Police Log: Alarms, Missing Cash and Suspicious Activity

Monday, Aug. 19

12:39 a.m. – An abandoned 911 call came in from a Barretts Mill Road residence. On the call-back, police spoke with a resident who reported there was no emergency; just an issue with the phone.

9:18 a.m. – Police responded to a reported alarm activation on Monument Street and found a door to a second-floor deck left open out of apparent neglect.

11:06 a.m. – A passing motorist requested a welfare check on a teenaged girl walking on Sudbury Road with a suitcase. Police located the girl, who checked out OK.

11:30 a.m. – A Newbury Court resident called 911 to request advice on dealing with hang-up calls. The woman was advised to consult with the staff at Newbury Court.

12:49 p.m. – Police responded to a traffic complaint regarding an older woman in a red Kia last seen pulling into the municipal to on Walden Street.

4:28 p.m. – An Acton woman reported losing $170 cash in $10 and $20 bills on the Concord Academy property a few days earlier.

6:18 p.m. – A passerby reported a stray dog around the Thoreau School. Police located a dog with no tags on the property.

Tuesday, Aug. 20

6:24 a.m. – A Highway Division employee reported a Cadillac with New Hampshire plates was parked by the landfill and could impede work later. Police reported the vehicle was disabled and would be moved later in the day.

9:53 a.m. – A 911 hang-up came in from Emerson Hospital. An employee in the administrative offices there indicated it could be an ongoing issue with a fax machine.

11:07 a.m. – Police checked an Elm Street business for a Honda Accord that was reportedly involved in a hit-and-run accident in Woburn earlier in the day. The vehicle was not there at the time.

11:40 a.m. – A Barretts Mill Road resident reported possible credit card fraud.

12:54 p.m. – Officers investigated a reported motor vehicle accident in the area of Main and Thoreau streets.

3:34 p.m. – A Sudbury Road resident came into the station to report suspicious activity.

6:20 p.m. – Police responded to a reported commercial alarm activation at Nashawtuc Country Club on Sudbury Road.

10:22 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a disabled motor vehicle in the area of Sudbury Road and Old Road to Nine Acre Corner. The vehicle, from New Hampshire, had run out of gas and was moved off of the roadway.