wile. The officers asked Wile if she had just left the Dunkin’ Donuts, and she reportedly stated that she had.

Police asked Wile what had transpired there, and she reportedly told them that nothing had happened there. She was asked if she had hit anyone with a chair and she denied it, saying that the patrons inside there had been calling her names but that she never hit anyone with a chair.

Wile was transported to the Somerville Police Headquarters and booked on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.