Following a report of suspected break-in in the Heights, police pursued a blue Infiniti, and with the help of a number of officers and the department's K-9 Dasty, arrested three people on drug charges. They were Bernard J. McGovern of Arlington, Ronald Cresta of Bedford and Amanda Lee, who had no home town listed.

When police asked one of the suspects, who may have been on heroin, whether he needed to go the the hospital, he said, "That's crazy talk, I'm starlight."

Later that evening, Cresta, who Lee said had consumed heroin that afternoon, complained of heart palpitations. He was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford, where he was discharged hours later against medical advice after refusing treatment, a police report said, and was verbally abusive toward the medical staff. He was returned to the station by Arlington officers and placed back in a cell.

Here is the police narrative of the events of Friday, June 24:

At about 1:25 p.m., an officer was dispatched to 1326 Mass. Ave. for a report of a white male, wearing a gray sweatshirt and sunglasses climbing on the side of the apartment building trying to gain entry into a first-floor apartment window. Dispatch then said the male had left in a blue Infiniti and was heading up Park Avenue.

Lights flashing, a police cruiser pursued the Infiniti and caught up with it after turning left past the Route 2 bridge. As an officer approached the vehicle, the front-seat passenger leaned over to the driver's side window area and said, "I was at that apartment looking for [name deleted]; she might be having a seizure you should go up there and check. I only left there because I had to go see [name deleted] to get my job back."

The three occupants of Infiniti appeared nervous, and the officer asked for backup. A minute later, he had it. Soon after, Chief Fred Ryan and another officer arrived.

Police found $1,494 in Cresta's front shirt pocket.

Officer Michael Hogan had K-9 Dasty walk around the Infiniti. The dog trained to sniff our narcotics began barking at the front passenger side door and pointed to the interior by trying to climb through a window.

In the interior, Dasty indicated on the front passenger door. Under the passenger seat, police found a small white box containing a substance that McGovern said is "HGH." All three denied having the "HGH."

About 2 p.m., Hogan found in a brown prescription bottle in a black purse seven scored white tablets stamped "54/142." Lee said it is Methadone.

Also found loose in a side pocket of Ms. Lee's black purse were eight identical white tablets stamped "54/142" and two small white tablets stamped "59/R." Lee said these pills are Methadone and Lorazepam.

In Lee's belongings were about nine syringes as well as one syringe in the driver's side door panel.

"This is all because of Cresta," the report quotes Lee. "[H]e deals and uses heroin" .... "He swallowed like eight bags when he saw you pulling us over."

Asked if he had used or consumed any drugs today, Crest said, "No."

Police said his hands were shaking and he was unsteady on his feet. Told the police could arrange for an ambulance to take him to a hospital, Cresta said: "That's crazy talk, I'm starlight."

Cresta was placed under arrest for an attempt to commit a crime and drug possession Class E. McGovern was charged with drug possession Class E. Lee agreed to have a more formal lengthy interview at the station. She was told that regardless of the interview, she would be summoned to court for drug possession Class B and E.