Crime & Safety

Police Log: Reports of Car Break-Ins and a Hit and Run Accident

The following information is an excerpt from the Wilmington Police Department logs. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.


Thursday, Nov. 14

7:30 a.m.- A caller on Fletcher Lane reported their vehicle was entered sometime overnight and a GPS was taken.

7:56 a.m.- A caller on Kilmarnock Street reported their vehicle was entered overnight, although it appeared nothing was taken.

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9:14 a.m. - A caller on Suncrest Avenue reported his unlocked vehicle was broken into sometime overnight although nothing appeared to be missing. 

2:12 p.m. - A caller reported his unlocked vehicle was broken into sometime overnight and a wallet was taken. The wallet was subsequently located by a neighbor who returned it. 

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2:57 p.m. - A Suncrest Avenue resident reported his unlocked vehicle was entered overnight and a wallet with $10 was taken. 

Friday, Nov. 15

8:03 a.m.- A caller on Biggar Avenue reported his unlocked vehicle was entered overnight. 

8:31 a.m.  A caller on Salem Street reported his unlocked vehicle was entered overnight and $5-6 worth of change was taken. 

4:42 p.m. A caller at Market Basket reported a hit and run in the parking lot, with the male operator in the offending vehicle fleeing north on Main Street. A Wilmington resident was served summons for leaving the scene of property damage.

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