Crime & Safety
Police Log: Flat-screen TV, $400 Jeans Stolen From Woburn Man
Excerpts from the Woburn Police Department log.
Friday, July 25
At 6:52 a.m., police responded to a two-car accident on Olympia Avenue. One driver was reportedly trying to pass another car on the right when the accident occurred. There were no reported injuries. Police cited the driver with passing in a no passing zone.
At 11:46 a.m., a Montvale Avenue resident reported that someone entered an unlocked car and stole two hockey sticks that are valued at $200.
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At 4:28 p.m., police responded to Traverse Street after someone entered an unlocked car and a purse was stolen. The bag contained keys, $200 in cash, her license, her checkbook and credit cards. Police have identified a suspect. Police advised the woman to change her house and car locks as a precaution.
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At 7:06 a.m., a Tremont Street resident reported a 32-inch flat-screen TV and a $400 pair of True Religion jeans were stolen from a residence. He said acquaintances he met on Instagram and Facebook stole the items.
At 8:30 a.m., police saw two females in a vehicle on Main Street and one of them reportedly held up a clear plastic bag with marijuana inside. When she saw the officer, she reportedly dropped the bag. Police said there was .2 ounces of marijuana in the bag. Police also found a cigar that had been hollowed out in order to make a blunt with marijuana. Police confiscated the marijuana, which is valued at $10.
At 4:51 p.m., police received a call about a hit-and-run accident at the Woburn Mall. The person said a third-party left a note on the car giving the license plate of the car that reportedly struck the parked car. Police contacted the person who owns the vehicle that allegedly struck the car. The owner admitted being in the area that day, but denied striking the parked car.
At 8:43 a.m., a Main Street business owner reported someone threw a rock through a glass window.
At 8:53 a.m., police spotted a disabled vehicle on the side of the road near the Route 95 North ramp. Police found the vehicle had struck a guardrail. There were two children in the car aged 5 and 2 with their mother. Police found the kids were disheveled and the youngest had not had a clean diaper for hours. Police said the car was filthy and unkept. Officers said the mother seemed confused and she said she had taken prescription medication and not eaten yet that day. Police contacted the Department of Children and Families.
At 10:24 a.m., a Kimball Court resident called police about two stolen tires from a vehicle that was left on blocks. The tires are valued at $400.
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