Crime & Safety

Police Log: Vandalism, a Hit-and-Run and Heroin

The following information was provided by the Concord Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Saturday, Dec. 21

1:25 a.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the area of Sudbury and Wheeler roads, a Bedford man was given a verbal warning for speeding and defective equipment.

6:49 a.m. – A 911 call came in from a patient Emerson Hospital reporting another patient causing a disturbance. Police spoke with a nurse, who said the situation was under control.

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10:38 a.m. – A Harrington Ave resident called to report losing a brown Coach wristlet earlier in the week.

12:57 p.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the area of Rout 2 and Old Road to Nine Acre Corner, an Auburndale man was given a verbal warning for an inspection sticker violation.

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1:44 p.m. – Police responded to a reported motor vehicle accident a parking lot on Main Street.

2:40 p.m. – An officer radioed in to report traffic issues in the area of River and Elm streets. Two vehicles in the area were moved by their owners, and a “No Parking” sign was placed there.

5:58 p.m. – As a result of a motor vehicle stop in the by the gas station at Crosby’s Corner, a Boston man was summonsed for operating a motor vehicle with a  revoked registration, uninsured motor vehicle and operating with his license suspended.

6:33 p.m. – A Carlisle resident called to report his bicycle was stolen from the Concord Depot on Dec. 20.

7:36 p.m. – Police located Toyota Yaris off Old Powder Mill Road, which had previously been reported stolen to Lincoln Police.

8:17 p.m. – A call came in reporting a small stray dog loose in the area of Gifford Lane.

9:01 p.m. – Officers investigated a reported hit-and-run accident that occurred in the municipal lot off Walden Street.

Sunday, Dec. 22

12:40 a.m. – A 911 call came in reporting a wrecker operating erratically on Lowell Road passing Pond View Lane. The vehicle then passed into Carlisle, where the operator was reportedly placed into custody by Carlisle Police.

1:36 p.m. – An anonymous complaint came in reporting a vehicle was blocking the handicap ramp at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden.

2:07 p.m. – A man came into the station to report his vehicle had been vandalized while parked at the Fenn School a little while earlier.

6:41 p.m. – Acton Police called requesting a check of a Bedford Street address for a female who reportedly left Acton on food after having an argument with her mother and saying she was going to buy heroin. Concord Police located the woman in a vehicle on Old Bedford Road. She was transported to Emerson Hospital and will be summonsed for possession of a Class A substance. 

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