Montague Police Logs: Jan. 8 to Jan. 21, 2024

Published: 01-27-2024 10:49 AM
Modified: 01-30-2024 4:55 PM |
8:36 a.m. — Caller reports a ladder and roof rake in the middle of the road on Federal Street. Officer located the items and moved them to the side of the road.
7:47 p.m. — Caller from Federal Street reports a resident is not clearing their sidewalks after snowstorms. He stated his child has a hard time walking by and says the owner of the house does this every year. Officer advised.
10:51 p.m. — Caller from Bridge Street states he was outside his residence and a black vehicle drove past his house multiple times. Caller initially thought it was a DoorDash driver. Caller states the vehicle pulled up next to him outside and the driver began to berate him, saying he was going to shoot him. Caller says he does not know who the driver is but believes he may be highly intoxicated as he crashed in front of his house. Vehicle reportedly left heading toward Carroll’s Market. Officer to check the area.
8:19 a.m. — Caller from 11th Street reports one of his 52-foot-long trailers was taken from that location early in the morning by a tow truck. He stated there is a GPS tracker on it and he is waiting for a call from the company; they will give him the address where the vehicle is located. Trailer was not stolen; it was picked up by his company to be brought in for repairs.
9:22 a.m. — Department of Public Works advises there are multiple vehicles on Sixth Street Extension, Ninth Street and Bulkley Street that are hindering plowing and snow removal. Multiple tows requested.
10:45 p.m. — Walk-in requests to speak with an officer about a scam on a dating site.
5:08 a.m. — Caller states the Nouria gas station on Third Street was robbed again. He states parties came into the store wearing masks and they showed a weapon. Officer responds to speak with store manager.
11:09 a.m. — Walk-in requests that an officer meet her at her house in East Chestnut Hill Road because her grandson called her to told her he smashed the television. Situation was mediated, officers advised them of the options.
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11:56 p.m. — Caller from 11th Street reports some sort of verbal altercation occurring. Involved female states there was a verbal argument over car keys. Parties will take it inside and keep it quiet.
9:35 a.m. — Reporting party states three small trees were vandalized in Peskeomskut Park within the last 12 hours. Caller serves on the town’s tree committee and tried to fix them, but they are heavily damaged and cost hundreds of dollars. Officer verified the trees were damaged. One was ripped out of the ground.
10:44 a.m. — Caller states two motorized bikes have been driving erratically up and down the downtown streets all morning and were not wearing helmets. Area checked, nothing found.
10:51 a.m. — A Bridge Street resident reports his downstairs neighbor is pounding on the walls and yelling threats through the floors at him. All quiet when officers arrived. No answer at the door.
4:45 a.m. — Caller from the Nouria gas station on Third Street states he was robbed. He said a male party wearing black approached him with a large kitchen knife and screwdriver and demanded money. Caller said the man wanted the safe open along with the cash register. He told the man he could not open the safe, however the money from the register was taken. Individual exited the store and appeared to walk to the left after leaving. Officers were advised of the male’s description.
9:04 a.m. — Walk-in reports someone tried to get into their house on L Street on Sunday afternoon. The lock on one of the doors was damaged.
9:28 a.m. — Caller on Third Street reports her brother’s car was vandalized overnight.
1:43 p.m. — Caller reports his car was sideswiped in the Food City parking lot while he was in the vehicle.
9:46 a.m. — Caller from Fourth Street reports her black Nissan Sentra is not where she parked it the night before. She believes she may have left the keys in it.
1:16 p.m. — Walk-in reports finding something suspicious off Wendell Road in the area of East Chestnut Hill Road in a wooded area that an officer should see. Officer located the object. It was an old tarp frozen in snow and ice.
1:12 p.m. — Walk-in from Bridge Street requests to speak with an officer regarding threats/harassment. Individual believes a bag of urine was thrown at his car and the car was keyed.
10:00 a.m. — Officer requested at 253 Farmacy on Millers Falls Road for a customer who tried using counterfeit money yesterday evening. Money was not counterfeit, pen was faulty.
3:48 p.m. — Animal complaint on Fourth Street. Callers states there is a white dog tied up outside that is barking and jumping around. Dog appears to be red around the neck; caller is concerned it might be blood. Officer advised the dog does not appear to be in distress. Dog is wearing a red and orange collar. No answer at the door.
8:08 a.m. — Caller on Bridge Street states the downstairs neighbor is pounding on the walls again and squirted mustard at the residence. A second tenant also called with the noise complaint. Officer observed mustard had been squirted throughout the stairwell. Subject of noise complaint appears to have left; officers to be on the lookout in the area.
10:43 a.m. — Caller states a vehicle rear-ended them on the Gill side of the Turners Falls-Gill Bridge, then drove around them and sped across the bridge. Officer went to the address of the vehicle that sped off and found the vehicle. He reported the vehicle had no damage that he could see.
8:04 p.m. — Caller reports a male party who lives at Power Town Apartments on Avenue A is harassing him and threatening him. Caller does not know his name or what apartment he lives in. Male party is now gone, but the caller would like it on record.
11:37 a.m. — Caller reports that as she was driving over the bridge into Turners Falls she saw three kids dressed in black throw orange safety cones off the bridge into the river. Unable to locate.