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The following is an excerpt from the Hamilton Police log. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following activity for the Hamilton Police and Fire Department comes from the Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center activity log for Monday, Oct. 7 through Thursday, Oct. 10.
Monday, Oct. 7
- A system trouble was reported with the alarm at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary at 4:37 a.m. and it was referred to another agency.
- A fire call to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary at 4:46 a.m. was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.
- Assistance was provided at the station at 8:02 a.m.
- The report of a suspicious person on Bay Road at 8:40 a.m. was handled by Hamilton police.
- Assistance was provided at Hamilton Town Hall at 9:07 a.m.
- Assistance was provided at the station at 9:32 a.m.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Highland and Asbury streets at 10:06 a.m.
- A lost and found call was handled at the station at 10:07 a.m.
- Assistance was provided at a Patton Drive address at 10:21 a.m.
- Assistance was provided at a Day Avenue address at 10:42 a.m.
- Directions were given out at 11:40 a.m.
- A child seat check was conducted at the station at 12:15 p.m.
- A fire call was handled at the Patton estate on Asbury Street at 12:29 p.m.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Asbury Street and Sunset Lane at 12:57 p.m.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Asbury Street and Bay Road at 1:03 p.m.
- Assistance was provided at Bay and Cutler roads at 1:40 p.m.
- A fire call was handled on Kinsman Lane at 2:30 p.m.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at 4:44 p.m. on Bay Road.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at 5:42 p.m. at Bay Road and Boardman lane.
- An animal call was handled at a Bridge Street address at 5:56 p.m.
- A door or window was found open at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School at 8:14 p.m.
- Hazards were reported on Cutler Road at 8:23 p.m.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road 8:31 p.m.
- The Department of Public Works was called about a problem at Highland Street and Gail Avenue at 8:31 p.m.
- A ticket was issued after a car stop on Bay Road at 8:55 p.m.
- A ticket was issued after a car stop at Bay Road and Northedge Road at 9:37 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
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- Assistance was provided at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School at 7:15 a.m.
- Assistance was provided at the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District offices on School Street in Wenham at 9:27 a.m.
- The Department of Public Works was called out to a Bay Road address at 9:36 a.m.
- An animal call on Walnut Road at 10:44 a.m. was referred to another agency.
- A call for assistance at the station at 12:21 p.m. was transferred.
- A disabled vehicle was assisted on Asbury Street at 1:26 p.m.
- A fire call was handled at a Savoy Road address at 1:45 p.m.
- Information was given out about an animal call on Route 128 in Gloucester at 2:25 p.m.
- Assistance was provided at the station at 4:22 p.m.
- An animal call was handled on Asbury Street at 5:48 p.m.
- The Department of Public Works provided services near a Linden Street address at 6:41 p.m.
- A motor vehicle accident was investigated on Bay Road at 7:10 p.m.
- A fire alarm at a Bay Road address at 7:23 p.m. was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.
- A disabled vehicle was assisted on Railroad Avenue at 8:09 p.m.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Gardner Street and Bay Road at 8:20 p.m.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road at 8:33 p.m.
- A criminal complaint was issued after a call about a disturbance at a Village Lane address at 9:33 p.m. A summons for criminal harassment was issued to a 57-year-old Beech Street woman.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road at 9:45 p.m. on Bay Road
Wednesday, Oct. 9
- A written warning was issued after a car stop at Essex Street and Appaloosa Lane address at 7:10 a.m.
- Assistance was provided at Miles River Middle School at 7:11 a.m.
- A ticket was issued after a car stop at Essex and Forest streets at 7:18 a.m.
- Assistance was provided at Cutler Elementary School on Asbury Street at 8:11 pm.
- A call for assistance from a Linden Street address at 8:12 a.m. was transferred.
- Animal control was called for an animal call at Cutler Elementary School at 8:59 a.m.
- An animal call was handled on Echo Cove Road at 9:01 a.m.
- An animal call in Essex was handled at 9:38 a.m.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at 10:12 a.m. on Bay Road.
- A ticket was issued after a car stop at Asbury and Highland streets at 11:11 a.m.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road at 11:33 a.m.
- A domestic dispute was handled at a Beech Street address at 12:31 p.m.
- A motor vehicle accident on Railroad Avenue was investigated at 12:59 p.m.
- Assistance was provided at the station at 1:22 p.m.
- Assistance was provided at 1:55 p.m. at Linden and Union streets.
- A call for assistance at the station at 2:27 p.m. was transferred.
- A call for assistance from Bay Road was handled at 3:22 p.m.
- A 911 hang-up or wrong dial call came from Willow Street at 3:26 p.m.
- Somebody was taken to the hospital after an ambulance call to a Blueberry Lane address at 4:28 p.m.
- Assistance was provided at the station at 4:45 p.m.
- Assistance was provided at the station at 5 p.m.
- A report was filed after a call for assistance at the station at 5:01 p.m.
- A disturbance call was handled at a Bay Road address at 5:07 p.m.
- Somebody was taken to the hospital after an ambulance call to Family Medicine Associates on Railroad Avenue at 6:28 p.m.
- A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Bay and Ortins roads at 8:37 p.m.
- A verbal warning was issued at 8:51 p.m. after a car stop at Bay Road and Erin’s Way.
- Somebody was taken to the hospital after a well-being check at an Asbury Avenue address at 10:03 p.m.
- A lock out was handled at a Rust Street apartment at 11:11 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10
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- An alarm at a business at the Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing at 6:28 a.m. was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.
- Assistance was provided at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School at 7:11 a.m.
- A report was filed about suspicious activity at 7:27 a.m. on Rock Maple Avenue.
- An alarm at Hamilton-Wenham Library on Union Street at 8:05 a.m. was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.
- The Department of Public Works was called out to Linden Street at 8:10 a.m.
- A fire call was handled at a Bay Road address at 9:01 a.m.
- A motor vehicle complaint came in from Rock Maple Avenue at 9:35 a.m.
- Assistance was provided to another agency at 10:19 a.m.
- A report was filed after a call for assistance at the Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing at 10:38 a.m.
- A child seat check was conducted at the station at 10:46 a.m. and again at 11:03 a.m.
- Assistance was provided to another agency at the MBTA parking lot at 11:25 a.m.
- Assistance was provided at the station at 3:47 p.m.
- A summons was issued after a car stop on Highland Street at 5:24 p.m. A 17-year-old juvenile was issued a summons for negligent operation of a motor vehicle and failure to stop and yield.
- A criminal complaint was issued after a car stop on Bay Road at 5:42 p.m. A 45-year-old Wenham man was issued a summons for uninsured motor vehicle, subsequent offense of unregistered motor vehicle and number plate violation to conceal ID.
- An alarm activation at a Waldingfield Road address at 5:44 p.m. was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.
- A fire call was handled at the Patton estate on Asbury Street at 8:17 p.m.
- A fire alarm activation at the Patton estate on Asbury Street was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm at 9:29 p.m.
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