Police Log: A Prostitution Arrest and a House Party Out of Hand

Monday, Dec. 31

11:33 a.m. – Police responded to a reported hit-and-run accident on Mass Ave.

1:38 p.m. – Police responded to a report of youths throwing ice and snow in the area of Lowell Street and Whipple Road.

10:46 p.m. – A fireworks complaint came in from the area of Clarke Street and Park Drive.

Tuesday, Jan. 1

12:45 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a large house party on Grimes Road. Officers arrived to find cars leaving the area, and beer cans and plastic cups strewn about the street. Upon entering the home, officers found the house trashed and largely empty, the police report said, noting there was a woman inside yelling at a heavily intoxicated teenaged girl, who was later transported to the hospital. The teenaged resident later told police he invited 12 friends, but many more came after news of the party spread by text message, police said. There was also a report of a fight outside the home in which a teenaged boy was allegedly “kicked in the head with a steel-towed boot,” according to police.

2:58 p.m. – Police responded to a report of traffic lights out in the area of Mass Ave and Waltham Street.

9:04 p.m. – Police responded to a reported domestic dispute on Vaille Avenue.

11:09 p.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the area of Waltham Street and Concord Avenue, Mark M. Newton, 48, of 95 Rice Ave., Rockland, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle after his license was revoked, speeding and a Hopkinton warrant.

Wednesday, Jan. 2

3:53 a.m. – Police responded to a reported domestic dispute on Saddle Club Road.

4:53 a.m. – A noise complaint came in reporting loud banging noises on Mass Ave.

8:36 a.m. – Illegal dumping was reported at the Waldorf School on Mass Ave. School staff were advised to lock up the dumpsters and install cameras in the area.  

5:45 p.m. – Some abandoned furniture was reportedly in the roadway in the area of Turning Mill and Robinson roads.

Thursday, Jan. 3

7:15 a.m. – A two-car motor vehicle accident was reported in the area of Bedford and Hill streets.

10:50 a.m. – Officers investigated a reported motor vehicle accident in the area of Woburn Street and Mass Ave.

1:42 p.m. – Police responded to a report of possible gas siphoning on Judges Road. Gas was allegedly siphoned from a vehicle, but it’s unclear when and where it happened, police said.

3:57 p.m. – Officers investigated a reported motor vehicle accident in the area of Mass Ave and Plainfield Street.

9:38 p.m. – As a result of an investigation, Brittney M. Ross, 23, 105 Sunset Rock Road, Andover, was arrested and charged with prostitution. The arrest occurred after police responded to an online advertisement in which Ross was advertising services out of a Bedford Street hotel.

Friday, Jan. 4

7:14 p.m. – Police responded to a reported burglary on Suzanne Road.

10:51 p.m. – Police responded to a reported dispute between a foreman and fired laborer on Lowell Street.

12:07 p.m. – A possible scam was reported in which a Youville Place resident allegedly received a call in which a man with a heavy accident claimed she won the lottery.

2:14 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a suspicious person looking in vehicles on Lexington Ridge Road.

6:02 p.m. – An iPhone was reportedly stolen from a locker room on Waltham Street.

7:35 p.m. – Police responded to a reported father-son domestic on Wright Street.

Saturday, Jan. 5

11:24 a.m. – $100 was reportedly stolen from an Emerson Gardens Road residence.

11:24 a.m. – Police responded to a reported breaking and entering on Lowell Street.

11:27 a.m. – Officers investigated a reported motor vehicle accident in the area of Laconia and Lowell streets.

1:19 p.m. – Thomas E. Ford, 23, of 311 Lincoln St., Lexington, was arrested and charged with assault and battery on a victim older than 60, assault and malicious destruction of property.

4:34 p.m. – Some jewelry was reportedly stolen from A Concord Avenue residence.

5:29 p.m. – Police responded to a reported domestic assault and battery on Liberty Avenue. The incident remains under investigation.

11:34 p.m. – Police responded to a reported disturbance at a house party on Mass Ave.

Sunday, Jan. 6

1:05 a.m. – Animal control was notified of a possibly injured animal in the area of Meriam and Oakland streets.

12:02 p.m. – Police responded to a reported larceny on Mass Ave in which someone drove away from a gas station without paying for $17.84 worth of gas.

10:19 p.m. – A cruiser checked out a report of a runaway juvenile female on Bowker Street. The girl was found and transported to Emerson Hospital, along with her mother.