A series of scam attempts: Lexington police log
Wicked Local
The following are excerpts from the Lexington police log for Feb. 16 to Feb. 22, 2021. The log is public record and available to all for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.
Tuesday, Feb. 16
11:44 a.m. A resident reported that he was scammed into thinking he had won $2.5 million through Publisher s Clearing House. He gave an unknown person on the phone his bank information. A day later, he found that $60,000 had been withdrawn from his account.
2:05 p.m. A resident reported that he fell victim to a telephone scam. A courier was sent to the residents house, and the resident gave roughly $27,000 to the courier. Police learned that the scam involved telling the resident that a family member was in jail following a traffic accident. The resident was contacted over the phone initially, before the courier was sent. Police have seen similar incidents in recent days and in nearby c
Kewanee police report
Thursday
Leealan C. Cotes, 30, of Kewanee, was arrested at 1 p.m. in the 400 block of East Third Street on an outstanding Henry County warrant for failure to appear in court for criminal trespassing to residence and criminal damage to property. He was unable to post bond and was taken to Henry County Jail.
Attempted scams were reported at 1:30 p.m. in the 400 block of McKinley Avenue.
Theft over $300 was reported at 4:30 p.m. in the 100 block of East Third Street.
Fights were reported at 10 p.m. in the 200 block of North Chestnut Street.
Friday
Vehicle parts theft were reported at 5:30 a.m. in the 600 block of North Main Street.
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Courtesy photoThe Bradshaw family sells their wooden holiday stars in their yard at 5 Payson St. in Newburyport.
Courtesy photoNewburyport High School sophomore Luke O Brien, who created Gear to Share, recently hosted a sporting equipment drive for Newburyport Youth Services to help provide families with gifts this holiday season.
NEWBURYPORT â A local family, who began crafting wooden holiday stars for their own enjoyment in 2017 and started selling them a year later, donated a portion of their proceeds this year to local nonprofits, including Our Neighbors Table and Gear to Share.
Dana Bradshaw said her husband, Josh, and their children, Harper and Caleb, came up with the idea for the project following a ski trip to Vermont a few years ago.