Police Confiscate Pellet Gun, Rabbit Carcass From Teenagers on Draper Drive

The following is an excerpt from the Wilmington Police log from Monday, May 5, to Tuesday, May 6.

Monday, May 5

• At 8:19 a.m. a detail officer reported that a tree limb fell onto a truck at Chestnut Street and Butters Row. The Tree Department handled the scene.
• At 12:59 p.m. police received numerous calls for a woman on Main Street holding a sign and asking for money. Police had a conversation with the woman and advised her that if any of the businesses wanted her to leave she would have to stop the activity.
• At 2:35 p.m. the Water Department took a report of a house being power washed on Grand Street in violation of the water ban.
• At 3:28 p.m. a resident on Burlington Ave. said that someone went into her backyard and took her recycling. The woman wanted it logged that someone entered her yard.
• At 6:39 p.m. on Draper Drive an anonymous caller on Draper Drive reported two young men with a rifle type gun, possibly an air soft BB gun, walking around the area. It appeared to have been fired at a squirrel in a neighbor’s yard. Police found that the involved party shot a rabbit with a pellet gun and had the rabbit in a duffle bag. Police confiscated the pellet gun and carcass and the juvenile was released to his mother.

Tuesday, May 6

• At 8:39 a.m. a Chestnut Street resident told police that three vehicles parked in the driveway were gone through the previous night.
• At 1:24 p.m. a caller on Lowell Street reported dispute over washing machine usage. Officers determined this was not a police matter. The dispute was over who could use the washing machine next.
• At 4:43 p.m. a crash occurred on Main Street with two vehicles and property damage done in the area. Both people were transported by the Fire Department.
• At 8:36 p.m. a number of items were stolen from an unlocked locker in the locker room of Planet Fitness, including car keys. The vehicle was no longer in the parking lot and a “be on the lookout” was put out.