POLICE LOG for October 2: Multiple Calls Over Suspicious Men; Car vs. Pole; More Mailboxes Damaged

WILMINGTON, MA  — Here are NINE highlights from the Wilmington Police Log for Sunday, October 2, 2016:

  • Police received a report that a black 2002 Nissan Pathfinder struck a light pole and left the Ox Bow Drive area around 5:40am. Caller believed the driver to be a newspaper delivery man.  Police caught up with the Pathfinder on Allenhurst Way, who admitted to striking the pole. Police notified RMLD. (5:52am)
  • A North Washington Street resident reported three mailboxes on her street had been vandalized. Police confirmed. (10:04am)
  • A Fenway Street resident reported an unknown individual used his information to obtain a cell phone upgrade at a Verizon store in Pelham, NH. (12:48pm)
  • A caller stated their car door was struck by another vehicle in the Town Hall parking lot. Police confirmed minor damage. (1:59pm)
  • Police received a report of a tree in the road on Wildwood Street blocking traffic. Police moved a large tree branch out of the road. (2:22pm)
  • A caller reported an approximately 30 year-old disheveled man was presenting to tightrope walk in the Lucci’s parking lot. Man was reportedly “talking to the buildings” and later standing outside the ATM, acting “twitchy.”  Police spoke with the man and sent him on his way. (3:57pm)
  • Police noticed a vehicle at the end of the road on Research Drive with smoke emanating from the nearby woods. Situation checked OK. A resident had an enclosed fire pit. (6:05pm)
  • Police received multiple calls reporting a man dressed in pajamas stumbling onto the roadway at Aldrich Road and Boutwell Street, trying to flag down cars for a ride. Man seemed intoxicated. Wilmington Police were unable to locate. Man was eventually located by Billerica Police. (9:36pm)
  • The man later returned to Wilmington and was reportedly panhandling at the Cumberland Farm gas station. Police responded. Man called a cab to head home to Revere. (11:02pm)

(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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