Crime & Safety

Driver Reports Truck With Three Men Smoking a Bong in Traffic

The following information was taken from the Wilmington Police Department logs. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the Wilmington Police log from Wednesday, June 4, to Thursday, June 5.

Wednesday, June 4

  • At 1:07 a.m. an anonymous caller from Shawsheen Ave. said there was a small fire in the backyard and 20 people in their late teens or earlier 20s outside. Police arrested Robert Baker, 27, of 14 Gilman Street, Billerica, on two outstanding warrants.
  • At 5:14 p.m. a West Street resident told police that sometime after 7:30 a.m. it appeared there was a crash in front of his house causing minor property damage. He said the mailbox was moved and a few large rocks were hit. There was also a vehicle mirror left behind.
  • At 6:27 p.m. a police received a call from a driver on Richmond Street who said a grey truck with three men in it was in the area, and the men were smoking from a bong while in traffic. Police checked the area but were unable to locate the vehicle.
  • At 10:42 p.m. a cell phone transfer to police was disconnected. Regional dispatch reported a woman was on the line saying she was pushed out of a car. Police contacted the woman, who said she had an argument with her boyfriend while inside a vehicle on South Street and Lake Street. When they reached a stop sign he pushed her out of the vehicle and sped off. The woman was transported to her Billerica home. She had a scrape on her back caused from landing on pavement but declined medical attention.

Thursday, June 5

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  • At 11:53 a.m. a postal worker requested a well-being check for a Lords Court home. They said the mailbox was full, the grass was overgrown and a vehicle was in the driveway. Police found the front door open but no one was home.
  • At 8:27 p.m. following a Lowell Street traffic stop, a Tewksbury man was summonsed for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and failure to stop or yield.
  • At 8:39 p.m. an officer was flagged down to check on the shed in a vacant lot. The shed’s rusty padlock appeared to have been cut off but everything else checked OK.


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