Crime & Safety
POLICE LOG: Car Plummets Down Snowy Embankment
An excerpt from the WPD police log. The following arrest information was supplied by the Woburn Police Department. The 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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Nov. 7 –
At 10:31 a.m., police responded to North Maple Street for a report of a stolen snow plow. According to police, the snow plow was stolen sometime overnight from a rear parking lot. Police looked at video surveillance of a full-size extended cab pick-up truck in the parking lot, but were unable to see the license plate. The plow was worth approximately $2,500.
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At 8 p.m., police were dispatched to Merrimac Street for a report of a single-car crash. According to police, a car skidded on the snow-covered road, went off the roadway, and sideswiped a tree before sliding down an embankment. The driver was able to get out of the car through the passenger-side door and called police. There were no injuries. The car was towed from the scene.
At 8:11 p.m., police responded to a two-car accident on Washington Street near Utica Street. According to police, one car lost control due to weather conditions and traveled into the opposite lane, crashing into a car. There were no reported injuries. Snow-covered roads and high winds seemed to be a contributing factor, said police.
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