POLICE LOG: Home Ransacked, Drum Set Stolen

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:

Sept. 16 – At 8:26 p.m., a Breed Avenue resident reported his apartment broken into and ransacked. According to police, cushions were flipped over, the bed was upside down, food was taken out of the freezer and left out, and several items were stolen. Police reported that a TV, set of golf clubs, a Warwick bass guitar, a Fender bass guitar, a drum set, two amplifiers and cash were stolen from the residence. Detectives are investigating. 

Other Incidents:

Sept. 15 –

At 9:21 p.m., Rafael Paulino, 43, of 1590 Metropolitan Ave. Apt. 6F in Bronx, NY, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol. According to police, Paulino was taken into custody after he drove into another vehicle while entering the Hess Gas station at Washington Street and Montvale Avenue.  

Sept. 17 –

At 9:39 a.m., a woman reported her iPhone stolen from her vehicle. According to police, the woman left the phone in her car while she shopped at Staples and Target. Police believe the phone was used to purchase items on eBay using the woman’s work PayPal account through the phone.

At 9:53 a.m., a Woburn woman reported she was approached by a man representing a tree company on Sept. 13. The man told her he would do work in her yard for the company and requested a deposit of $400. When the company did not come to her home to complete the work, and she could not contact the company, the woman called police. An officer is investigating whether the man legitimately works for the company.

At 1:13 p.m., Ling Tat Juergens, 50, of 2 Dublin Ave. in Wilmington, was arrested and charged with shoplifting over $100 by concealing merchandise. According to police, an officer was dispatched to Stop & Shop for a report of larceny. An employee told police that Juergens had filled her carriage with food, but did not scan the items, and left the store. The employee challenged her for a receipt and brought her back into the store, said police. Juergens was taken into custody.

At 8:14 p.m., police were called to Wildwood Avenue for a report of a one-motorcycle crash. According to police, a motorcycle hit a raised manhole cover, causing damage to the bike’s oil tank. The man was able to push the motorcycle into a nearby parking lot.