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Friday, May 24, 2013

Police Log: A Disturbance at Walden Pond

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

Friday, May 17 2:25 a.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop on Old Road to Nine Acre Corner, Everett H. Kenerson, of 43 Sonymede Way, acton, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of liquor (second offense) and marked lanes violation.   8:21 a.m. – Police responded to a report of an erratic operator on Cambridge Turnpike heading inbound toward the town center. Police spoke with the caller and motorist in question and determined the issue was a misunderstanding only – not an impairment. 12:38 p.m. – A Bedford Court resident reported her orange tabby cat, Dexter, had been missing since the previous night. 1:08 p.m. – A Monument Street resident reported fraudulent activity on his Middlesex Bank card. 4:17 p.m. – Police…

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Police Log: Computer Problems, An Unusual Accident and More

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

Thursday, May 16 12:17 a.m. – Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots/fireworks in the area of Nathan Pratt Drive, Ridgewood Road and Wolf Pine Way. The responding officers reported all was quiet. 7:13 a.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the area of Route 2 and Old Road to Nine Acre Corner, a Cambridge man was cited for speeding, operation with a suspended/revoked registration and uninsured motor vehicle. 10:01 a.m. – Officers investigated a reported motor vehicle accident on Monument Street. 10:44 a.m. – A Newbury Court resident reported dropping off his desktop computer a few weeks ago at a now-closed computer repair business.  11:55 a.m. – A Garfield Road resident reported hearing her screen door open and …

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Police Log: Toilet Papered Trees and a Boat Marooned at Minute Man

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

Wednesday, May 15 12:24 a.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the area of Main and Highland streets, a Carlisle man was cited for operating after his license was suspended and no inspection sticker. 12:44 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a woman causing a disturbance at the Emerson Hospital emergency room. 4:35 a.m. – An officer radioed in to report three trees at Concord-Carlisle High School’s student parking lot had been toilet papered. 10:55 a.m. – A facilities manager from Minute Man National Historical Park reported an aluminum boat and a kayak had washed downstream to the park property, possibly from the South Bridge Boat House. The boathouse planned to contact the park service directly. 4:03 p.m. – Police responded to …

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Police Log: An Escaped Prisoner and Motor Vehicle Vioations

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

Monday, May 13 6:57 a.m. – A passing motorist reported an observation of an unknown subject standing on the railroad track bed in the vicinity of Old Stow Road and Hillside Avenue. 10:37 a.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the area of Walden Street and Concord Turnpike, Michael S. Valente, II, of 58 Summerhill Road, Maynard, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with his license suspended and no inspection sticker. 11:22 a.m. – A contractor reported a resident on Sandy Pond Road was parking her cars in such a way to intentionally impede crews from doing tree removal. 4:31 p.m. – A nurse from Emerson Hospital reported a man in the hallway made a threat to have a friend come in with a gun. The responding officers …

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Police Log: Angry Cyclist Allegedly Cusses Out a Passing Motorist

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

Sunday, May 12 1:10 a.m. – An officer radioed in to report checking on a vehicle occupied by multiple youths at Cumberland Farms. The responding officer reported the teens were waiting for friends from the prom. 7:25 p.m. – Police responded to a report of overnight damage to a mailbox on Barrett’s Mill Road. 12:35 p.m. – A Drake Park Drive resident reported she believed two UPS packages were taken from outside of her residence the previous Thursday afternoon. 1:10 p.m. – A Concord man reported witnessing multiple cars speeding down Fairhaven Road off Route 2. The vehicle’s were gone on arrival. 2:42 p.m. – A 911 caller reported a local two-car motor vehicle accident in the area of Sudbury and Wheeler roads. 3:39 p.m. – A Concord woman …

OMGPD: Bike-for-Car Swap, Dog-Bites-Donkey, a Chill Car Chase & More Police Oddities

Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Not Really a Fair Trade Newton Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Beacon Street. According to police reports, the vehicle's owner said he parked his Subaru station wagon in the driveway the night before, leaving the doors unlocked and the keys under the driver's side floor mat. In the morning, the owner noticed the vehicle missing and a bicycle placed in the area of the driveway where the vehicle had been parked: http://patch.com/A-4v6R   It's a Dog-Bite-Donkey World Out There An Estabrook Road resident reported encountering a woman on her Concord property who was walking her dog off-leash. The caller said the other woman's dog ran up to her donkey and "play bit" its rear end, not causing any injury. The caller said the …

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Police Log: A Stolen Bicycle, Alleged Road Rage

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

Saturday, May 11 12:13 a.m. – State Police reported receiving a call reporting an erratic motor vehicle heading west on Route 2 by Crosby’s Corner. While police were on the line with MSP, the involved vehicles arrived at the station, where the motorists told police they had been involved in a minor altercation by Route 128 in Lincoln. 12:17 a.m. – A Bedford Street resident reported a suspicious SUV outside his home. Police spoke with the vehicle’s owner, who said he and his girlfriend were in the cemetery looking at the night sky. 2:44 a.m. – A 911 call came in reporting a woman outside screaming on Grant Street. Police located a woman sitting on the ground, talking on her cell phone, and advised her to go inside for the night. 10:24 a.m…

Friday, May 17, 2013

Police Log: An Intimidating Tree Service and Erratic Operators

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

Friday, May 10 4:12 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a disturbance/noise complaint on Main Street, which had been ongoing since about 3:30 a.m. The responding officer reported a resident had some friends over, who had left for the evening. 12:24 p.m. – An employee from Footstock on Main Street reported she believed there was an active shoplifter in the store who allegedly paid for some items and may have attempted to take others. Police and employees determined that the woman in question had not taken anything she did not pay for, but the woman was located by police and told not to go back to the store. 2:50 p.m. – A Concord woman walked into the station with a sliver necklace she found at Emerson Field on May 7. 2:53 p.m. – A …

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Police Log: Alleged Drunken Hijinks

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

Wednesday, May 8 9:50 a.m. – A 911 caller reported a fox, possibly a sick one, was in the roadway on Lowell Road. Police checked the area, but it was gone on arrival. 10:46 a.m. – An employee from the Club Car Café called to report and unwanted man had fallen asleep at a table there. Police responded to the scene and the man complied with a request to leave the premises. 10:50 a.m. – A Cambridge woman reported that, while visiting a home in West Concord, she was bitten by a dog. 12:11 p.m. – Officers investigated a reported motor vehicle accident on Commonwealth Avenue, by Concord Outfitters. 1:07 p.m. – Police responded to a report of multiple commercial vehicles parked on Monument Street, by Monument Farm Road, and causing a safety …

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Police Log: Teens Caught Trying to Tag Route 2 Bridge

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

Monday, May 6 9:21 a.m. – A College Road resident called to report losing his wallet the previous night near the West Concord plaza.   11:40 .am. – Police were dispatched to the Treasurer’s Office at the Town House for a report of a suspicious person there. It was determined to be a civil matter, involving the 1994 divorce of a woman who no longer lives in town and who was given information about how to obtain the assistance she sought, according to the incident report. 12:43 a.m. – An abandoned 911 call came in from the Peabody School. It was confirmed as accidental. 1:35 p.m. – A Lowell Road resident reported a suspicious blue compact car continually stopping on the side of the road. Police responded to the area, but the vehicle was gone…

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