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a stolen car. The Officer called up the Registry ' pf Motor Vehicles and he would not take a paper and pencil and write down Mr. Lumaden's name. Mr. Lumsden realized that it was a hard name to understand and asked the Officer to take a paper and pencil and he would spell it for him. The Officer would not do so and he called up the Registry of Motor Vehicles and said that he was informed that he did not have a license. Mr. Lumsden stated that if the Officer had taken the time he would find out that he did have a license. He said the Officer made him mad when he questioned him about the price he paid for his car. He felt that that was none of the Officer's business, and he had had some hard luck and wag paying Mr. Nelson for the car, but Mr. Nelson registered the car in his own name for this reason. When asked where he was born he informed him that he was born in Skowhegan, Maine, and the Officer made fun of that. He stated that he kept him there all night and then the bail commissioner appeared. He had the Officer telephone to Mr. Nelson to bring him his license to the station and Mr. Nelson did so. Mr. Nelson also brought with him $50, which he thought would be sufri+clent for bail. When he came there they informed him that the bail would be $150. Mr. Nelson) however, went hack to Medford and being fairly well known, secured ' rhe. $150. and came back. Mr. Lumsden felt that at least when the probf of his registration was presented and his bail furnished that he would be allowed to go home. However, the Police Officer would not allow.him to go home, and he was kept there until he had to go to Court in the morning. He had had no words with the Officer until the Officer questioned him about what he paid for the car. He stated that they have not been doing very much business but they were busy at the end of the week, and Saturday morning he had to spend his time at the Concord Court. He stated that the other Officers were very decent and, that one of them even stated that he did not see any reason why he should be held there. Mr. Lsden formerly lived at 15 Summit. Avenue,,ReexUng and his license was m ade out at that address. :- He -std ted that the officer did not wait for him to inform him that his license was made out at that address and would not listen to what he had to say about it. After hearing Mr. Lumsden's story, the Board requested that he put his complaint in writing the the Chairman would then take the matter up with the Police Department. Mr, Gilereast reported that he found that the ' gates at the Westview Cemetery were not open and that the matter was called to his attention when an elderly, lady went there and could not drive into the grave. He called this matter to the attention of the Cemetery Commissioners and they have now made arrangements to have the gates opened from 9 to 4:30 week days and f rom Complaint re police officer, Lima.