Crime & Safety
Help with a 'Flying Animal,' Animal in a Window Well, Several Thefts
Check out the latest from the Chelmsford Police Department log.

Wednesday, Aug. 12
At 4:27 a.m., a caller requested assistance with a “flying animal.”
At 6:50 a.m., theft from a building on Wellman Avenue was reported.
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At 6:51 a.m., a caller reported construction items had been stolen from Alyssa Way.
At 7:36 a.m., a stolen motorcycle was reported.
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At 11:35 a.m., an animal was reported stuck in a window well on Kensington Drive.
At 12:42 p.m., two shoplifters were reported on Drum Hill Road.
At 2:48 p.m., two female shoplifters were reported.
At 5:38 p.m., past larceny from a motor vehicle was reported.
At 7:01 p.m., police received a report of a suspicious man running around the area of Parkhurst Drive with his shirt off.
At 7:21 p.m., a motor vehicle stop resulted in the arrest of William S. Marriott, 50, of Lowell. Marriott was charged with receiving stolen property, attaching plates to a motor vehicle, operating an unregistered vehicle, operating an uninsured vehicle and operating after a license suspension.
At 8:46 p.m., a residential break-in was reported.
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