Police Logs: Homeowner Lights Lawn on Fire, Dog Complaints, House Breaks and More

The following are a sampling of log entries provided by the Chelmsford Police Department. Where mentioned, an arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Monday, Oct. 27

8:30 a.m. - Police to check two suspicious motor vehicles in the rear lot of a building on Apollo Drive.

11:12 a.m. Police follow up on Level 3 sex offender, Equestrian Drive.

11:48 a.m. - Minor motor vehicle crash with no injuries, Central Square.

12:50 p.m. - Call from Smith Street with a report of suspicious calls, fraud attempt.

1:28 p.m. - Report of a loose dog, Herbert Road.

2:22 p.m. - Report of a past home break in - Gilwood Avenue.

4:39 p.m. - Check on solicitors going door to door on North Road.

7:15 p.m. - Police assisting Fire Department with odor of natural gas, Stevens Street.

8:25 p.m. - Employees of Burger King on Drum Hill Road complaining about kids in the parking lot.

8:44 p.m. - Check for motor vehicle that hit a deer in the area of Pine Hill Road and Clover Hill Road.

8:57 p.m. - Suspicious men, Wotton Lane.

9:31 p.m. - Check for deer in the road in the area of Manwell Road and North Road.

Tuesday, Oct. 28

9:56 a.m. - Police monitoring cut through traffic in the area of Porter Road and Raymond Road.

10 a.m. - Party in station to report they are unable to locate wallet.

11:48 a.m. - Barking dog complaint, State Street.

12:49 p.m. - Unknown disturbance in parking lot on Brick Kiln Road.

2:27 p.m. - Check for solicitor who entered a home on Littleton Road.

7:22 p.m. - Police to check area of Technology Drive and Northern Avenue for a man walking on the road.

8 p.m. - Check area of Woodlawn Avenue for dogs barking.

8:24 p.m. - Report of heavy smoke in the Mil Road area.

Wednesday, Oct. 29

10:42 a.m. - Officers to check for motor vehicle crash in the area of North Road and Rte. 495.

12:14 p.m. - Theft of property, Elm Street

12:22 p.m. - Female shoplifter with loss prevention at Drum Hill Road business.

2:58 p.m. - Police assisting Fire Department with smoke inside a home on Essex Place.

4:28 p.m. - Check for homeless living behind a dumpster on a property on Drum Hill Road.

4:51 p.m. - Barking dog complaint, Woodlawn Road.

5:23 p.m. - Resident lighting lawn on fire, Mill Road

Thursday, Oct. 30

3:23 a.m. - Car into a pole on Princeton Street.

6:42 a.m. - Report of a residential break in through garage on Tyngsboro Road.

11:01 a.m. - Complaint of improper parking, Research Place and Technology Drive.

11:05 a.m.- Report of a suspicious male on Hunt Road.

11:21 a.m. - Excavator on Fire, Littleton Road.

11:22 a.m. - Female shoplifter with loss prevention at business on Drum Hill Road.

12:06 p.m. - Dog found in Derringer Road neighborhood.

6:21 p.m. - Femal shoplifter, Parkhurst Road.

8:15 p.m. - Police to check on people knocking at a door on Abbott Lane.

9 p.m. - Police to check suspicious truck on Smokerise Drive.

Friday, Oct. 31

12:59 a.m. - Check for parties with flashlights in yard on Marina Drive.

6:34 a.m. - Report of debris in the road in the area of Schofield Road and School Street.

9:48 a.m. - Person in station reporting being harassed over the phone.

11 a.m. - Report of a suspicious male in the Juniper Street area.

4:58 p.m. - Elderly female shoplifter in custody, Wal-Mart, Drum Hill Road.

9:42 p.m.- Report of a loud group of teenagers on Montview Road.

9:57 p.m. - Checking the area of Hunt Road and Littleton Road for a dark Toyota Camry with a female who possibly hit tree.

11:29 p.m. - Check for suspicious vehicles, Proctor Road.

Saturday, Nov. 1

7:27 a.m.- Intoxicated female on front lawn of School Street residence.

9:14 p.m. - Hit and run investigation - mailbox struck overnight - Westford Road.

10:33 a.m. - Report of a suspicious male between 6 and 8 Chamberlain Road.

5:03 p.m. - Vehicle spun out at bottom of off ramp, Chelmsford Street at Rte. 495.

8:44 p.m. - Check for possible house party in the area of Middlesex Street.

9:18 p.m. - Fire Department to check for odor of electrical burning the basement of a home on Warren Avenue.

11:25 p.m. - Large group walking toward the center possibly from house party on Acton Road.

Sunday, Nov. 2

12:51 a.m. - Delivery truck rolled over in the area of Northern Avenue and the rotary.

8:13 p.m. - Check area of Princeton Street and Princeton Station for people arguing.

8:21 p.m. - Check area of Dalton Road and Chelmsford Street for an erratic white motor vehicle.