Crime & Safety

Weekly Police Log: Robbery; Suspicious Substance; Sick Skunk Shot

Incidents and arrests Aug. 23 - Aug. 30.

Monday, Aug. 30

12:05 p.m. – A parking meter/pole was stolen from municipal lot three.

1:11 p.m. – A handicap swing was stolen from the Bowman School over the weekend. The swing is valued at $500.

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1:51 p.m. – A dispute was reported on Scott Road.

2:04 p.m. – A dog was reported locked in a car at Depot Square.

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2:43 p.m. – A blue Coach wallet was found at Depot Square

2:45 p.m. – A handbag was found on Lincoln Street.

4:00 p.m. – A dog was reported as loose on Marrett Road.

4:39 p.m. – An wallet was reported lost on Airport Road.

5:02 p.m. – A criminal process was served on Concord Avenue.

5:25 p.m. – An accident occurred on Lowell Street.

5:52 p.m. – A low-hanging wire was reported on Freemont Street.

6:14 p.m. – An accident occurred on Woburn Street.

7:05 p.m. – An abandoned U-Haul truck was reported on Saddle Club Road.

8:50 p.m. – A dog was reported running in the street on Lowell Street.

9:10 p.m. – A dog was found on Ingleside Road.

 

Sunday, Aug. 29

10:02 a.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Boulder road.

10:46 a.m. – A noise complaint was received from Berwick Road.

12:55 p.m. – Items were stolen from a locker on Lowell Street.

10:19 p.m. – Vehicles parked in a driveway were reported on Larchmont Lane.

11:54 p.m. – A car was broken into on Katahdin Drive. A purse and cell phone were stolen.

 

Saturday, Aug. 28

1:50 a.m. – An open gate was reported on Worthen Road.

6:27 a.m. – An assault was reported on Brandon Street.

10:32 a.m. – An erratic driver was reported on Mass Avenue at Pleasant Street.

2:45 p.m. – A tree limb was down on Stratham Road.

3:10 p.m. – Vandalism to a car, scratches on the left side, was reported on Judges Road.

5:36 p.m. – A sick raccoon was reported on Garfield Street.

6:40 p.m. – Dogs running in traffic were reported on Old Mass Avenue.

7:26 p.m. – A tree limb down on a wire was reported on Webster Road.

7:41 p.m. – A fireworks complaint was received from Kendall Road.

10:02 p.m. – An accident occurred on Maple Street.

 

Friday, Aug. 27

12:29 p.m. – A dispute was reported on Bedford Street.

6:42 a.m. – A burglary was reported on Patriot Way. Tools valued at several thousand dollars were taken from a construction site.

7:12 a.m. – A parking complaint of cars parked in a driveway's line of sight was reported on Bartlett Avenue.

7:34 a.m. – Vandalism was reported on Woburn Street. Two conservation area signs were broken, one pulled out of the ground and the other broken at the base.

9:19 a.m. – A hazardous condition was reported on Bedford Street. A suspicious substance was found at the Quality Inn. See related story.

11:41 a.m. – Domestic abuse was reported on Marrett Road.

12:07 p.m. – A civil dispute was reported on Boulder Road.

1:36 p.m. – Damage to property was reported on Bedford Street.

1:55 p.m. – Graffiti on a rock was reported on Aerial Street.

3:22 p.m. – Trespassing was reported on Lincoln Street.

3:30 p.m. – A blue bag containing a heavy-duty lock was found on Mass Avenue.

6:05 p.m. – A driver on Mass Avenue was cited for driving with a suspended license.

6:29 p.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Laconia Street.

 

Thursday, Aug. 26

3:01 a.m. – An open door to a business was reported on Mass Avenue.

9:04 a.m. – A bicycle was found on Mass Avenue.

10:51 a.m. – A credit card was fraudulently opened outside of Lexington in a Fifer Lane resident's name.

12:57 p.m. – A bicycle was reported stolen on Sherman Street.

1:14 p.m. – An accident occurred on Bedford Street.

1:54 p.m. – Prescription drugs were reported stolen on Hillcrest Avenue.

2:05 p.m. – A parking complaint was received from Reed Street.

4:25 p.m. – Investigation by police was conducted at Five Forks Sunoco on Lincoln Street. A woman believed her purse had been stolen from her car. She later found it at a friend's house.

5:44 p.m. – A low-hanging wire was reported on Mass Avenue.

6:40 p.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Main Campus Drive at the A-2 Connector.

8:28 p.m. – A wallet was found on Woburn Street.

10:05 p.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Bedford Street.

11:49 p.m. – Police checked on a reported of youths drinking on Katahdin Drive. A 16-year-old girl was arrested and charged with a narcotics violation.

 

Wednesday, Aug. 25

8:30 a.m. – A civil dispute was reported on Hayden Avenue.

8:50 a.m. – An accident occurred on Mass Avenue.

11:33 a.m. – A car sitting for 15 minutes with its lights on was reported on Eastern Avenue.

7:04 p.m. – A driver on Bedford Street was cited for having an expired registration.

10:18 p.m.- An erratic driver was reported on Pleasant street.

10:39 p.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Marrett Road.

 

Tuesday, Aug. 24

10:05 p.m. – Fraud outside Lexington was reported on Patriots Drive. A bank account was fraudulently opened in a resident's name.

11:37 a.m. – A dog was found on Peacock Farm Road.

11:41 a.m. – Vandalism to a kiosk with brochures was reported on Brent Road.

11:50 a.m. – A car was reported disabled on Bedford Street.

4:27 p.m. – An accident occurred on East Emerson Road.

6:02 p.m. – A driver on Laconia Street was arrested and charged with driving without a license, police said. Vickram A. Manoharan, 17, of 154 Old Spring St., was also charged with speeding and failing to drive in the lane nearest the right, police said.

8:57 p.m. – A tree limb was down on Woburn Street.

9:30 p.m. – Suspicious activity by a car was reported on Greeley Village.

9:50 p.m. – Threats were reported on Shade Street.

 

Monday, Aug. 23

8:47 a.m. – Vandalism was reported on Bedford Street.

9:35 a.m. – A robbery was reported at Watertown Savings Bank on Waltham Street. See related story.

2:05 p.m. – A suspicious white van was reported on Bloomfield Street.

2:12 p.m. – A bike was found on Meriam Street.

4:24 p.m. – A large pothole was reported on Waltham Street.

5:24 p.m. – A sick or injured skunk was killed by Animal Control on Adams Stree.

5:47 p.m. – A customer dispute was reported on Larchmont Lane.

6:00 p.m. – Vandalism to a car was reported on Mass Avenue.

6:12 p.m. – A disturbance was reported on Lincoln Street.

6:50 p.m. – An erratic driver was reported on Bedford Street.

7:21 p.m. – A local man was arrested at his home on default warrants, police said. Andrew C. Vesprini, 25, of 290 Bedford St., was charged with OUI liquor and driving without a license, police said.

8:12 p.m. – A tree and wires were reported down on North Street.

9:05 p.m. – A bicycle was reported stolen on Reed Street.

10:35 p.m. – A 16-year-old girl was reported missing on Philip Road.

11:03 p.m. – A noise complaint of a loud party was received from Marrett Road.

11:06 p.m. – A noise complaint of a loud saxophone was received from Lillian Road.

11:37 p.m. – An accident occurred on Hancock Street.

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