Missing Toddler, Road Rage Incident Top Police Log

It's the worst nightmare for a parent or a grandparent. You turn away for just a moment and when you turn back around a child is gone.

Such was the case on Thursday, Sept. 27 at the McDonald's Restaurant at 1928 Main St. Two young boys had been having lunch with an older relative and were heading to their car when the oldest boy, aged 4, disappeared.

The older man whose care the boys were in looked around frantically and then had the restaurant manager call the police. According to Tewksbury Police records, the call came in at 12:24 p.m.

. The vehicle entrance and exit were immediately blocked off and officers began a search. According to a witness, the officers thoroughly searched the inside of the restaurant, including the bathrooms and storage areas.

An exterior search was also begun, including any places the toddler could have wandered off to. Finally, after about 15 terrifying minutes, the boy was spotted. He had ducked under a very large shrub in front of the restaurant, in an apparent (and ill-timed) effort to play Hide and Go Seek.

Motorist narrowly escapes road rage incident

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, a man walked into police headquarters and reported that he had been the victim of a road rage incident. He said that a man driving a silver Ford Taurus followed him off I-93 onto Dascombe Road and tailgated him all the way into Tewksbury.

According to the man, the two cars stopped as they approached Main Street near the Bank of America. Stopped, the driver of the Taurus allegedly jumped out of his vehicle, came up to the man in front and told him he was going to follow him home and punch him in the face.

Frightened, the man told the angry driver that he was driving to the nearby Police Station. At this, the other man fled the scene. The victim described the other driver as being large, heavy-set, with blonde hair and wearing a gray sweatshirt.

Additional Incidents:

On Thursday, Sept. 27, Det. Brian Farnham reported a past larceny at a Kendall Road home. The owner of the home said she would come into the station next week to provide a list of the items taken.

On Thursday, Sept. 27, at 10:43 p.m., a Patricia Road resident requested help retrieving her dog. She said the dog had gotten loose and was timid around people. She said she needed an extra person to corner the dog. An officer responded to the scene and the dog was recaptured.

On Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 5:44 p.m., a pair of Hill Street residents came into headquarters and reported that they had found marijuana and pipes in their 16-year-old daughter's room. They said they had weighed the pot and found it to be less than an ounce. An officer spoke with the couple and a report was filed.

On Wednesday, Sept. 26, a man reported that he had $1400 worth of golf equipment stolen from Trull Brook Golf Club.

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