Crime & Safety

Human Feces Repeatedly Being Found on Library Bathroom Floor

The following information comes from the Concord Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

 

Police were called to the Concord Public Library at about 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 16, after a patron and employee noticed human feces on the men’s bathroom floor.

An employee told police it was the third such incident in the last two weeks.

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Notable Incidents in Concord from Monday, June 16, to Saturday, June 21

Saturday, June 21

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10:18 a.m., A Concord Flower Shop employee called police to Commonwealth Avenue after noticing that someone had ripped off the back windshield wipers of a company vehicle.

Friday, June 20

9:31 p.m., A tractor trailer hit the railroad bridge at Main and Wood streets. Police cited the driver for negligent operation of a motor vehicle and failure to obey signage. The bridge did not suffer any structural damage, police said.

Friday evening, A number of residents called police to report magazine solicitors at their door.

2:06 a.m., Stephen A. Kerr, 58, of Myrick Lane, Harvard, was arrested on Main Street and charged with operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

1:08 a.m., A Thoreau Street resident reported a loud party near Main Street and Cottage Lane. Police located a pool party, and the partygoers said they would quiet down.

Thursday, June 19

9:16 p.m., Benjamin E. Lesser, 21, of Crescent Road, Concord, was cited after a motor vehicle stop on Wood Street for operation of a motor vehicle with registration suspended/revoked and having an uninsured motor vehicle.

12:43 p.m., Daniel DaSilva, 25, of Manning Street, Hudson, was cited after a motor vehicle stop on the Concord Turnpike for operation of a motor vehicle with license suspended.

Wednesday, June 18

10:31 p.m., Dawn M. Mills, 41, of Barre Road, Hubbardston, was cited after a motor vehicle stop on Main Street for operation of a motor vehicle with license revoked and failure to signal.

11:21 a.m., Maurice J. Ryan, 27, of Harris Street, Acton, was arrested after a motor vehicle stop on Main Street and charged with operation of a motor vehicle with license suspended and having no inspection sticker. Ryan also had a warrant out of Lowell.

10:05 a.m., Jeremy M. Bailey, 26, of Emerson Gardens, Lexington, was cited after a motor vehicle stop on the Concord Turnpike for operation of a motor vehicle with registration suspended/revoked and no inspection sticker.

Tuesday, June 17

9:14 p.m., A Lanes End resident called police after hearing what sounded like six gunshots. Police said the noise was from firecrackers on College Road.

8:39 p.m., Eber Ortiz, 33, of Azalea Court, Acton, was cited after a motor vehicle stop on the Concord Turnpike for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and failure to stop/yield.

Monday, June 16

1:51 p.m., An Old Pickard Road resident reported that her computer had been stolen from her home.

1:19 p.m., An Elm Street resident called police after hearing what sounded like gunshots. Police advised that the sounds were coming from the “crop cannon” at Northeastern Correctional Center’s farm.


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