The following incidents were selected from the Lexington Police Department log during the week leading up to September 29, 2024. The Lexington Observer does not independently verify this information.
Community Engagement
Monday, September 23 at 9:00 a.m., two detectives attended a training on hoarding presented by the Clear Path program at Lexington Community Center.
Wednesday, September 25 at noon, Chief McLean and two detectives hosted the Domestic Violence Services Network quarterly meeting in the station’s Community Room.
Thursday, September 26 at 6:30 p.m., two detectives, with the assistance of K9 Watson, gave a group of approximately 40 Cub Scouts a tour of the police station.
Thursday, September 26 at 8:00 p.m., Chief McLean attended the monthly meeting of the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington via Zoom.
Directed Park, Lock, and Walk – Schools
Officers made 6 visits to elementary schools and 1 to the high school. *During a visit to Fiske Elementary School on Wednesday, September 25, an officer monitored the parking lot and surrounding grounds. He interacted with several children playing near the baseball field and was available to staff to discuss any current concerns.
Suspicious Activity
Monday, September 23 at 1:04 a.m., a Hobbs Brook Lane resident reported his outside camera showed a person outside his home. The responding officer spoke with him, and the camera footage showed a person walking by his front door at approximately 12:44 a.m. and again at 1:02 a.m. Responding officers checked the area. There was no person outside in the area. An officer spoke with the reporting party the next day. The resident had talked with his neighbor and discovered it had been his daughter attempting to get back into the house.
Tuesday, September 24 at 8:45 a.m., a resident reported a “suspicious looking male” wearing all black clothing including a black mask and backpack. The responding officer checked the area but did not locate any “suspicious” individuals.
Friday, September 27 at 3:25 p.m., a caller reported a security guard on scene at BAE Systems was observing a silver pickup truck parked in a chained-off private area. The guard could not describe any occupant. The responding officer checked ownership and the vehicle ID was in-house, but dispatch couldn’t contact him. A few minutes later, units connected with the individual and asked him to leave.
Noise Complaints and Town Bylaw Infractions
Wednesday, September 25 at 10:15 p.m., a Main Campus Drive resident reported that nearby residents had been making “an unbearable amount of noise.” This resident stated he contacted management, but they had not helped with the recurring noise problem. The responding officer spoke with the other residents about the night’s noise complaint. They agreed to keep the noise down.
Saturday, September 28 at 4:50 p.m., a Cliff Ave. resident reported his neighbors had been playing loud music on their porch for hours. This homeowner was reminded about the Porchfest in town until 5:00 p.m. The responding officer reported the music was not too loud, and the group had begun packing up before he arrived.
Sunday, September 29 at 10:00 a.m., a Grant St. resident reported a contractor violating town bylaws. The responding officer spoke with the homeowner and contractor from Big Dog Painting. They were reminded of the town bylaw concerning work done on Sundays.
Sunday, September 29 at 11:20 a.m., a neighbor reported a pool on School St. draining into the municipal storm drain sewer system that is against regulations. The homeowner and the North Shore Pool Boys were advised to find an appropriate, legal method for drainage.
Animal Control
*Reminder: Leashed dogs usually do not bite people, chase, and frighten young children, or attack other animals.
Saturday, September 28 at 11:15 a.m., an Arlington resident walked into the station with his child to report that while riding their bikes on the baseball field at Sutherland Park, a black and white Australian Shepherd, identified as Brookie, ran across the field charging at the child. At that same time, a Golden Retriever, identified as Sunshine, ran across the other end of the field and stood before the child to block the other dog’s attack. Brookie attacked Sunshine and bit her neck until Sunshine’s owner intervened. This was not the first time this Australian shepherd was aggressive and tried to bite this child. *Please note: The Town by-laws require that dogs be under restraint or voice control at all times.
Saturday, September 28 at 2:20 p.m., a caller behind CVS reported a gray Toyota with two dogs inside. He stated the dogs had been inside for over an hour.
Larceny
Tuesday, September 24 at 6:45 p.m., a Skyview Rd. resident reported a stolen package from the front door at 2:15 p.m. It contained an iPhone 16 pro delivered by FedEx at 1:44 p.m. He provided a video of the theft and a license plate for a vehicle the suspect used to leave the area.
Friday, September 27 at 10:45 a.m., a Drummer Boy Way resident reported an 18-karat gold Cartier watch valued at ($6, 000) and an Apple MacBook Air ($1500) missing from her home.
Fraud
Monday, September 23 at 6:50 p.m., a Ewell Ave. resident reported being scammed via the Nextdoor app. She stated she was selling an item for $50, and a potential buyer contacted her. While attempting to pay for the item, the buyer “sent $400.” Then she needed to be refunded. The $400.00 never went to her Venmo account, and she went through various applications and sent out approximately $4,000.
Tuesday, September 24 at 12:25 p.m., a Lincoln St. resident reported 8 envelopes from Chase credit card. She opened them and found 15 credit cards with a former card number. Someone had used her identity to open credit cards in that account. Each card had a different name. She contacted Chase, and there was no monetary loss.
Friday, September 27 at 3:40 a.m., a Battle Green Rd. resident reported being scammed out of approximately 2.5 million U.S. dollars over eight months by a fake brokerage firm in Hong Kong. He had made 22 wire transfers to different accounts.
Saturday, September 28 at 1:00 p.m., a Bedford St. resident reported a strange e-mail he had received. The responding officer asked to see the e-mail. She informed him it was a common scam requesting money. This resident wanted to document the situation with the police. The officer reminded him not to send money to anyone he did not know.
*The Lexington Police Department updates its call log on Monday mornings. Lexington Observer coverage is a sampling of incidents and is not an exhaustive list. Logs are available for public viewing.