LPD is looking into break-ins at a local nursery and holiday hotspot, as well as the reported theft of 100 glass ornaments.
Police in Lexington are investigating a mild rash of Grinch-like activities last week. According to a police reports, officers responded to reported breaking-and-enterings at Shemin Nurseries and Seasons Four last Wednesday, Dec. 7. A report of stolen glass ornaments came in that same day. In the case of Shemin Nurseries, which offered a year-end blowout sale that ended yesterday, someone reportedly entered the Massachusetts Avenue business through a rear window and stole several items. Police declined to reveal what reported missing, citing an ongoing investigation. At Seasons Four—or Christmas City at this time of year—police responded to a reported breaking-and-entering in which someone apparently entered the building through a …
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A look back at the week that was in Lexington.
Holidays and criminal hijinks made headlines this week in Lexington, and in one case, a story even combined the two. Last Sunday was Luminary Night, in which residents set sidewalks and landmarks aglow with luminary kits purchased from the Historical Society and LexFUN!, who put the proceeds toward local scholarships and educational programs. That morning, however, dawned with continuing coverage of the previous evening's two-alarm housefire on Hancock Street, which displaced a family and saw mutual aid come from several area fire departments. The Board of Selectmen were supposed to meet on Monday night, but a posting snafu forced the board to bump its pubic meeting back to Wednesday, in order to comply with Open Meeting Law. On Wednesday…
The following information from Dec. 5 to Dec. 8 was provided by the Lexington Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Monday, Dec. 5 2:53 a.m. – Officers investigating a 911 hang-up from a Bedford Street hotel arrested a Medford man for domestic assault and battery. According to the police report, the call came in after a reported argument between a guest and his girlfriend. Johnny P. McCloskey, 23, of 50 Water St., Medford, was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery. 10:51 a.m. – Police responded to a reported vandalism in which seven raised letters were pulled off the rear of a Massachusetts Avenue building over the weekend. The letters, from Khushboo and Body Works Revolution, were valued at about $55 each, according to the police report. 11:30 a.m. – A 15-year-old teen received a summons for possession of marijuana after police …
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Seasons Four
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Lexington Police Station
1575 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
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Shemin Nurseries Inc
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Jonas Clarke Middle School
17 Stedman Rd, Lexington, MA
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