Concord Man Allegedly Pulls Shotgun on Pizza Delivery Driver

A local man was taken into custody at just past 9 p.m. tonight after allegedly pulling a loaded shotgun on a pizza delivery driver, according to scanner chatter.

Robert L. Martin, of Concord, was arrested on Nov. 19, 2015.

Police were called to a local pizza establishment to take a report from a male driver who alleged that he delivered a pizza to an apartment building near the corner of North State and Clarke streets at around 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2015.

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The driver alleged that he delivered the pizza and man took the slip from him. When the man returned, he had a loaded shotgun pointed at the driver, the driver alleged. He quickly left the area, returned to the restaurant, and called police.

Other officers went to North State Street to set up staging perimeter around the apartment. Police later realized it was Martin who had a history of interaction with the police and was known to have access to firearms. They also made contact with the man’s family and landlord, who also showed up at the scene.

According to scanner chatter, Martin told some of the civilians assisting at the scene that he in Boston earlier today for a medical appointment and was chastised by the physician for driving when he wasn’t allowed to drive. One of the officers wondered if he had had contact with police while in Massachusetts. It later turned out that Martin was actually at Concord Hospital, according to one of the civilians at the scene. Family members also told police they were speaking to him on the phone and while he didn’t see any police outside, he expected them, according to comments on the scanner.

All the officers were in place at around 8:50 p.m. at the apartment preparing for Martin to come out.

“All units, he’s being told not to come down without the shotgun,” one of the officers told other officers staged at the scene. “We’re working on getting him out of the apartment right now … I told him to get his hands up.”

At around 9:08 p.m., the landlord made contact with Martin. About three minutes later, the arrest team moved in and arrested him.

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with more information from sources at the scene of the police action.