Police Logs: Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct, Report of Suspicious Male Taking Pictures of Kids

Following are excerpts from the Burlington Police Department log. Note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

April 29

• At 10:23 a.m. a Hope Street caller reported some items were taken from a table left on her yard for a yard sale sometime overnight. Small yard equipment stolen.
• At 1:10 p.m. a caller on Middlesex Turnpike reported a motor vehicle accident with a motorcycle. According to report a vehicle pulled out of the Shell Gas station and the motorcycle rider laid down his bike to avoid injury. Operator transported to Lahey Clinic.
• At 3:53 p.m. a Hillsdale Avenue caller reported that her home was broken into sometime between 7 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.
• At 5:41 p.m. a Douglas Avenue caller reported a rabid raccoon has been walking around her yard for about 10 minutes. The animal went up a tree and police were unable to tell if it was sick. Advised homeowner to call back when it came down.
• At 6:38 p.m. the Douglas Avenue caller reported the raccoon had come down. Animal was not sick and was exhibiting normal behaviors.
• At 8:26 p.m. a caller at Hallmark Gardens reported receiving a text message from an unknown person stating they were coming to kill him. Text was from a Texas number. Police called and got voicemail.

April 30

• At 3:10 a.m. police arrested Peter J. Marcus, 26, of 53 River St., Apartment #303, Billerica, on charges of disorderly conduct and trespass. Arrest made after Lahey Clinic security requested assistance with removing a visitor from the property.
• At 8:10 a.m. a Beacon Village resident reported his Sony Playstation was possibly stolen from his apartment.
• At 10:19 a.m. a caller reported his daughter is being bullied at Fox Hill Elementary and on the school bus and that it is an ongoing issue.
• At 11:17 a.m. a person came to the station to report that on April 18 someone attempted to open a credit card account with Sears in her name and with her information. No credit card was issued.
• At 2:46 p.m. a caller from Lahey Clinic reported a patient is being harassed by an ex-girlfriend. Patient said his former girlfriend keeps texting and sending Facebook messages to him even though he asked her to stop. Police requested Plymouth Police go speak with her about it.
• At 5:03 p.m. a Birchcrest Street caller reported that someone had caller her and stated they were coming to arrest her. Police advised her it was a prank call and to call back if someone actually showed up.
• At 6:31 p.m. a caller stated that he observed a white male in his late 30s with long dark hair and a mustache behind Market Basket and it appeared he was taking pictures of children. When the caller approached the suspicious male the man claimed he was a police officer but would not show identification. Suspicious male left in a blue Honda.