The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Decatur Street Woman Takes Matter Into Own Hands A fed-up Decatur Street woman allegedly bagged her neighbor’s dog’s feces Monday afternoon and put the bag on her neighbor’s front steps. The woman told police that her neighbor never picks up after her pooch and that she was “simply tired of waiting for the situation to change.” The neighbor had allegedly come back to the woman’s door and said, “Don’t leave dog [expletive] on my steps,” before police arrived. The…

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Harassment Reported at Assessors’ Office Police responded to the Assessors’ Office in Town Hall Friday morning to take a report of past harassment. A town employee told police that starting at the end of January, an Arlington man has come in to complain about his recent tax assessment. The man’s assessment had increased because he had completely refurbished his home, according to the employee. The man has been “very angry” about the assessment and swore at the …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Bicycle Breaks in Half in Pleasant Street Crash A bicycle broke in half Thursday evening, April 25, when it was run over by a pickup truck on Pleasant Street. The bicyclist and driver were not injured in the crash, according to police. The driver told police that he was taking a left turn out of Wellington Street at the time of the incident, about 5:42 p.m. He said traffic had stopped heading toward Arlington Center to let him go halfway and then stopped going …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Sunday April 21 8:40 p.m., School Street, Arrest, assault and battery on a police officer 8:04 p.m., Mass. Ave. and Pleasant Street, Customer problem 6:55 p.m., Mass. Ave. and Varnum Street, Possession of a Class E drug 5:32 p.m., Drake Road, Larceny over $250 by false pretenses Saturday, April 20 10:37 p.m., Menotomy Road, Larceny over $250 8:11 p.m., Eliot Road, Arrest, assault and battery on someone 60+ or disabled 3:07 p.m., Newton Road, Breaking and …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Break-In Reported on Dow Avenue Police responded to a Dow Avenue residence at about 5:46 p.m. Monday for a report of a past break-in. Once there, police observed that the home’s back porch door had been pried open and “the entire household appeared to have been rummaged through.” The house had been unoccupied for the previous two weeks, according to police. The homeowners weren’t immediately available to assess any missing items, but police said it appeared that…

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Two Attempted Break-Ins Reported Last Weekend An Adams Street residence and a business on Broadway showed signs of attempted break-ins last weekend, according to police. Police responded to the Adams Street home at about 8:20 a.m. Friday. There, the homeowner told police that someone had tried to break in sometime Thursday. He said he found a wooden chisel in front of his porch door, which was left open. At about 9:12 a.m. on Sunday, police responded to Broadway…

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Notable Incidents from Wednesday to Thursday, April 3-4 Thursday, April 4 11:12 p.m., Pleasant Street, Larceny of a motor vehicle 10:33 p.m., Decatur Street, Motor vehicle crash without injury 10:06 a.m., Knowles Farm Road, Improper use of credit card under $250 7:51 a.m., Veterans’ Memorial Rink, Summer Street, Malicious destruction of property over $250 Wednesday, April 3 8:12 p.m., Sheraton Park, Larceny under $250 8 p.m., Gardner Street, Suspicious condition…

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Two More Reported Break-Ins But Police Also Make an Arrest Police responded to two Arlington residences Monday for reports of break-ins. Also Monday, after Arlington police organized a meeting with 30 local detectives and crime analysts to try and solve the recent spike in home break-ins, Belmont police arrested Azad Terzian, of Watertown, in connection with a Lexington break-in earlier in the day. Arlington Police Chief Frederick Ryan said Tuesday that police …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Bow Street Home Reportedly Entered While Resident Asleep A Bow Street man called police at about 8:19 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, after he woke up and found that his laptop was missing from his kitchen table. The man said someone had broken one of his basement windows overnight and then apparently reached in to unlock a sliding glass door. A second bedroom in the home had been disturbed, but nothing appeared to be missing from the room, according to police. …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Editor’s note: The three reported break-ins below occurred prior to Arlington police’s Tuesday announcement warning residents of a recent spike in home break-ins. Police: Elderly Woman Home During Attempted Break-In An elderly woman on Lafayette Street was talking on the phone with her daughter at about 11:40 a.m. Monday when she heard a noise in her kitchen, according to police. While still on the phone, the woman went to investigate and found a 6-foot-tall man…

