Crime & Safety

Police Handle Fraud, Suspicious Activity Calls

A roundup of Hamilton Police and Fire Department activity in Hamilton for March 18-21.

The following activity for the and comes from the Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center log for Friday, March 18 through Monday, March 21.

Friday, March 18

12:34 a.m. Hazards on Highland Street were referred to another agency.

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12:38 a.m. The was called to Highland Street and Waldingfield Road.

12:56 a.m. Hazards on Old Cart Road were referred to another agency.

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1 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Essex Street.

6:31 a.m. A written warning was issued after a car stop on Chebacco Road.

6:51 a.m. The Department of Public Works was called to Cutler Road and Highland Street.

10:11 a.m. An animal call at a Cutler Road address was referred to another agency.

10:55 a.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop at Margaret and Crescent roads.

11:11 a.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

11:24 a.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

12:03 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

12:09 p.m. A written warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

12:33 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

1 p.m. Somebody was taken to the hospital after an ambulance call to on Railroad Avenue.

1:03 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Willow Street.

1:45 p.m. An alarm at an Asbury Street address was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.

2:01 p.m. Suspicious activity was reported at a Pine Street address.

3:46 p.m. A message was delivered at a Postgate Road address.

4 p.m. An animal call was handled on Bay Road.

4 p.m. Assistance was rendered at the station.

4:15 p.m. An animal call was handled at a Walnut Lane address.

4:37 p.m. A fire alarm at was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.

4:41 p.m. An alarm on Bay Road was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.

4:48 p.m. The utility company was notified about hazards on Bridge Street.

5:26 p.m. A fire alarm at an Essex Street address was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.

5:50 p.m. Assistance was rendered on Bay Road.

5:56 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Essex Street.

6:04 p.m. Assistance was rendered at .

6:53 p.m. Assistance was rendered at the station.

7:59 p.m. Assistance was rendered on Bay Road.

8:23 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Asbury Street and Annies Lane.

9:28 p.m. A motor vehicle crash that did not warrant an investigation occurred in the parking lot at .

10:36 p.m. Suspicious activity was reported on Railroad Avenue.

Saturday, March 19

1:36 a.m. A car stop was conducted on Bay Road.

2:06 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Norman Road.

5:58 a.m. A written warning was issued after a car stop on Sagamore Farm Road.

9 a.m. Community policing was conducted at .

9:51 a.m. A fire alarm at a store at the Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.

10:19 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

10:25 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at a Bay Road address.

10:41 a.m. Trespassing was reported at Bay and Walnut roads.

10:50 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

10:56 a.m. A written warning was issued after a car stop at Bay Road and Patton Drive.

10:59 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

1:59 p.m. An animal call at a Gail Avenue address was noted in a book.

6:04 p.m. Assistance was rendered at the station.

6:13 p.m. Assistance was rendered at the station.

7:07 p.m. Mutual aid was rendered by the Fire Department .

9:09 p.m. Assistance was rendered on Railroad Avenue.

11:34 p.m. A car stop was conducted on Bay Road.

11:47 p.m. Somebody was transported to the hospital after an ambulance call to a Cutler Road address.

Sunday, March 20

12:31 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Gardner Street.

12:51 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Essex and Woodbury streets.

12:55 a.m. Suspicious activity was reported at a Sagamore Street address.

1:04 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Essex Street and Chebacco Road.

3:37 a.m. Directions were given out.

4:46 a.m. A disturbance was reported on Home Street.

10:06 a.m. Assistance was rendered at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

10:27 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Asbury Street and Woodland Meade.

11:57 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop near on Bay Road.

12:11 a.m. A parking ticket with a fine was issued to an illegally parked vehicle at a Highland Street address.

12:37 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop near Winthrop Elementary School on Bay Road.

12:59 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop near Winthrop Elementary School on Bay Road.

1:27 p.m. A report was written about the report of fraud at an Echo Cove Road address.

2:01 p.m. Community policing was conducted at the Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing.

2:11 p.m. Community policing was conducted at the eastside downtown businesses.

3:03 p.m. A written warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

3:53 p.m. An animal call was handled on Bay Road.

4:56 p.m. A lost and found call was handled at a Railroad Avenue address.

6:10 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

6:20 p.m. A report was written after suspicious activity was reported at a business in the Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing.

6:47 p.m. An animal call was handled at a Bay Road address.

8:30 p.m. Suspicious activity was reported in the parking lot at the high school.

10:22 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

Monday, March 21, 2011

12:39 a.m. Somebody was transported to the hospital after an ambulance call to a Howard Street address.

8:01 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

8:13 a.m. Somebody was transported to the hospital after an ambulance call to a Willow Street address.

8:13 a.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Willow Street.

8:39 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Linden Street.

8:46 a.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Railroad Avenue.

9:05 a.m. A health, zoning or conservation issue on Bay Road was referred to another agency.

10:14 a.m. A written warning was issued after a car stop at Bay Road and Boardman Lane.

11:10 a.m. Assistance was rendered at an unspecified location while on patrol

11:14 a.m. A suspicious vehicle reported on Essex Street was gone when officers arrived.

1:43 p.m. Assistance was rendered at a Miles River Road address.

3:14 p.m. A disabled vehicle was assisted on Bridge Street.

3:17 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Donald Road.

6:27 p.m. An ambulance call came from an Asbury Street address.

7:23 p.m. The utility company was notified about hazards at Chestnut and Pine streets.

7:57 p.m. An alarm was activated on Echo Cove Road.

8:50 p.m. A disturbance reported at a Bay Road address was unfounded.

11:50 p.m. A was reported at an Essex Street address.

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