By Jim Patten, The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.
Aug. 1–LAWRENCE — A woman went inside a Common Street bakery and left her purse in her sport utility vehicle. She returned to find it had been stolen.
The 38-year-old woman, a Lowell resident, told Officer Don Beveridge she went into the bakery about 8 a.m., after parking her Ford Explorer in front of the business.
She told Beveridge her brown purse contained her Massachusetts driver’s license, a Sovereign Bank card and checkbook, a Discover card, and credit cards from Macy’s, Sears and Best Buy.
The purse also contained a check for $900, police said.
The theft was reported at 8:16 a.m. yesterday.
Home electronics taken in break
LAWRENCE — Thieves broke into a Sargent Street apartment and carried off several home electronic items, perfume and sneakers, police said.
The tenant told Officer Jaime Adames she had left the apartment about 3 p.m. Wednesday and discovered the break when she returned at 5:50 p.m.
Taken were a flat-screen television, an iPod personal stereo, cell phone, laptop computer, assorted perfumes and a pair of sneakers.
The case was forwarded to the detective division for investigation.
The break was reported at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
The following were taken from area police logs for Wednesday:
Methuen
Noise complaint: Annette Street, fireworks in the area, 2:29 a.m.
Theft: 5 Jefferson Road, property taken, 6:17 a.m.
Theft: 15 Howe Terrace, car taken, 8:59 a.m.
Break: 248A Hampstead St., shed broken into, 2:03 p.m.
Theft: 3 Blake St., bicycle taken, 3:58 p.m.
Theft: 983 Riverside Drive, car taken, 4:15 p.m.
North Andover
Noise complaint: 435 Andover St., loud music, 2:21 a.m.
Car crash: Turnpike and Willow streets, two cars, under investigation, 5:58 a.m.
Vandalism: 522 Pleasant St., property damaged, 9:30 a.m.
Andover
Theft: Windsor Street, car taken, 12:12 p.m.
Suspicious activity: Shawsheen Road, report of people looking at the girls soccer team, officer reports it is a father teaching his daughter how to drive, 1:34 p.m.
Car crash: Main Street, two cars, no injuries, 2:05 p.m.
Car crash: Argilla Road, two cars, no injuries, 3:34 p.m.
Arrest: A 15-year-old Andover boy, assault and battery on a household member, Memorial Circle, 4:30 p.m.
Lawrence
Break: 54 Newbury St., car broken into, 12:56 a.m.
Break: 135 Bowdoin St., car broken into, 2:55 a.m.
Theft: 138 Newton St., car stolen, 5:43 a.m.
Vandalism: 99 Myrtle St., property damaged, 9:15 a.m.
Vandalism: 34 Bromfield St., property damaged, 9:24 a.m.
Vandalism: 188 Water St., property damaged, 9:57 a.m.
Car crash: Embankment Road and Water Street, no injuries, 10:07 a.m.
Arrest: Stephen Estes, 36, 19 Winter St., trespassing, Lowell Street, 11:30 a.m.
Vandalism: 9 Custer St., property damaged, 12:33 p.m.
Theft: 40 Lawrence St., property taken, 12:46 p.m.
Arrest: Luis Dejesus, 28, 155 West St., driving after revocation of his license, noise disturbance from a motor vehicle, 75 Newbury St., 3:10 p.m.
Theft: 165 Crawford St., property taken, 4:12 p.m.
Arrest: Emely Morales, 23, 7 Monmouth St., larceny over $250, 97 Park St., 6:04 p.m.
Vandalism: 9 Woodland Court, property damaged, 9:01 p.m.
Break: 21 Coolidge St., building broken into, 10:23 p.m.
Car crash: Summer and Union streets, under investigation, 10:35 p.m.
Arrest: Eliezer Cruz, 19, 11 Summer St., assault and battery on a household member, assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, 11 Summer St., 10:10 p.m.
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