Crime & Safety

Intoxicated Male Without Fare Passes Out in Cab, Vehicle Break-in With Smashed Window

Burlington Police Department logs for January 4 - 5.

Following are excerpts from the Burlington Police Department 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. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Saturday, January 4- 

  • At 9:03 a.m. a Mill Street caller reported their mailbox was damaged overnight when it was struck by a motor vehicle. Mailbox valued at $200. 
  • At 11:12 a.m. a caller reported their vehicle was broken into at the Burlington Ice Palace that morning. 
  • At 2:29 p.m. a caller reported another driver yelled at him and drove away. 
Sunday, January 5- 
  • At 1:37 p.m. a taxi driver at the Burlington Mall reported an issue with a customer. A male customer was intoxicated and passed out in the cab. The man also did not have the $60 cab fare. The man was placed into protective custody. 
  • At 1:59 p.m. police arrested a Burlington man on a warrant from another agency. 
  • At 2:13 p.m. an Abercrombie & Fitch Kids reported two black females with two small children stole $300 in items from the store. 
  • At 4:06 p.m. a Winn Street caller reported an ex-employee won't leave the store and was causing a disturbance. The issue was an argument over a final pay check and was resolved. 
  • At 4:57 p.m. a caller at Planet Fitness reported their motor vehicle was broken into. The front driver's side window was smashed and a pocketbook and credit cards were taken. 

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