POLICE LOG for August 25: Teen Girl Reports Attempted Break-In; Cars Going 80 MPH On Chestnut

WILMINGTON, MA  — Here are TEN highlights from the Wilmington Police Log for Thursday, August 25, 2016:

• Police investigated suspicious activity as the Town Park (Aprile Field) on Main Street. Situation checked OK. Two parties were cleaning up after a softball tournament. (1:38am)
• Police notified Mass Highway that the 45 MPH speed limit sign was falling over near Compumachine Incorporated on Main Street. (10:59am)
• Staff from the Wilmington Senior Center reported a Deming Way resident told them a young, tall, thin white male was attempting to get into the rear entrance of the complex but did not belong there. Police was unable to locate the man. (1:47pm)
• The manager at Red Heat Tavern reported a man was displaying strange behavior in the parking lot. Man was not a patron, but parked next to the dumpster, entered the dumpster and asked an employee for a hose, claiming he lost something. Police responded and moved the man along. (4:13pm)
• A 15-year-old girl reported someone was trying to enter her home. Caller then realized it was a friend. Police still responded. Situation checked OK. (5:21pm)
• Police issued a citation for a failed inspection sticker to the operator of a gray 2008 Saturn Aura on Lowell Street. A small amount of marijuana was also confiscated. (6:34pm)
• A Chestnut Street caller reported four cars just passed his house driving at least 80 MPH. Police were unable to locate the vehicles, but will patrol the area. (6:53pm)
• State Police called in an erratic operator on 93 South. Black Chevy pickup truck was traveling at high speeds while throwing beer cans out the window. Truck was last seen getting off at Exit 40. Police were unable to locate. (8:42pm)
• Nathaniel D. Newton (29, Newton) was taken into protective custody after police came across him in the Elia’s parking lot on Middlesex Avenue. (10:37pm)
• Sonic manager reported a  car ran over the median and was leaking transmission fluid in the roadway. Police responded. Vehicle was towed. (10:58pm)

(DISCLAIMER: This information is public information.  An arrest does not constitute a conviction.  Any arrested person is innocent until proven guilty.)

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