The Concord Police Department was kind enough to share its collection of old logbooks from the early 20th century with us. We think it’s a fascinating look into the daily operations of the CPD way back when.
Jan. 5, 1940: Called to Thirty Pines to take out a drunk. When I got there, he was gone. Was over to Piekerman’s home, #3 Borough Road. He is Piekerman’s step-father. He had taken some cakes off the counter and beat it.
Feb. 25, 1940: Mrs. Piper reports losing a pocket book from her house on Elm St. 5 dollar bill and some change in it. Supect Robert Caroveau, Elm St., lives in the old log cabin.
Feb. 29, 1940: The suitcase belongs to a woman that kept house for W. Kingston at 7 Washington St. She is crazy.
May 3, 1940: Mrs Edward French of 23 Maple St. complains of her daughter, married, 17 yrs., going around with Cyrus Morris, 21 yrs., of Pine St. She wants these meetings stopped. Notified Headquarters to watch the girl’s residence in Concord.
June 8, 1940: Had a call that they thought Henry Maynard was dead. Went down and after getting into the house, I woke him up. He was O.K.
Jan. 6, 1940: Mrs. Magee of Merr. St. reports a dog small and brown lost.
Aug. 7, 1940: Picked up John Edwards, age 22 yrs., of Worcester, Mass. Called Headquarters to check on him as he was acting queer. After checking, Edwards turned out to be Everett Mays, 22 yrs., of the Wrentham State School for the Feeble Minded.
May 15, 1941: Mrs. Colby, River Rd. complains of the Hicks and Murry girls playing with fire along the roadway near her house.
Nov. 10, 1940: Had a call form the Boscawen Police and Fire Dept. They wanted a stretcher to use on Mrs. Frank Reel. She fell out of bed, she weighs 450 lbs.
