Acton Police log highlights: April 9-15, 2025

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Wednesday, April 9 

3:54 p.m. A White Pond caller said her dog, a a female yellow Lab with a pink collar, ran away while they were walking in the woods. The animal control officer was advised.

4:59 p.m. A Hayward Mill Road caller reported a pest control company was soliciting in the area. The caller said this company has been aggressive with neighbors in the past. Police responded but found nothing. 

6:06 p.m. A Bedford Street caller said an injured raccoon had been in his yard for the previous two days. The ACO was notified. 

6:33 p.m. A Deer Grass Lane caller reported a man soliciting door to door. 

6:48 p.m. A Plainfield Road resident said a cellphone was stolen from his front porch sometime after delivery. Police followed up. 

7 p.m. A Wedgewood Common caller said several packages had been stolen in the complex in the last couple of weeks, the most recent one 20 minutes before. Police were investigating. 

7:18 p.m. A Hayward Mill Road resident reported a solicitor and thought it was the same person from earlier that day. Police responded, located the person, and advised him of the solicitation bylaw. 

Thursday, April 10

6:45 a.m. A Nashoba Road resident said her dog got out of her house and chased coyotes. Police notified the ACO.

7:01 a.m. Police responded to two abandoned 911 calls on Hillside Avenue, both from the same number. Police said it was a person programming a new phone.

Friday, April 11

7:48 a.m. The town transportation department reported a school bus stuck at Lang and Bow Streets due to a landscape trailer parked on the corner. The vehicle had been moved when police arrived. 

12:56 p.m. A walk-in complainant reported a hit-and-run the prior night in the lot on Thoreau Street. Police followed up. 

1:49 p.m. A person came to the station to report her son had lost his French passport. Police followed up. 

Saturday, April 12

1:45 a.m. Police checked on two cars parked near Thoreau Street. The drivers were advised to move along.

9 a.m. A Musterfield Road caller reported hearing loud bangs near her home for the previous 10 minutes. The Acton Independent Battery was firing the cannon near the Old Manse. 

Sunday, April 13

1:14 a.m. An unoccupied car was in the parking lot of the rotary Gulf. Police said the car had damage and there was a note on it with a phone number. Police also noted the “Route 2 outbound” rotary sign was damaged. Massachusetts State Police followed up. 

7:20 a.m. A Lexington Road caller said there was no water and that a wedding was taking place at the home that day. Police advised the water department, which contacted the owners and responded. 

Monday, April 14

12:08 a.m. A Commonwealth Avenue caller reported a motorcycle had just sped through West Acton, possibly heading down Laws Brook Road. Police responded but found nothing. 

10:58 a.m. A Maple Wood Circle caller said she’d been receiving Amazon packages she hadn’t ordered. Police responded, and the caller said she’d contact Amazon.

5:35 p.m. A 911 caller said that while walking on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, she went off the path and couldn’t find her way back to Sudbury. Police drove her home. 

7 p.m. A Lexington Road caller asked to speak to the ACO about a sick raccoon. The ACO will follow up. 

8:26 p.m. A passerby handed an officer a debit card found on Baker Avenue. 

Tuesday, April 15

10:40 a.m. A Baker Avenue caller said she was parked when another car struck a sign and the sign fell onto her vehicle. The drivers exchanged information. 

11:35 p.m. A person came into the station to turn in a wallet found at Verrill Farm. 

3:55 p.m. A motorist reported a pothole near Caterina Heights. Acton Public Works was advised, and police put out cones for safety. 

5:17 p.m. A person came into the station with a wallet found on Main Street. 

6:05 p.m. A person came into the station to report a tree down across the Great Meadows bike trail entrance. CPW was notified. 

10:19 p.m. A Hill Street resident reported a loud banging noise, possibly coming from Laws Brook Road and School Street in Acton. Police checked the area and heard the noise, but couldn’t determine its source. Acton police contacted Acton and said the noise was coming from an Acton business, and they were following up.