Weekly Police Log: Phone Scam Reported; Restaurant Diners Skip Out on Bill
Incidents and arrests, Nov. 29 to Dec. 5.
Sunday, Dec. 5
2:29 a.m. – Police assisted a stranded person on Smith Street.
7:23 a.m. – A driver on Mass Avenue was cited for driving with a suspended license.
8:07 a.m. – A complaint of a barking dog was received from Grassland Street.
9:45 a.m. – A car was reported disabled on Waltham Street.
10:26 a.m. – A car was reported as suspicious on Marrett Road.
4:22 p.m. – A driver on Mass Avenue was cited for driving with a suspended license and having an unregistered car.
4:39 p.m. – Police checked the traffic lights on Lowell Street.
5:28 p.m. – A car was reported as disabled on Mass Avenue.
6:21 p.m. – A parking complaint was received from Meriam Street.
11:24 p.m. – Police checked on a report of a car door being ajar on Lexington Ridge Drive.
Saturday, Dec. 4
12:52 a.m. – A car was reported as disabled on Bedford Street.
10:10 a.m. – Non-criminal property damage to a mailbox was reported on Ross Road.
10:15 a.m. – A driver on Waltham Street was cited for driving without a license.
10:23 a.m. – A possible shoplifting incident was reported at Wilson Farm on Pleasant Street. A woman had $86 in merchandise. She paid for the items and police issued a no-trespass order.
12:27 p.m. – An accident occurred on Waltham Street.
2:45 p.m. – A loose dog in traffic on Bedford Street was reported to Animal Control.
3:13 p.m. – An object, a rake, was reported as in the road on Bedford Street.
3:55 p.m. – Vandalism to a mailbox was reported on Woodcliffe Road.
5:02 p.m. – A car was reported disabled on Lowell Street.
5:08 p.m. – A driver on Bedford Street was cited for driving with revoked plates and without insurance.
5:41 p.m. – A car was reported disabled on Bedford Street.
6:58 p.m. – An adult was placed in protective custody after a domestic dispute on Stevens Road.
8:08 p.m. – An erratic driver was reported on Hartwell Avenue.
8:39 p.m. – Police received a BOLO from Waltham Police on an attempted armed robbery.
10:41 p.m. – A car was reported disabled on Waltham Street.
Friday, Dec. 3
12:47 a.m. – A driver on Bedford Street was cited for an expired registration.
3:21 a.m. – Police conducted a well-being check at Countryside Village.
11:13 a.m. – A warrant for a civil commitment was served Woburn Street.
11:24 a.m. – A wallet was found on Bryant Road.
11:53 a.m. – Larceny was reported on Waltham Street. A resident reported a $9,000 engagement ring is missing. There was no sign of forced entry. Police are investigating.
3:05 p.m. – Police received information about a bank robbery in Cambridge.
3:44 p.m. – An accident occurred on Mass Avenue. No injuries were reported. One driver, a Woburn man, was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license, police said. Andrew W. Hagen, 27, of 78 Mill St., was also charged with failure to use care.
4:12 p.m. – A cell phone was reported stolen at Lexington High School on Waltham Street, between 1 and 1:30 p.m. It was a Motorola Droid valued at $500. Police are investigating.
4:29 p.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Pleasant Street.
4:34 p.m. – Suspicious activity was reported on Philip Road.
5:10 p.m. – A search warrant was served on April Lane, following a criminal investigation. A Lexington man was arrested and charged with larceny, police said. Cameron Flores-Hurlbert, 19, of 4 April Lane, was also charged with receiving stolen property over $250.
Thursday, Dec. 2
1:08 a.m. – A stolen car was recovered on Marrett Road.
7:24 a.m. – An accident occurred on Lowell Street.
12:56 p.m. – A missing dog was reported to Animal Control from Burlington Street.
3:45 p.m. – A car was reported disabled on Mass Avenue.
8:08 p.m. – A cell phone was found on Mass Avenue.
Wednesday, Dec. 1
8:20 a.m. – A driver on Mass Avenue was cited for an expired registration.
8:49 a.m. – A domestic dispute was reported on Emerson Gardens Road.
10:06 a.m. – Fraud outside Lexington was reported on Mass Avenue. A Lunenburg resident reported a $32 debit card charge was made in California.
10:16 a.m. – A flashing traffic light was reported on Bedford Street.
10:23 a.m. – A Lexus was repossessed on Minola Road.
10:46 a.m. – A man drinking beer was reported on Camelia Place.
12:45 p.m. – A dog was found on Clarke Street.
2:01 p.m. – A parking complaint of a car on a sidewalk was reported on Mass Avenue.
2:18 p.m. – Larceny was reported at Depot Square. Two men and a woman left Yangtze River Restaurant without paying their bill.
2:39 p.m. – A parking complaint was received from Hancock Street.
3:20 p.m. – A car accident occurred on Marrett Road.
5:05 p.m. – An erratic driver was reported on Lincoln Street.
6:05 p.m. – Traffic lights on Marrett Road were reported not cycling properly.
6:08 p.m. – An accident occurred on Lowell Street.
6:37 p.m. – Cash was reported by a resident as stolen by a family member on Marrett Road.
7:29 p.m. – A parking complaint was reported on Meriam Street.
7:43 p.m. – Larceny under $250 was reported on Mass Avenue.
8:01 p.m. – A hit-and-run accident was reported on Bedford Street.
8:17 p.m. – Annoying phone calls were reported on Frost Road.
8:26 p.m. – A car was reported disabled on Waltham Street.
Tuesday, Nov. 30
12:40 a.m. – An accident was reported on Bedford Street. A car hit a utility pole.
8:08 a.m. – A car was reported disabled on Mass Avenue.
8:50 a.m. – A driver on Bedford Street was cited for driving with a suspended license.
12:28 p.m. – A driver on Waltham Street was cited for an expired registration.
12:33 p.m. – A wire was reported down on John Wilson Lane.
12:43 p.m. – A phone scam was reported on Barberry Road. The resident wired $2,800 to Canada, falling victim to the scam.
1:43 p.m. – Gift cards were reported stolen and used on Spring Street.
3:24 p.m. – Police received information from Wilmington Police on an attempted abduction.
4:40 p.m. – An erratic driver was reported on Lowell Street.
5:41 p.m. – A car struck a deer on Woburn Street.
6:25 p.m. – An accident occurred on Lowell Street.
6:33 p.m. – A tree limb was reported down on Marrett Road.
7:21 p.m. – Police received a BOLO from Bedford Police on a suicidal man.
8:13 p.m. – A parking complaint was received from Wallis Court.
Monday, Nov. 29
9:42 a.m. – A driver on Worthen Road was cited for driving with a suspended license.
12:24 p.m. – A wallet was found on Mass Avenue.
1:49 p.m. – A car was reported disabled on Mass Avenue.
2:22 p.m. – Keys were reported lost on Mass Avenue.
6:02 p.m. – Police received information from Cambridge Police on a possible abduction.