Police Log From March 21 to March 24

Wednesday, March 21 at 10:46 a.m. – Larceny From an Unlocked Motor Vehicle. At some point on Monday night or Tuesday morning, someone broke into an unlocked Lexus and stole the Tom Tom GPS on Lawson Street. The car was in the resident driveway and the contents of the glove box and center console were strewn about the interior. The Toyota Camry in the driveway was also entered but nothing was taken. 

Wednesday, March 21 at 12:31 a.m. – Car accident at the corner of Wendell St. and Cross St. A Honda stopped to let a pedestrian cross near Wendell Street when a GMC Sierra attempted to stop but couldn’t in time. Minor damage to both vehicles.

Thursday, March 22 at 1:50 p.m. – General Traffic Violation. A Medford man was riding a motor scooter without a helmet and without a license near 6 Fenwick Road. The driver was operating with a revoked license. The scooter was also lacking a rear registration sticker and was unregistered upon further inspection. The driver said he had borrowed the scooter from a friend. While the vehicle was not stolen, the driver should not have been operating it.

Wednesday, March 21 at 7:46 p.m. - Hit and run at 189 Cross Street. Damage sustained to the drivers side mirror of a 2002 Mercedes Benz.

Thursday, March 22 at 8:37 a.m. – A Toyota Sienna backed into the driver’s side front wheel well of a parked BMW at 26 Prince St. 

Friday, March 23 at 8:45 a.m. – A black Toyota Camry was pulled over by Stop & Shop on Main Street for an expired registration sticker. The driver was cited and the car was towed.

Friday, March 23 at 2:56 p.m. – At Loring Ave and Cross Street, The Winchester Hospital called in a warrant of apprehension for a Woburn man. He was cleared by the hospital staff and brought before the Woburn District Court without incident.

Friday, March 23 at 5:48 p.m. – Officer observed a large amount of graffiti on the doors and walls of the lower level pedestrian walkway at the Wedgemere Train Station parking lot. The owner of Cocoa Express claimed the vandalism occurred sometime between Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The nature of the graffiti consisted of words and images of sexual, racial and drug content.

Friday, March 23 at 7:05 p.m. – A mentally and developmentally disabled man exposed himself at near Café Piazza Dolce.

Friday, March 23 at 9:37 p.m. – A resident of 19 Warren Street lost her iPhone. Someone was playing her account of “Words With Friends.” When she contacted the phone, there was no response.

Saturday, March 24 at 7:25 a.m. – The driver of a BMW X5 fell asleep while heading west on Church Street. The vehicle crossed the centerline and over the front lawn of 114 Church St. before coming to a stop at the corner of Church Street and Wedgemere Ave.

Saturday, March 24 at 11:06 a.m. – A Ford Escape was traveling eastbound on Wildwood Street when the driver became distracted by their untied shoe. The car struck a pole in front of 120 Wildwood St. The vehicle sustained significant damage to the right front side. No citation issued, the vehicle was towed away.