Crime & Safety

Police Log: Garage Break-in, Lost Dog, Suspicious Man With Irish Accent

The following excerpts are from the Hingham police log from November 11-12. The arrest information does not indicate a conviction.

Sunday, November 11:

At 6:52 a.m. a caller reported a man looking inside vehicles at the Bed Bath & Beyond at the Hingham Shipyard.

At 1:29 p.m. a caller on Golf View Drive reported his garage was broken into.

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At 1:35 p.m. a caller reported a resident was smoking marijuana in Thaxter Park.

At 10:46 p.m. police arrested Edmund Babcok, age 18 of Hull for driving with a suspended license, transporting liquor and drug possession of a class D substance.  The arrest was made at the corner of Burditt Avenue and Otis Street.

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Monday, November 12:

At 5:14 a.m. a caller reported the kids next-door were very loud.

At 6:07 a.m. a car drove into a telephone pole near the Dunkin Donuts on Whiting Street.

At 7:10 a.m. a caller reported a deer was hit by a vehicle on Lincoln Street near  the Planet Fitness.

At 3:26 p.m. a caller reported a suspicious man with a Irish accent was in her driveway and asked if he could repair her walkway.  The man was driving a white vehicle with Florida plates.

At 10:52 p.m. a female reported she lost her White German Sheppard at Bare Cove Park.  The dog weighs between 40-50 lbs.

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