Crime & Safety
Weekly Police Log: Copper and Laptop Thefts
Police incidents and arrests, July 13 - July 19.
Monday, July 19
8:25 a.m. – A gas odor was reported on Hancock Street.
11:36 a.m. – Credit card misuse was reported by a business on Larchmont Lane.
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12:51 p.m. – Police assisted someone locked out of their car on Depot Place.
1:16 p.m. – A gas alarm activated on Forbes Road. No leak was found.
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3:40 p.m. – Lost carry-on luggage with a weapon inside was reported on Mass Avenue.
5:20 p.m. – A suspicious car was reported on John Hosmer Lane.
5:49 p.m. – A tree limb was reported down on Mass Avenue.
5:50 p.m. – A camera was reported lost on Lincoln Street.
6:18 p.m. – A driver on Mass Avenue was cited for driving with a suspended license.
6:20 p.m. – Police received a BOLO on a Concord house break-in.
10:54 p.m. – A driver on Rte. 128 southbound was cited for erratic operation.
Sunday, July 18
12:15 a.m. – An Arlington man was arrested on Summer Street and charged driving with a revoked license, police said. John J. Bishop, 44, of 124 Washington St., was also charged with driving with a revoked registration, driving an uninsured car and seatbelt and equipment violations, police said.
1:27 a.m. – A loose dog on Mass Avenue was reported to animal control.
3:55 a.m. – A noise complaint of a loud house party was reported on Woburn Street.
8:40 a.m. – Vandalism was reported on Daniels Street. A car cover was sliced with a knife.
2:13 p.m. – A suspicious car was reported on Webster Road.
4:17 p.m. – Vehicle break-ins were reported on Trotting Horse Drive. Unlocked cars were entered and loose change was taken.
5:19 p.m. – Vehicle break-ins were reported on Trotting Horse Drive. Unlocked cars were entered and loose change was taken.
5:39 p.m. – A man driving to the area from out of state was reported as missing by his adult son on Constitution Road. The man was later located in Vermont.
7:46 p.m. – Annoying phone calls were reported on Emerson Gardens Road.
9:44 p.m. – A lost dog was reported on Cliffe Avenue.
10:43 p.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Oak Street.
11:31 p.m. – An odor of smoke was reported on Spring Street.
Saturday, July 17
1:16 a.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Katahdin Drive.
8:43 a.m. – A suspicious car was reported on Militia Drive.
9:14 a.m. – Cones were taken from a sink hole on Justin Street.
9:25 a.m. – Threats by e-mail were reported on Cutler Farm Road.
11:08 a.m. – Property was found on Marrett Road.
11:59 a.m. – A driver on Mass Avenue was cited for having an expired registration.
12:21 p.m. – A verbal dispute was reported on Worthen Road.
1:34 p.m. – A bicycle was reported as stolen on Main Campus Drive.
1:58 p.m. – An accident occurred on Vine Street.
3:27 p.m. – Yu-Gi-Oh trading cards in a blue box were reported missing or stolen on Camellia Place.
4:59 p.m. – A driver on Sherman Street was cited for driving with a suspended license.
5:08 p.m. – A harassment order was served on Mass Avenue.
6:52 p.m. – A person at a hotel on Bedford Street reported their room was entered between 5:25 and 5:45 p.m. and that $795 cash and four credit cards were taken. There was no sign of forced entry, police said.
7:15 p.m. – A car broke down on Mass Avenue at Tower Road.
11:29 p.m. – A tree limb was reported down on Worthen Road.
Friday, July 16
1:34 a.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Vaille Avenue.
8:04 a.m. – A wire was reported as down on Crosby Street.
9:28 a.m. – A driver on Lowell Street was cited for an expired registration.
10:07 a.m. – A domestic dispute between a father and son was reported on Childs Road.
10:33 a.m. – Credit card fraud was reported on Bedford Street.
10:38 a.m. – Vandalism was reported to 11 solar-powered garden lights on Solomon Pierce Road.
11:16 a.m. – Vandalism to a mailbox, which was struck during the night, was reported on Grant Street.
11:52 a.m. – Theft was reported on Mass Avenue, of $300 taken from a purse on July 9.
12:14 p.m. – An accident occurred on Waltham Street.
12:24 p.m. – A Woburn Street resident reported jewelry worth $1,500 had been taken from her home, possibly by her daughter.
1:24 p.m. – Vandalism, of a bird-bath and ornaments being knocked over, was reported on Marrett Road.
1:33 p.m. – An accident occurred on Marrett Road.
4:32 p.m. – A driver on Bedford Street was cited for driving with a suspended license and expired registration.
6:27 p.m. – A car broke down on Bedford Street.
6:56 p.m. – A car break-in was reported at the Boston Sports Club parking lot on Bedford Street. The front passenger window of the car was smashed and a Dell laptop computer valued at $1,300 was taken, police said.
11:05 p.m. – A tree limb was reported down on Blossom Street.
11:18 p.m. – A dispute was reported on Ross Road.
Thursday, July 15
7:28 a.m. – Two storage containers were reported broken into on Lowell Street. Copper valued at $400 was taken from one container, and copper valued at $1,000, two cordless drills, three saws and a nail gun were taken from the second.
9:10 a.m. – A dispute was reported on Bedford Street.
9:18 a.m – A car broke down on Concord Avenue.
9:36 a.m. – A driver on Waltham Street was cited for an expired registration.
9:42 a.m. – An accident occurred on Mass Avenue.
12:21 p.m. – Annoying phone calls were reported on Judges Road.
3:00 p.m. – Jewelry was reported as stolen sometime between May and June on Blueberry Lane. Items missing include a Cartier women's watch, worth $5,725, and a diamond Tiffany bangle, worth $4,200.
3:23 p.m. – A driver on Bedford Street was cited for driving with a suspended license.
5:23 p.m. – A harassment prevention order was served on Webster Street.
6:40 p.m. – A dispute was reported on Lowell Street.
7:56 p.m. – A suicide occurred on Woodland Road.
8:17 p.m. – A fireworks complaint was reported on Bedford Street.
9:24 p.m. – A wallet and cell phone were reported stolen on Worthen Road at the recreation area.
Wednesday, July 14
8:40 a.m. – A grill placed near garbage bins was reported as taken on Webb Street.
9:36 a.m. – A driver on Mass Avenue was cited for driving with a suspended license.
1:19 p.m. – Police assisted a person on Piper Road who was locked out of a car with children inside.
2:19 p.m. – An accident occurred on Bedford Street.
2:35 p.m. – A driver on Mass Avenue was cited for an expired registration.
5:00 p.m. – A Level 3 sex offender registered with police as living on North Street.
5:10 p.m. – A bicycle was received by police.
5:50 p.m. – A car broke down on Rte. 2 at Waltham Street.
6:47 p.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Calvin Street.
8:11 p.m. – An accident occurred on Bedford Street.
10:54 p.m. – A fireworks complaint was received from Bedford Street.
Tuesday, July 13
5:20 a.m. – A noise complaint was received from Marrett Road.
9:42 a.m. – Police assisted a person on Mass Avenue who was locked out of a car with children inside.
11:42 a.m. – A wire was reported down on Emerson Road.
2:56 p.m. – A hit-and-run accident with property damage was reported on Bedford Street.
3:10 p.m. – An argument was reported on Hartwell Avenue.
4:00 p.m. – Vandalism to a car was reported on Bedford Street.
6:48 p.m. – A car broke down on Adams Street.
7:52 p.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Woburn Street.
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