Crime & Safety
Bedford Police Log: Pair Arrested on Drug Charges, Suspicious Man in Woods
The following information was provided by the Bedford Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Aug. 5:
A suspicious man was reported in the woods near Reeves Road. Police went out and talk to the man, who was from Texas and was Geo-caching –hunting for a hidden item using GPS devices.
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Aug. 6:
Police went to check out a disabled vehicle on Old Billerica Road and discovered the two occupants and drugs on them. Nicholas Williamson, 19, of Bedford, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs, and both Wiliamson and Jacob Berg, 18, of Bedford, were arrested on a charge of possession of a Class D drug (marijuana) with intent to distribute, according to Bedford Police Lt. Scott Jones.
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Police received multiple calls about noise that sounded like gunshots coming from the Shawsheen Cemetery. Officers went to the area and found that a group of youths that said they had been setting off fire works.
Aug. 7:
A man was found sleeping in his car on the side of Plank Street. An officer told the man to move the car off the road into a parking lot.
A bicycle was stolen from Sweetwater Avenue.
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