Police Log: Dog Bites, Lost Boys and Suspicious Activity

Monday, Sept. 16

12:28 a.m. – A 911 hang-up came in from Monument Street. Police contacted the homeowner, who reported no emergency at that time.

6:54 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a traffic signal malfunctioning at Main and Cottage streets.

11:19 a.m. – Dogs were reportedly locked inside a motor vehicle on Walden Street. The responding officer reported no problems found.

12:23 p.m. – A call came in complaining about the operation of a dump truck earlier in the day on Main Street.

2:30 p.m. – A Carlisle resident reported her teenaged son walked away from Concord-Carlisle High School following a meeting with a counselor. Police checked the area and alerted surrounding departments before the boy was eventually located in Carlisle.

2:50 p.m. – The School Transportation department reported buses were unable to pass down MacArthur Road due to cars parked on both sides of the street.

5:52 p.m. – An Acton resident fishing at Warner’s Pond reported suspicious activity involving harassment from an older man in an old-model Mercedes. The responding officer confirmed the fisherman’s fish license status and advised the onlooker of that fact.

8:29 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a deer struck by a motor vehicle on Old Road to Nine Acre Corner by Thornton Lane.

Tuesday, Sept. 17

9:24 a.m. – Officers investigated a reported motor vehicle accident in the area of Conant Street and Laws Brook Road. One patient was transported to Emerson Hospital and one motorist was cited for failure to use care.

12:07 p.m. – A man came into the station to report losing a gold wedding band while walking in the woods at Hapgood Forest.

4:28 p.m. – Police responded to a report of three white teenagers acting suspiciously behind the West Concord Depot, and running into the woods after activating a car alarm. The responding officer reported the vehicle’s owner set off her own alarm accidentally, but the teens were nowhere to be found.

5:27 p.m. – The Billerica PD’s animal control officer called requesting to speak with the local dog officer regarding an out-of-town dog bite involving a Concord canine.