POLICE LOG: Man Attacks Cops in Holding Cell

The following is an excerpt from the  log. Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log.

Featured Call of the Day:

March 12 – At 7:33 p.m., Todd Michael Jensen, 40, of 305 Lexington St., was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, assault and battery on a police officer and assault. According to police, officers were called to Stop and Shop on Elm Street for a report of a man causing a disturbance. Police found Jensen heavily intoxicated and yelling and swearing at people outside the store. When police tried to speak with him, he ran into traffic on Elm Street and onto the traffic island on Sylvan Road. From the island, police said, Jensen continued to yell at passing cars. Police said Jensen then ran across the parking lot of the Baldwin Green and was yelling at the crowd that gathered. Using a cruiser spotlight to distract Jensen, officers were able to cuff his hands. Police said Jensen “became enraged and began spitting at us and trying again to kick us.” According to police, Jensen resisted during the booking process by “yelling, swearing and threatening all present.” In his cell, Jensen lunged at a police officer, whose back was turned as he was leaving the cell, and then hit a second officer in the chest. This is the sixth documented incident between Jensen and the police in the last month. 

Other Incidents:

March 12 –

At 2:09 p.m., Robert E. Battey, 31, of 409 Main St. Apt. #201, was arrested and charged on a fugitive from justice court warrant. According to police, Battey was wanted by authorities in Kentucky.

At 4:25 p.m., a man reported his car damaged while parked in a Cabot Road lot. According to police, the car’s front bumper was damaged and fell to the ground.

At 4:58 p.m., police responded to a two-car accident at Washington Street and Montvale Avenue. According to police, one driver drove through a red light, causing the crash. The driver, a 29-year-old Arlington woman, was cited for failure to stop at a red light. There were no reported injuries.

At 6:26 p.m., police were dispatched to a two-car accident at the Route 38/128 rotary at Main and Elm streets. According to police, a driver attempted to pass a tractor-trailer truck and another vehicle while entering the roadway. Police said the road is not marked for two lanes. The driver was cited for his role in the accident. There were no reported injuries.

At 7:21 p.m., police responded to a two-car accident on Main Street at the Lucky Mark parking lot. According to police, a driver pulled into the road, thinking it was safe to do so after a male on a motorcycle yelled at her to go. The driver struck another vehicle, causing damage to the driver’s side rear bumper and rear panel. There were no reported injuries.