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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