Crime & Safety

Man Crashes Into Telephone Pole on Woburn Street

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 Tuesday, April 8, to Thursday, April 10.

Tuesday, April 8

  • At 2:58 a.m. police were off with a vehicle at the end of Paige Street. Two adult parties were taken into protective custody.
  • At 6:00 a.m. a crash was reported on Main Street. A written warning was given for speed greater than reasonable.
  • At 11:31 a.m. a caller on Eames and Woburn Street reported a man walking in the street pulling man hole covers up. He appeared to be a contractor of some sort however he had no safety precautions. The man was gone on police arrival.
  • At 5:23 p.m. an Ashwood Ave. resident was concerned about a juvenile neighbor taunting her young children in the neighborhood.

Wednesday, April 9

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  • At 1:48 a.m. police checked on a vehicle parked near the high school construction area. A 33-year-old Tacoma Street man was summonsed for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
  • At 4:03 p.m. a Middlesex Ave. resident was given an order of quarantine by the Animal Control Officer.
  • At 11:38 p.m. an officer noticed a car parked oddly at a Middlesex Ave. church with heavy damage to the right side of the vehicle. Police spoke with two people on foot reporting that the vehicle ran out of gas and they were out knocking on doors. The operator was not with the group.
  • At 11:52 p.m. a walk-in party reported a hit and run accident on Glen Road. Police checked with the other vehicle but found no damage to done. 

Thursday, April 10

  • At 4:00 p.m. a resident on Commonwealth Ave. reported a Dodge caravan with a trailer drove up her lawn and was last seen turning onto Lowell Street. An officer spoke with the caller and attempted to contact the vehicle operator who left a business card.
  • At 6:50 p.m. a car crashed into a pole on Woburn Street, doing damage to a business’ sign in the area. The driver was cited for marked lanes violation and license not in possession.
  • At 11:35 p.m. police assisted Tewksbury Police with a car off the road on Main Street in Tewksbury.

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