Kids Use Bolt Cutters to Access Pool, Flee on Foot

Friday, July 31

At 5:37 a.m., a caller reported a car hit a tree. No injuries were reported.

At 7:04 a.m., a resident requested the animal control officer’s assistance for a bird caught in a net at their home.

At 12:19 p.m., a resident reported someone had filed a tax return using the caller’s social security number.

At 1:25 p.m., a loose dog was reported.

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At 1:58 p.m., a caller reported being upset about a neighbor’s new camera being pointed into his child’s room and bathroom. The log notes that no rights were being violated.

At 6:53 p.m., two callers reported a group of kids trespassing in a pool. The second caller told dispatchers that four individuals used bolt cutters to gain entry and fled on foot toward Lynn when approached by that caller. The suspects left a backpack and some bikes behind. They were soon located and turned over to the custody of an uncle.

At 8:37 p.m., a caller reported a Trek mountain bike stolen from the train depot.