Crime & Safety
Gas Can with Gasoline, Kerosine and Possible Wick Found Behind Starbucks
An excerpt from the WPD police log. The following arrest information was supplied by the Woburn Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
The following is an excerpt from the Woburn Police Department log. Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log.
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At 4:20 a.m. police responded to the Starbucks at 99 Commerce Way on a report of a suspicious item.
Police were shown a yellow 5-gallon gas tank filled approximately ¾ of the way with liquid. There was also a piece of red rope hanging out from the area of the tank where one would pour out the gas.
Police dispatched backup due to the nature of the item. A member of the State Police Bomb Squad also responded.
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Police tested the liquid and confirmed it was a mixture of gasoline and kerosene.
A Starbucks employee said the container was not at the dumpster around noon the previous day when he was last out there.
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Woburn DPW removed the gas can for disposal.
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