POLICE LOG: Gum Stuffed in Door Lock

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.

Featured Call of the Day:

Nov. 12 – At 8:41 p.m., police responded to Wade Avenue for a report of vandalism. According to police, chewing gum had been placed in an apartment lock. Police responded to the same address yesterday when glue and sticks were placed in the lock. Police also responded to the same address for a report of a woman breaking furniture and throwing it off of a second-floor deck. Police attempted to speak to the woman, who has the only lock not damaged in several months, according to the victim. The woman was not home. 

Other Incidents:

Nov. 12 –

At 7:48 a.m., police responded to Packard Street for a fuel spill. According to police, a truck was making a delivery when the raised pavement caused the truck’s undercarriage fuel line to rupture, causing a small spill. Police reported the driver was able to contain the spill. The truck was towed by Murray’s Towing.

At 10:02 a.m., a Woburn woman reported her car damaged while it was in her driveway for the last five days. Police observed a dent in the car hood.

At 11:52 a.m., a Woburn woman reported her car damaged while parked at the Woburn Mall. According to police, there is a small dent and scratches on the car hood.

At 4:49 p.m., a Woburn woman reported she is receiving phone calls for herself and her son, asking for money to pay an account. Police advised the woman to ask for her number to be removed from the call list and for her son to call the company when he is back in town.

At 6:17 p.m., police were called to a two-car accident on Salem Street near Wood Street. According to police, one car rear-ended another due to “inattention.” There were no reported injuries.