Local Business Vandalized Alton Street Dance was tagged sometime overnight Friday, according to police. Police responded to the studio at about 8 a.m. Saturday after receiving a call from an employee. The studio was spray painted with purple paint, police said.   Gas Spill A disabled motor vehicle on Sunset Road was leaking gas at about 7:42 p.m. Saturday, according to police. Arlington firefighters were able to control the spill without incident, police said. Notable Incidents from Friday to Sunday, March 22-24 Sunday, March 24 6:19 p.m., Crosby Street, Neighbor problem 11:39 a.m., School …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Woman Injured in Crash After Allegedly Running Stop Sign A woman was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Thursday evening after a crash at the intersection of Hamlet and Palmer streets. The woman was also cited for a stop sign violation, police said. Police responded to the intersection shortly after 5 p.m. for a report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries. They first spoke to a man who said he was driving toward Medford Street on Hamlet when the…

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Home Break-In Reported on Forest Street Police responded to a Forest Street residence at about 6:40 p.m. Friday for a report of a recent break-in. Once there, police heard from the homeowner, who said that when he arrived home about 10 minutes prior, he noticed that someone had broken into his home by removing an air-conditioning unit from his window. The homeowner told police that he had been gone since about 7:20 a.m. that morning. Several pieces of jewelry …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Home Break-In Reported on Mystic Street Police responded to a Mystic Street residence at about 6:20 p.m. Monday, March 11, for a report of a recent break-in. At the residence, the homeowners told police that they had just returned home from out of state to find that one of their doors had been pried open. Police then searched the residence and discovered that someone had gone through the home’s bedrooms. After assessing the situation, the homeowners said that …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Heath Road Resident Suffers Burns in Fire A Heath Road resident suffered burns on their right arm in a stove-top grease fire at about 4:51 p.m. Thursday, according to police. The resident was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, police said. The home was filled with smoke when police and emergency personnel arrived, but the resident had already extinguished the flames.   12-Year-Old Allegedly Has iPhone Stolen During Sunday Church Service A …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Home Break-In Reported on Freeman Street Police responded to a Freeman Street residence at about 4:47 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a break-in. The homeowner told police that sometime after noon someone had broken into her residence by damaging the front door. Several drawers and rooms appeared to have been gone through, she said, and a number of rings, a checkbook and some cash were missing. $2,000 Laptop Reported Stolen in Field Road Break-In Police responded…

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Woman in Ugg Boots Allegedly Shoplifts Highchair from Isis Parenting Police responded to Isis Parenting in Arlington Center at about 2:17 p.m. Friday to take a report of a past larceny. Police were shown surveillance footage of a 30-something woman shoplifting a $225 Stokke highchair, and possibly other goods, back on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at about 10:11 a.m. The woman was described as being in her mid 30s with reddish-brown shoulder-length hair. She was wearing a …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Suspicious Man Asks for Balloons in Papa Gino’s An Arlington police officer on traffic duty was flagged down behind Papa Gino’s at about 9 p.m. Wednesday by the restaurant’s delivery driver. The driver told the officer that 15-20 minutes prior a man had been looking into vehicles parked behind the pizza place. The driver said he didn’t see the man enter any cars. The man was carrying several envelopes and an orange folder, he said. The driver said the man then …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Package Thieves Reported in Arlington Heights A man and a woman in a green pickup truck allegedly stole two packages from outside a George Street residence Monday afternoon and then one more outside of a home on Menotomy Road. The suspects had “many packages” in the back of their truck, according to witnesses. Police first responded to the George Street residence at about 4:44 p.m. There, a man told police that the female suspect got out of the truck  and took …

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Nude Man Apprehended at East Arlington Bus Stop A nude man at an MBTA bus stop in East Arlington was taken into custody by police early Sunday morning. Arlington police responded to the bus stop in front of Homewood Suites on Mass. Ave. at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday for a report of a nude white male. Upon arrival, officers found the man, who was completely naked, sitting on a concrete slab. The man told police that he had been walking around for a few hours in the …