METHUEN — Two cars, multiple keys and a television were stolen from a Prospect Street dealership overnight Monday, though one car was recovered Tuesday in Lawrence.
Police Capt. Tom Fram said the owner of Prospect Street Auto called police Tuesday morning to report a broken window in his store and a number of missing keys. The owner determined that two cars, a black 2006 Infinity G35X, valued at approximately $10,000, and a silver 2007 Honda Civic, valued at about $11,000, were missing from the lot.
Fram said detectives found two other stolen vehicles, both Honda Civics, parked nearby that they suspect the thieves drove to the dealership. Detectives interviewed surrounding businesses for video and witnesses, and so far have only found one person who heard a noise, but did not look to see what it was.
Methuen police were called to Bunker Hill Street in Lawrence later Tuesday for a recovered stolen car and found the 2007 Civic taken from the lot, along with valid plates from another vehicle that was parked on Prospect Street in Methuen.
The lot owner is changing the locks and radio chip ignitions in the vehicles still in the lot that are missing keys, Fram said.
Anyone with information on the stolen black 2006 Infinity G35X should call detectives at Methuen Police Department at 978-983-8676.
The following items were recorded in area police logs for Tuesday, Jan. 8, unless noted:
ANDOVER
Motor vehicle theft: Topping Road, 6:20 a.m.
Building break: Old River Road, 7:27 a.m.
Accident: Tow required, no injuries, Lowell Street, 7:35 a.m.
Theft: Bullfinch Drive, 8:13 a.m.
Theft: Old River Road, 9:10 a.m.
Theft: Topping Road
METHUEN
Larceny: iPad reported stolen, Central School, 10 Ditson Place, 10:46 a.m.
Stolen vehicle recovered: 70 Cambridge St., 2:41 p.m.
Breaking and entering a vehicle: Items taken, 133 Pelham St., 2:57 p.m.
Crash: Three vehicles with injury, 84 Hampstead St., 6:32 p.m.
Crash: Two vehicles with injury, 424 Broadway, 8:37 p.m.
NORTH ANDOVER
Monday, Jan. 7
Arrests: Joseph Reardon, 30, of 58 Francis Wyman Road, Burlington; and Monique Wiitala, 32, of 1069 Main St., Dunstable, shoplifting, Market Basket, 350 Winthrop Ave., 10:43 a.m.
13 parking tickets issued: High Street, 3:15 p.m.
Larceny: Market Basket, 350 Winthrop Ave., 4:32 p.m.
Accident with injury: Near 642 Turnpike St., 5:15 p.m.
Citation issued for parking in a fire lane: Harvest Drive and Sandlewood Lane, 8:55 p.m.
Citation issued for inspection violation: Hillside Road and Turnpike Street, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 8
Accident with injury: Interstate 495 and Massachusetts Avenue, 8:02 a.m.
Citation issued for speeding: Bradford and Osgood streets, 8:54 a.m.
Citation issued for speeding: near 1250 Osgood St., 9:34 a.m.
Car towed for unpaid parking tickets: High Street and Walnut Avenue, 11:19 a.m.
Car towed for unpaid parking tickets: 57 High St., 11:58 a.m.
Two truck windows broken: Lost Pond Lane and Wintergreen Drive, 1:22 p.m.
Citation issued for failure to wear seat belt, inspection violation: Turnpike Street, 3:06 p.m.
Citation issued for registration violation: Turnpike Street, 3:45 p.m.
Identity theft: 595 Salem St., 4:32 p.m.
Citation issued for failure to wear seat belt: Massachusetts Avenue and Osgood Street, 5:37 p.m.
Citation issued for red light violation: Massachusetts Avenue and Osgood Street, 6:11 p.m.
Accident with injury: Chickering Road and Massachusetts Avenue, 7:05 p.m.
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