By Jim Patten
Staff Writer
July 16, 2008 02:07 am METHUEN — A contractor working at the Our Place restaurant on Lowell Boulevard discovered a job site trailer had been broken into and $1,465 worth of tools stolen, police said. Wesley Hunt, owner of Imperial Flooring of Nashua, N.H., told police the trailer was parked in the entrance to the building, which is being remodeled and that he locked it with the tools inside at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Hunt told Officer Mark Aiello that he arrived for work about 7:30 a.m. Monday and, as he walked up to the trailer, noticed the lock had been cut. When he and the restaurant owner checked the inside of the trailer, he noticed numerous tools were missing. Among the items taken were a DeWalt cordless drill ($150), a Porter-Cable staple gun ($140), a Porter-Cable brad nailer ($140), a Porter-Cable finish nailer ($150), a Porter-Cable framing gun ($270), a Rigid circular saw ($220), a DeWalt battery-powered circular saw ($220) and two Rigid power sanders ($175). Detectives are investigating.
The following were taken from area police logs for Monday: Methuen Vandalism: Tyler Street, property damaged, 9:25 a.m. Vandalism: 11 John St., window broken, 3:23 p.m. Theft: 32 Francella Road, property taken, 4:35 p.m. Theft: 20 Washington St., jewelry taken, 5:48 p.m. Vandalism: 142 Pleasant Valley St., property damaged, 6:59 p.m. Arrest: Francis Lannon, 45, 48 Union St., malicious damage to property over $250, disturbing the peace, 58 Railroad St., 9:45 p.m.
North Andover Theft: 1635 Osgood St., license plate taken, 2:46 p.m.
Andover Truck break: Bullfinch Drive, tools taken, 6:16 p.m. Car break: Ashford Lane, 1:16 p.m.
Lawrence Car break: 160 Winthrop Ave., 1:12 a.m. Stolen car: Bruce and Park streets, 1:50 a.m. Vandalism: 10 Phillips St., property damaged, 7:09 a.m. Stolen car: 46 Whitman St., 9:35 a.m. Break: 57 Buswell St., building broken into, 10:28 a.m. Arrest: Tanya Estevez, 26, 73 Newton St., possession of cocaine, driving after suspension, larceny of a vehicle, 115 Salem St., 12 p.m. Vandalism: 75 Manchester St., property damaged, 12:14 p.m. Arrest: Rebecca Huckins, 26, Fremont, N.H., possession of cocaine, 30 Morton St., 12:20 p.m. Break: 105 Prospect St., apartment broken into, 1:16 p.m. Theft: 248 High St., property taken, 4:31 p.m. Vandalism: 43 Amherst St., property damaged, 5:46 p.m. Arrest: Raymond Dupuis, 37, Dracut, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, Bedford and Oxford streets, 6 p.m. Vandalism: 1 Community Ave., property damaged, 7:09 p.m. Vandalism: 451 Howard St., property damaged, 7:49 p.m. Car break: 60 Island St., 8:55 p.m.
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