Crime & Safety

Police Log: OUI Arrest and Possible Drug Deals

The following information was supplied by the Wilmington Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the Wilmington Police log from Monday, December 10, to Tuesday, December 11.

Monday, December 10

10:15 a.m.: On Sarafinas Way, a caller reported two horses loose in the roadway. Officers responded to the area and helped corralling the horses on Hopkins Street.

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11:52 a.m.: A caller reported that the wires for her Christmas lights on Pleasant Road were cut. A sign was also knocked over.

2:46 p.m.: Calling from Salem Street, a resident reported that a maintenance worker on scene called the management company to state that he heard a female party calling for help from one of the units, but he did not go inside. Officers spoke with the party, who refused treatment and said family members will arrive home in about 10 minutes.

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3:54 p.m.: A Houghton Road resident reported that she believes she witnesses drug deals every weekday around 3:30 p.m. when she picks up her children from school.

4:02 p.m.: Officers reported that a vehicle traveled over the foot bridge next to Meineke, blowing out the front left tire, before taking a right turn onto Main Street towards Woburn. Jacqueline Hartzell, 46, of 14 Pilling Road in Wilmington, was arrested for operating under the influence of liquor and leaving the scene of property damage.

Tuesday, December 11

2:10 a.m.: Tewksbury police via a motorist reported a possible fire off of I-93, but they are unsure of what town. State Police called and indicated it may be coming from a business on Ballardvale Street, but officers checked the area and nothing was showing.

9:12 p.m.: A vehicle was towed from Glen Road and a Somerville resident was summonsed for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and marked lanes violation.

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