Kids Find Stolen Briefcase with Purple Heart — Police Locate Recipient

Friday, March 29

• At 1:25 p.m., police received a report of a man walking a path behind the JCC and carrying a rifle or a pellet gun. Police checked the area as well behind the high school and the railroad area.
• At 2:18 p.m., a caller reported that a tree on Atlantic Avenue appeared about to fall. 
• At 3:07, police received a report about a constantly unattended 6-year-old. 

Saturday, March 30

• At 2:35 a.m., police received a report from a Mechanic Street wife who said her husband was drunk and threatening. 
• At 9:16 a.m., police received a report that a car had been side-wiped on Bubier Road. 
• At 9:36 a.m., police received a purse that had been found on Washington Street. Police returned the purse to its owner.
• *11:44 a.m., police received a report from a Gerald Road resident who said that his children were out playing and they found two briefcases, one of which contained a Purple Heart. Police noted that the briefcases had been stolen from a location in town and returned them. The wife at the location identified the items as belonging to her husband.

* Patch spoke to the wife of the medal recipient, and she said she wanted to keep the item private. We respected her wishes and have included no information about who the recipient is or the family's response to the medal's return.