Police Log: Mailbox Spitters, Misplaced Jeeps and Noise Complaints via 911

Thursday, Nov. 28

1:01 a.m. – A Nathan Pratt Drive resident called to report his girlfriend was tailgated and high-beamed by a motorist driving a white BMW as she entered the Concord Mews complex. The responding officer located the vehicle in a garage there, but was unable to obtain license plate information and reported no answer at the door of the residence in question, according to the police report.

1:59 a.m. – Police provided mutual aid to the Bedford Police Department, checking the area of Davis Road in Bedford for a man who allegedly attempted to steal a motor vehicle in the neighborhood.

3:43 a.m. – A 911 call came in from Academy Lane, from a man reporting his silver Jeep was missing from outside of the residence where he claimed to have parked it three or four hours earlier. The responding officer reported he believed the vehicle was located at the Concord Depot.

6:34 a.m. – A 911 call came in from an Assabet Road resident complaining about a septic truck causing a disturbance at an Elm Street restaurant. The responding officer reported the truck was gone on arrival.

6:51 a.m. – The same Assabet Road resident called 911, again, to report the noise was still occurring. An officer was dispatched to the area in an attempt to locate the source of the noise, which possibly was coming from a generator on Baker Avenue.

 8:14 a.m. – A Concord man came into the station to report he was unable to open the door to the Citizens Bank ATM on Lowell Road. The man said he observed some caulking underneath the door, and requested it be checked for suspicious activity. The responding officer noted the caulking appeared to have been for waterproofing, according to the incident report.

10:47 a.m. – An Estabrook Road resident called to complain about an ongoing issue with a loose Husky on her street.

1:05 p.m. – A Monument Street resident called to report video surveillance showed a man spit on his mailbox earlier in the day. The main claimed the alleged spitter was a white guy in a blue running suit with reflective stripes and white sneakers.

2:23 p.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle accident in the area of Monument Square and Lowell Road, Charles Fradin, of 5 Cambridge Tpke, Lincoln, was arrested for operating under the influence of drugs and failure to use care in stopping/starting/turning/backing.

4:17 p.m. – A 911 call came in reporting a maroon Cadillac was operating erratically in the area of Walden Street and Route 2. The responding officer reported the operator in question was suffering from a leg cramp while driving and checked OK.

9:40 p.m. – A 911 call came in reporting a tan Saturn weaving in the roadway and driving extra slowly on Route 117. Police checked the area, but reported the vehicle in question was gone on arrival.

10:47 p.m. – Police responded to a report of searchlights in the area of Main Street. An area resident reported seeing the lights in the sky for the past half-hour, but Acton PD and MCI Concord both reported they were not aware of or using search lights at that time.