Police log for Aug. 9 and 10
Excerpts from the log for the past two days from the Concord Police Department.
Monday, Aug. 9
2:47 a.m. Police responded to suspicious activity where a person was asleep at a Concord gas station. The individual was an employee who was given permission by the management to rest at the station.
8:45 a.m. A man called to report he found a white iPod Nano while walking on Laws Brook Road.
11:04 a.m. Police investigated an incident at the train platform where a 16-year-old Concord female reported being groped by a man wearing a yellow Railroad Crossing vest over blue pants and a shirt and baseball cap. Police went to the young woman's home to investigate and to the station where they found the male subject. Police questioned the subject and dropped him back off at the depot.
12:36 p.m. Police issued a summons/citation to a Wilmington man for operating with a suspended license and stop sign violation.
1:16 p.m. A Sudbury Road woman reported a sick raccoon in her backyard. Police said the animal ran under a stone wall and was gone.
2:21 p.m. A Concord woman came to the station to say her son took some of her mail and went to his home out of state. Police contacted the son.
4:16 p.m. Police responded to a parking complaint where a Boston man had parked illegally in the White Pond area. Police notified vehicle owner who said he would handle removing the car.
5:33 p.m. Police investigated a call by a Hudson man saying his car was hit in the parking lot of Concord Hillside Medical Associates.
8:15 p.m. A Winthrop woman called the station to report she lost her purse perhaps at a Concord cafe. The cafe owner said his sister found the purse at the cafe and dropped it off for the owner to pick up.
10:36 p.m. Police responded to a traffic complaint on Monument Street where a caller reported he was followed by a vehicle on Monument Street and when he pulled off the road to let the follower pass, the vehicle pulled up behind him. The operator showed what looked to the caller like a sheriff's badge. Police followed up with the county sheriff's office. The sheriff's deputy said he would look into the matter but said he was unaware of anyone that would be on Monument Street at that time of night. He was to report back to the department.
Tuesday, Aug. 10
6:58 a.m. Police issued a summons/citation to a Beverly man for operating an unlicensed vehicle and speeding.
7:15 a.m. Police facilitated a paper exchange in a two-car crash on Main and Elm streets.
7:29 a.m. Police investigated a two-car crash on Route 2 and Cambridge Turnpike. State police were called to handle the incident after Concord police facilitated a paper exchange.
8:25 a.m. Police investigated the theft of a sheet metal brake on Old Bedford Road. An extra eye was requested.
12:08 p.m. Police investigated an unattended death on Deacon Haynes Road. A family member called a funeral home after calling police. The family physician was called to the home. The funeral home removed the body.
4:38 p.m. Police responded to suspicious activity on Prairie Street.
5:47 p.m. Police responded to a call about a tree branch had fallen and partially blocked Sudbury Road and Whittemore Street. Police moved the branch off the road and left a message for the public works department about pickup.
8:40 p.m. Police investigated vandalism and malicious destruction at the Emerson Annex condominiums where a glass front door was shattered possibly by a BB or other projectile. Police took photos.
10:30 a.m. Police responded to a noise complaint at the White Pond Association beach on Plainfield Road. The report stated that a group of youths were on the beach and lit a campfire. Police found two vehicles in the area. The fire was extinguished and parties were moved along.
11:12 p.m. Police responded to a report of a man that went to a West Concord convenience store and had not returned for two hours. Police said there were no reports of accidents. After describing the vehicle, police found it at the convenience store and the driver said he would contact the caller.