Police Log: Great Pumpkin Theft ... Or Was It?

Monday, Sept. 23

9:27 a.m. – A 911 call came in reporting an erratic motor vehicle on Main Street, in the area of the Concord Professional Center. The responding officer was unable to locate the vehicle in question.

12:53 p.m. – A Concord woman reported an alleged larceny from a booster account for the Concord-Carlisle High School swimming and diving program.

2:46 p.m. – A Dedham woman reported losing a diamond from a finger ring in the area of Main Street and Monument Square on Aug. 30.

3:41 p.m. – Officers investigated a reported motor vehicle accident involving a school bus in the area of Concord Gas on Elm Street. According to the incident report, a Concord woman was cited for failure to use care after she crashed into a bus carrying 38 students.

6:09 p.m. – An Everett street resident reported receiving three suspicious phone calls.

10:44 p.m. – An officer reported finding a Cannon digital camera while on a medical call on Old Bedford Road.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

7:39 a.m. – A 911 call came in reporting a minor motor vehicle accident on Main Street before Commonwealth Avenue.

8:52 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a vehicle speeding down Hubbard Street while kids were waiting for the bus.

11:54 a.m. – A Cambridge Turnpike resident came into the station to report a possible computer scam involving his wife and a prospective tutor.

12:16 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a pitbull in a pick-up truck that had allegedly been parked on Walden Street for three-plus hours. The responding officer reported the vehicle was gone on arrival.

2:27 p.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop on Main Street, a Middleborough man was cited for operating a motor vehicle with suspended/revoked registration and uninsured motor vehicle.

2:30 p.m. – Officers investigated a reported motor vehicle accident involving a private school bus in the area of Sudbury Road and the railroad crossing.

4:33 p.m. – A 911 call came in reporting an alleged larceny of pumpkins from Verrill Farm’s field off Powder Mill Road, in which the thieves reportedly left in a BMW. The responding officer located the vehicle in question, and confirmed the driver was an employee of Verrill Farm and had permission to take the pumpkins.

7:36 p.m. – Police responded to a possible breaking-and-entering on Hildreth Lane.