Police Log: Rejected Credit Card User Smashes Reader

On Tuesday, June 5, a driver told police that a vandal had damaged his truck. The victim told police that the vehicle had been parked at 10 Temple Street overnight. When he returned to the truck on Tuesday morning, he found the hood open and his battery wires cut.

On Thursday, June 7, the manager at the Tedeschi convenience store on Main Street reported that a customer smashed the store’s credit card reader after it failed to read his card several times.

Other notable entries:

Tuesday, June 5

• Officers responded to a report of assault and battery at a Tufts Street address.

Wednesday, June 6

• A driver reported that he got into an accident at 17 Alford Street the previous night and suffered a personal injury.
• An officer assisted a victim whose credit card had been stolen and been used to buy shoes.
• Officers arrested Fredy Lopez of 95 Adams Street in Boston and charged him with driving without a license.

Thursday, June 7

• A victim parked on Medford Street told police that someone stole less than $200 worth of valuables from his vehicle.
• A victim parked on 1st Ave told police that someone stole valuables worth at least $200 from his vehicle.
• A victim parked on Monument Street reported that someone stole more than $200 worth of valuables from his vehicle.
• Police responded to a report of vandalism on Essex Street.