Charged with snow mayhem!

In some communities people shoot each other. In Arlington they use a blizzard as an excuse for some old lady on old lady assault with a snow blower. That's how it's done folks.

Via the Arlington Patch:

A 61-year-old Arlington woman allegedly assaulted her 60-year-old female neighbor during Tuesday’s blizzard with a handheld snow blower.

Police responded to 124 Park Ave. in Arlington Heights at about 4:30 p.m. for a report of an assault in progress. There, police found the neighbor suffering from lacerations on her foot. She was treated for “minor injuries,” police said.

The women have been involved in an ongoing feud, and the victim had previously filed for a harassment protection order against the alleged attacker, Barbara Davis, according to police.

Davis, of Park Avenue, was arrested at the scene and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, mayhem and violation of the harassment protection order, police said.

“Emotions may run high during a historic weather event like the blizzard we just endured, but that is no excuse for violence,” Arlington Police Chief Frederick Ryan said in a statement. “We are supposed to come together as a community during events like this, and I am very disappointed with these allegations.”

Davis was ordered held on $35,040 cash bail at the Arlington Police Department pending her arraignment in Cambridge District Court, police said.