Crime & Safety

Police Log: HazMat Response, Theft Arrests and Roadside Vandalism

The following information from May 4 to May 6 was provided by the Lexington Police Department. An arrest not indicate a conviction.

Friday, May 4

12:28 p.m. – A Locke Lane resident reported an alleged fraud that occurred outside Lexington.

3:51 p.m. – Police responded to a report of vandalism on Hibbert Street.

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8:19 p.m. – Police responded to a reported attempted suicide-by-cyanide on Maguire Road. The man allegedly ingested cyanide and called 911, triggering a HazMat response to the Maguire Road parking lot.  He was found conscious and alert, and was transported to Lahey Clinic.  

9:47 p.m. – A noise complaint came in regarding a loud party in the area of Franklin and Somerset Roads.

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11:36 p.m. – A cruiser checked out a possible argument on Webb Street.

Saturday, May 5

8:50 a.m. – Police responded to multiple reports of vandalism on Sunny Knoll Terrace and found vehicles on the opposite sides of the street with their driver’s and passenger’s side windows smashed out. There was nothing reported stolen and no signs that either vehicle had been entered.  

10:38 a.m. – Police responded to a reported domestic dispute on Lowell Street.

1:47 p.m. – Police responded to a domestic dispute/911 hang-up on Eldred Street.

2:44 p.m. – Officers investigated a reported motor vehicle accident in the area of Courtyard Place and Lowell Street.

5:34 p.m. – Three men with addresses listed in Stoneham were arrested on larceny-related charges in connection with their alleged attempt to steal from one Lexington pharmacy and return the stolen goods at another. Daniel Steven Ellis, 44, of 8 Colonial Ct., Stoneham, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property $250, attempting to commit a crime and conspiracy. Randall Joseph Hanson, 54, of 8 Colonial Court, Stoneham, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property $250 and conspiracy. Joseph Louis Puccio, 59, of 8 Colonial Courte, Stoneham, was charged with receiving stolen property $250 or less, larceny of property $250 or less and conspiracy.  

10:20 p.m. – A noise complaint came in regarding a loud party in the area of Franklin and Somerset roads.

Sunday, May 6

12:15 p.m. – Police responded to a reported fight/disturbance on Hancock Street and located three local youths in a vehicle behind a church on Coolidge Avenue. Their parents were notified and came and picked them up.

1:04 a.m. – Jill Marie Troisi, 30, of 5 Skyview Road, Woburn was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol after an officer located her vehicle stopped at the intersection of Bedford Street and Worthen Road. According to the police report, Troisi was passed out with her foot on the break and the vehicle in drive.

2:30 a.m. – A motorist reported several mailboxes on Bedford Street appeared to be damaged. As a result of an investigation, five mailboxes on Bedford Street, four mailboxes on Pine Knoll and a speed limit sign on Bedford were found to be pulled out of the ground. An investigating officer located four teens in the area, who tried to flee on foot. Two of them were stopped and identified. The investigation is ongoing.

3:06 a.m. – As a result of the above investigation into vandalized mailboxes and street signs, one of the Lexington youths received a civil citation for non-criminal possession of marijuana.

4:59 a.m. – A noise complaint came in regarding a loud house party on Lowell Street. 10:25 a.m. – A Fifer Lane resident reported vandalism to a slider door.

2:17 p.m. – A possible stolen vehicle was reported in the area of Waltham and Vinebrook streets.

4:55 p.m. – An Emerson Gardens Road resident reported receiving threats via email. The emails were unwanted, but not threatening, the police report said.  


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