Pammett denies he was target of Molotov cocktail tossing

Thursday, August 30, 2012 ..... Bob Pammett was surprised to hear that he was supposed to have been the target of Molotov cocktail-tossing thugs who tried to damage his truck. Stories began circulating Tuesday that Pammett was the intended victim after an exploded Molotov cocktail was discovered in the laneway near his George St. home. Pammett confirmed Wednesday that there had been a fire near the apartment where he’s staying. But that fire happened behind the house next to his building, he said, and his truck, the supposed target, was undamaged. “I had nothing to do with it,” Pammett said. Another story was that a second firebomb was tossed at the fence of a motorcycle clubhouse at Park and Perry streets Pammett is involved with. Those using that clubhouse have no known motorcycle club affliation. Most of its members are former Loners members or supporters who parted ways with the Loners in June. The two groups have been at odds ever since. There was a small spot of damage in the laneway at Pammett’s apartment when The Examiner paid a visit. Pammett showed off his bright-yellow, Dodge Rumble Bee, which bore no new signs of damage. But there was some new fencing on the clubhouse. Staff Sgt. Larry Charmley said officers did recover a Molotov cocktail from a laneway near Pammett’s home. Beyond that, they have little proof that anything happened. Whether the glass bottle filled with an accelerant was dropped or even bounced there is anyone’s guess, Charmley said. All police really know is that one resident heard a pop, saw a fire and called in firefighters. Charmley said it’s likely someone tossed it, but couldn’t say who or what the target may have been. Pammett’s crew and the Loners haven’t resolved their differences in the past few days, but Charmley said there’s no indication that tensions have escalated. Police seized the remains of the cocktail and are still investigating. Charmley said whoever is responsible for the fiasco could be charged with mischief. http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2012/08/30/pammett-denies-he-was-target-of-molotov-cocktail-tossing