Crime & Safety
Police Check Suspicious Backpack and Find Stolen Property
Check out the latest from the Chelmsford Police Department log.

Sunday, Aug. 23
At 2:41 p.m., a loud party was reported in the area of Dalton Road.
At 3:19 a.m., a suspicious woman was reported to be knocking on the sliding door of an apartment on Boston Road.
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At 12 p.m., a past shoplifting incident was reported to have occurred at a Chelmsford Street business.
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At 3:49 p.m., a report came in of a man who had overdosed.
At 5:39 p.m., officers checked the area of I-495’s south rest stop for a suspicious backpack. The log notes that “stolen property -- firearms” were recovered.
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