Crime & Safety

Police Logs: April 11 - 13

New Hampshire woman arrested for shoplifting.

Following are excerpts from the log. Note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log.

April 11

  • At 1:56 a.m. police spotted two males walking away from the direction of the dumpsters at , 51 Middlesex Turnpike. Police spoke to the men and sent them on their way.
  • At 7:03 a.m. police responded to a past theft on Town Line Road. Caller reported the hub cap off the rear passenger wheel of his Cadillac Escalade had been stolen sometime overnight. Hub cap valued at $100.
  • At 7:33 a.m. police responded to another past theft, this time on Blanchard Road. Caller stated that sometime between Friday evening and Monday morning about 2,000 pounds of scrap cast iron, valued at approximately $500, was stolen.
  • At 10:40 a.m. police responded to a call of suspicious activity on Brookside lane. Caller reported finding hypodermic needles in a plastic water bottle in front of their house and wanted them removed. Police disposed of four needles.
  • At 12:09 p.m. police responded to a past theft call at Golf Galaxy, 91 Middlesex Turnpike. Employee reported two specialty drivers, valued at $400 each, had been stolen.
  • At 5:43 p.m. police made an arrest at , 150 Lexington Street, following a shoplifting incident. 
  • At 7:57 p.m. police responded to a disturbance complaint at Planet Fitness, 40 Ray Avenue. Caller reported that a man whose membership had been revoked was at the gym creating a disturbance. The man left prior to police arrival but police called him and told him not to return to the gym.
  • At 8:38 p.m. police arrested a New Hampshire woman on a charge of larceny over $250. Arrest was made after police responded to calls from security called to report a shoplifting incident at . 

April 12

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  • At 12:47 a.m. police responded to an alarm at Fresh City, 6 Wayside Road. A rock had been thrown through a window, breaking one panel. Police conducted walk through of building and everything checked okay. A Fresh City van parked at location also had both front windows smashed.
  • At 9:34 a.m. a woman came to the station to report a youth complaint. Woman stated her nine year old son had been threatened the day before. The youth service officer reported the incident was being investigated.
  • At 1 p.m. police took a report of road rage by a reporting party who came to the station. Reporting party stated a white male with rotten teeth and a beard got out of his car and punched the glass of reporting party's vehicle.
  • At 1:30 p.m. police took a report of a past theft at . Caller reported her mother's cell hone was stolen while she was a patient at the clinic. Caller filled out a loss report.
  • At 3:05 p.m. police responded to a past theft at Shaw's Supermarket, 180 Cambridge St. An 18 year old woman was detained after shoplifting $23 worth of baby food.
  • At 7:01 p.m. police took a call of a hit and run accident on Cambridge Street. Caller reported a red Lexus struck their vehicle and fled south on Cambridge Street. Caller was not able to get plate number. Police were unable to locate the vehicle but did note red transfer paint on victim's car.

April 13

  • At 8:40 a.m. police received a call of a motor vehicle breaking and entering from a caller on Westgate Drive. Caller reported his Honda Civic had been broken into sometime the night before while parked in his driveway. A GPS unit worth $150 and a $20 charger were stolen. No sign of forced entry.
  • At 10:32 a.m. police responded to a past theft call at Burlington High School. Caller, a student, reported that sometime during the school day the day before his unlocked vehicle was broken into and a GPS unit, cassette player and iPod adapter were stolen.
  • At 11:43 a.m. a woman who reported her cell phone stolen while she was a patient at Lahey Clinic came to the station with further details. She said that since the theft a total of $1,461 in international calls were made on the phone at the AT&T would not turn the phone back on until she pays the sum.
  • At 4:44 p.m. police responded to a domestic in progress on Davida Road. Caller reported her daughter hit her. Police brought woman to station and an emergency restraining order was obtained.
  • At 9:52 p.m. police responded to a call of a motor vehicle breaking and entering at Border Cafe, 128 Middlesex Turnpike. Manager reported one of his customer's vehicles had been broken into. Police observed that entry was gained through rear passenger window.
  • At 10:06 p.m. police received a call from the at the Burlington Mall reporting that an iPhone was stolen sometime during the day. 

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