Police Log: Man Calls 911 Because He Wants a Cigarette

Monday, Sept. 9

9:52 a.m. – A call came in from the West Concord 5 and 10 requesting extra traffic in the area due to speeding vehicles during commuter hours.

12:24 p.m. – A 911 misdial came in from Belknap Street, which was confirmed as accidental by a resident.

12:47 p.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the area of Old Marlboro and Orchard roads, a Waltham man was cited for operating a motor vehicle with his license suspended and no inspection sticker.

3:05 p.m. – A 911 call came in from Kindred Nursing Home, form a resident reporting he wanted to smoke a cigarette but was unable to. The resident was advised he needed to speak with the staff and follow the facility’s rules, according to the incident report.

3:18 p.m. – Police responded to a report of vandalism at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

4:36 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a past altercation and alleged assault between residents at Kindred Nursing Home on Main Street.

8:02 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a vehicle off the roadway and on the rail bed at the Conant Street railroad crossing. The vehicle was confirmed to be an MBCR employee, who would be there overnight maintaining security over an unburied fiberoptic line in the railway, according to the incident report.

Tuesday, Sept. 10

9:02 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a loose Golden Retriever in the roadway on Old Marlboro Road by Cottage Street.

11:08 a.m. – A man came into the station to turn in a license plate he found by the Nashoba Brooks School on Strawberry Hill Road.

12:27 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a truck attempting to make it under the railroad bridge at Main and Wood streets. The responding officers reported the vehicle in question was gone on arrival.

3 p.m. – Police responded to a report of an abandoned backpack in the Emergency Room waiting room at Emerson Hospital. The responding officer located the owner of the bag,  an outgoing patient who had walked outside to have a cigarette.

3:23 p.m. – A call came in from Millbrook Tarry reporting a tenant observed illegal dumping the previous evening.

7:48 p.m. – A Westford Road resident reported observing suspicious activity on Lowell Road about an hour earlier, in which a gray-haired woman appeared to have been loitering in the area and possibly rummaging through a mailbox. The responding officer reported there was a caretaker on the property settling estate matters.

9:14 p.m. – An Acton resident reported an older man wearing a robe was walking with a cane on Elm Street toward the Rotary Circle. Police checked the area, but were unable to locate the man in question.