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Emergency Incidents
Officers check person under Elm Street bridge
Suspicious Activity
Elm Street Bridge, Elm St, Waltham, MA 02453
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers made contact with a person underneath the bridge on Elm Street in Waltham for a possible suspicious activity. Additional units were requested to assist at the scene.
Vehicle hit-and-run reported at Main and Daniels
Traffic
Main St & Daniels Ct, Waltham, MA 02451
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were redirected to a possible motor vehicle hit and run near Main Street and Daniel's Court, where they were asked to contact the reporting party. Radio traffic also mentioned a separate possible shoplifting report near a bridge on Elm Street.
Possible prank shoplifting call at South Street store
Suspicious Activity
South St, Waltham, MA 02453
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible shoplifting or disturbance call at an apartment near South Street in Waltham. The reporting party was a customer, and a father said his son should not have called and had not seen anything. Yelling was heard, and the caller appeared to be in a checkout area. Officers later reported no known shoplifting and said it might have been a prank.
Hit-and-run reported near Main Street and Grant Street
Traffic
Main St & Grant St, Waltham, MA 02451
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were initially sent to a reported motor vehicle hit-and-run near Grant Street and Main Street. The call was then redirected to a different location near Daniel's Court and Main Street, where a customer reported a dispute involving a father and son, possibly in a checkout area.
Unauthorized backyard fire with fire pit
Fire
Mokema Ave, Waltham, MA 02451
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and police responded to a reported outside fire in a backyard near Mokema Avenue. The incident was updated to a likely address on Mokema Avenue, where crews found unauthorized burning with a fire pit and remained to put it out.
Report of family dispute involving children
Domestic Dispute
Walnut St, Waltham, MA 02453
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer was sent to the front counter regarding an earlier incident involving (name withheld) and her ex-husband; children were involved.
Police search riverwalk area near Crescent Street
Disturbance
Crescent St, Waltham, MA 02453
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers searched the Crescent Street and Riverwalk area for a man associated with a parked vehicle. They checked nearby areas, were unable to locate the person, requested photos at a nearby address, and later reported the situation was verbal only with a report to be taken.
Deer struck on Route 20 rotary near Weston Street
Traffic
Weston St, Waltham, MA
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a deer struck in the roadway on the Route 20 rotary near the turn onto Weston Street, creating a possible road hazard.
College male with head gash after fall at university pool
Medical Emergency
Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a possible medical emergency at a university pool on Beaver Street, where a college-age man reportedly fell and has a gash on the back of his head but is conscious and alert.
Catalytic converter reported stolen from vehicle
Theft Report
Brown St, Waltham, MA 02453
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible theft of a catalytic converter near Brown Street and Dale Road, where a caller wanted to speak with an officer about the stolen vehicle part.
Young child seen running in roadway in Waltham
Missing Person
Lexington St & Trapelo Rd, Waltham, MA 02452
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to reports of a young child running in the roadway near Lexington Street and Trapelo Road in Waltham. The child was last seen near a gas station and later reported running toward Miriam Road. Officers and fire units searched nearby streets and businesses for the child.
Welfare check for man with high blood pressure in Waltham
Medical Emergency
Livingstone Ln, Waltham, MA 02453
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a home near Livingstone Lane in Waltham for a reported welfare check on a man with high blood pressure after his sister in Ontario, Canada, could not reach him or his family.
Fire alarm at hotel on Fourth Avenue
Fire
4th Ave, Waltham, MA 02451
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a possible general fire alarm at an extended-stay hotel near Fourth Avenue in Waltham.
Ongoing trespassing complaint near Crescent Street in Waltham
Break-In
Crescent St, Waltham, MA 02453
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible ongoing trespassing issue in a lobby near Crescent Street in Waltham, where a caller wanted to speak with officers about a male reportedly still present.
Father reports ongoing harassment at restaurant
Assault Report
Lexington St, Waltham, MA 02452
As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller at a business on Lexington Street requested to speak with an officer about a father who reportedly believes someone is harassing him.
Patient transported to Boston Children's hospital
Medical Emergency
Hope Ave, Waltham, MA 02453
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates a medical transport to Boston Children's Hospital, with one patient being taken by a medic unit.
Voluntary psychiatric patient transported from Kendall Park
Medical Emergency
Kendall Park, Waltham, MA 02451
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible voluntary psychiatric medical incident at Kendall Park in Waltham. Police cleared a medic unit to enter, and an ambulance transported the patient.
Harassing phone calls to woman at home sick in bed
Disturbance
Pond St, Waltham, MA 02451
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible harassment complaint near Pond Street in Waltham, where a woman reported that a man was repeatedly calling her while she was home sick and wanted him to stop.
Officer standby for belongings retrieval
Other Incidents
Waverley St, Waltham, MA 02453
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched for a possible civil standby at a residence near Waverley Street in Waltham, where a woman was waiting outside to collect her belongings. The call was initially given for a different address on Bacon Street before being corrected to Waverley Street.
Section 12 call for 34-year-old male at Waverley St
Medical Emergency
Waverley St, Waltham, MA 02453
As discussed during the dispatch call, medic One was requested to stage near Waverley Street for police for a reported Section 12 involving a 34-year-old man, indicating a possible involuntary psychiatric evaluation or commitment.
