Snowblower

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ARLINGTON -- In Boston when people fight after a snowstorm it usually involves fists, but in Arlington it sometimes involves a snowblower.

Barbara Davis, 61, of Park Avenue in Arlington, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting her neighbor with a handheld snowblower.

Police said in a statement that the alleged assault was the boiling point of a long running dispute between Davis and her neighbor. Her unidentified neighbor has been treated for lacerations to her foot.

"Emotions may run high during a historic weather event like the blizzard we just endured, but that is no excuse for violence," said Arlington Police Chief Frederick Ryan.

Davis is charged with violation of a harassment protection order, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and mayhem. She is being held on $35,040 cash bail at the Arlington Police Department pending her arraignment in Cambridge District Court.

"We are supposed to come together as a community during events like this, and I am very disappointed with these allegations," said Ryan.