Crime & Safety
Ill-Gotten Credit Card Digits Used For Massive Take Out Order In This Arlington Crime Log
The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department.

Friday, May 22
- Hit and Run, 10:21 a.m., Summer Street and Victoria Road
A woman arrived at the police station to report a hit and run from May 2.
Apparently she parked her vehicle nearby the Summer Street football field, left it there at noon, and returned at 6 p.m. to discover the rear bumper had been damaged with no note or information left to account for said damage.
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- Credit Card Fraud, 12:38 p.m., Warren Street
Someone apparently got a hold of a woman’s debit card numbers and used them to buy almost $175 worth of takeout from Seamless.com. The online food ordering service says they have info on the fraudulent meal purchase, but require a subpoena to release it. The victim has received new bank account numbers.
- Bikes stolen during a B&E, 12:40 p.m., Mill Street
During the previous night, an individual or individuals used bolt cutters to break a fence and pilfer a handful of bikes that had been locked up in a garage/storage area.
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- Hit and Run, 2:00 p.m., Adams Street and Massachusetts Avenue
At approximately noon two days prior, a white van exiting a parking lot onto Massachusetts Avenue allegedly crashed into another car traveling on Adams Street. The damage was minor - the other vehicle’s driver didn’t noticed it until Friday, but reported the incident to police, as the white van did not stop to exchange information.
- Accident sans injury, 4 p.m., corner of Park Avenue and Appleton Street
A driver attempting to pull into the southbound lane of Park Avenue happened to do so right in front of an oncoming vehicle, causing a collision in which neither driver was injured.
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