Police Log: Alleged Theft, Erratic Operators and Problems in the Starbucks Parking Lot

Monday, Dec. 23

1:01 a.m. – An officer radioed in to report checking on a vehicle parked by conservation land in the area of Old Marlboro and Williams roads. Police contacted the registered owner of the vehicle, a Townsend resident, who said his daughter had the car and was staying overnight at a friend’s house.

1:24 a.m. – As a result of a motor crash on Sudbury Road, a Lincoln resident was summonsed for negligent operation of a motor vehicle and marked lanes violation.

8:20 a.m. – A 911 call came in from Kindred Nursing reporting a male patient was assaultive and out-of-control. The man was transported to Emerson Hospital.

8:23 a.m. – Police responded to a 911 call reporting a prior motor vehicle accident in the parking lot at Starbucks, where a silver sedan hit the rear of another vehicle and then left the scene.

10:22 a.m. – A Concord man came into the station to report a larceny by credit card.

11:54 a.m. – Police responded to a report of fraud from a Wood Street resident, who claimed an unknown person had opened an additional line on his AT&T wireless account.

12:49 p.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the area of Main and Cottage streets, a Leominster man received a verbal warning for a red light violation.

3:24 p.m. – A Boxborough woman came into the station to report a hit-and-run accident that occurred earlier in the day in a parking lot on Thoreau Street.

6:08 p.m. – Police responded to a parking complaint from Main Street reporting a small gray SUV was parked and blocking the driveway next to Vanderhoof’s Hardware. The responding officer ticketed the vehicle, and the owner came and moved it.

Tuesday, Dec. 24

3:25 a.m. – An officer on patrol radioed in to report checking on a running vehicle with its lights on and doors open on Main Street.

6:50 a.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the area of Thoreau Street and Sudbury Road, a Lowell resident received a verbal warning for a red light violation.

7:23 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle driving very slowly on Lowell Road. The responding officer could not locate the vehicle in question.

9:34 a.m. – A Monument Street resident called to report her dog had gone missing. She called back and reported it had been found.

12:16 p.m. – A call came in from Crosby’s Market reporting a vehicle was blocking access for trucks attempting to make deliveries.

3:49 p.m. – A 911 call came in reporting a motor vehicle operating erratically in the Starbucks lot on Thoreau Street, honking its horn and backing up at a high rate of speed. The responding officer stopped the vehicle and informed the driver, a Concord resident, of the complaint.

6:29 p.m. – Police responded to a report of an erratic motor vehicle on Route 2A heading into Concord from Lexington. The responding officers were unable to locate the vehicle in question.