Crime & Safety

Police Log: Hit-and-Runs, Runaways and an Accidental Hitchhiker

The following information was provided by the Concord Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Monday, Aug. 26

8:07 a.m. – Police responded to a reported mother-son domestic on Old Bedford Road.

9:33 a.m. – Officers investigated a reported past hit-and-run accident that reportedly occurred Friday night in the municipal lot off Walden Street.

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11:40 a.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the area of Lowell Road and Liberty Street, a Waltham man was cited for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and no inspection sticker.

11:41 a.m. – A Concord man came into the station to report a suspicious person. According to the incident report, the man said he saw another man, who he didn’t know, walking toward Meriam’s Corner on Old Bedford Road and then stopped to ask if he needed a ride. The Concord resident then reportedly drove the unknown man to a bus stop at Hanscom Air Force Base before driving to the police station to report the “suspicious person.”

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2:26 p.m. – A Riverside Avenue resident called 911 to report her boyfriend was refusing to leave her apartment. There was no physical violence reported, and the woman followed police to the courthouse to attempt to obtain a restraining order, according to the incident report.

7:34 p.m. – Emerson Hospital reported a “possibly suicidal” woman walked away from the emergency room within the past hour. The woman was located in Sudbury, and transported back to the hospital, according to the incident report.

11:09 p.m. – Multiple calls came in reporting fireworks heard in the area of Everett Street and Lexington Road. Police checked the area, but all was quiet at the time.

Tuesday, Aug. 27

6:29 a.m. – A custodian at Thoreau School reported past trash dumping on the premises, including at least one item that appeared to be labeled with a source name and address. The resident responsible was advised and was to remove the items, according to the incident report.

8:20 a.m. – A 911 call reported at 10-year-old boy missing from the Caterina Heights area, where he reportedly ran into the woods after a dog. The responding officer reported the child was reunited with his mother.

10:56 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a woman sitting on the side of the roadway on Sudbury Road. The woman checked OK.

3:01 p.m. – Officers investigated a reported hit-and-run that damaged a gate in the Emerson Hospital parking area off Old Road to Nine Acre Corner. Police identified the involved vehicle, but could not immediately locate its owner.

3:20 p.m. – A Laws Brook Road resident reported fraudulent use of her credit card.

8:55 p.m. – A Hayward Mill Circle resident reported receiving a suspicious voicemail—which she deleted prior to the responding officer’s arrival—from a woman who sounded like she was in distress but used the name “Bill.” The responding officer advised her to call back if she received any more calls like that one.

9:44 p.m. – A 911 call came in from the Best Western on Elm Street reporting a 12-year-old boy ran away. The boy was located at a nearby gas station and returned to the hotel; the incident was an apparent custody issue, according to the police report. 


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