Acton Police log highlights: December 31, 2025- January 6, 2026

Wednesday, December 31

3:02 p.m. A 911 caller reported that two vehicles had apparently crashed in the Barretts Mill Road area near the Route 2 rotary. Police could not locate the reported vehicles. 

7:48 p.m. A caller reported that a vehicle had run over a handicapped parking sign on Sudbury Road and left the area. Police looked for a vehicle with heavy front-end damage but saw nothing unusual. 

Thursday, January 1

12:43 a.m. A police officer checked on a car parked on Main Street near Monument Square. The driver said they were having trouble with their trunk and should be moving along soon. 

1:17 a.m. Police checked on a person walking on Sudbury Road near Route 2. The person had just been dropped off by an Uber and was walking home. 

2:21 a.m. Acton Public Works reported a person who had tried to flag them down on Nashoba Road. When the CPW employees turned around to talk with the person, they saw the person get into their car and drive off. Police could not locate the vehicle or driver. 

11:19 a.m. Police issued a warning to a driver making an improper turn out of Starbucks onto Thoreau Street. 

10:59 p.m. Police checked on a gathering in the North Bridge parking lot on Monument Street and determined it was a group of kids who weren’t posing a risk or hazard. 

Friday, January 2

6:46 p.m. A caller reported a hit-and-run on Commonwealth Avenue. Police found no damage to the vehicle nor evidence of a crash. 

Saturday, January 3

7:25 a.m. A Baker Avenue resident reported being awakened by yelling and a car horn. Police spoke with other people in the area but could not locate the source of the noise. 

7:31 a.m. A Acton Park employee reported that another employee had hit her vehicle in the parking lot. Police checked the damaged vehicle and mailed a written warning to the other party for failure to use care. 

12:34 p.m. Police received a 911 iPhone notification of a crash on Acton Turnpike. Police found someone who was retrieving her phone, which had fallen off her car, triggering the notification. 

8:22 p.m. A person called to report someone driving erratically in the wrong lane on Commonwealth Avenue. Police could not locate the reported vehicle. 

Sunday, January 4

3:55 a.m. State police informed Acton police of a crash on Elm Street near Route 2. The vehicle was towed.

6:54 a.m. A caller reported a person in a car taking photos of Acton Academy. Police found nothing out of the ordinary. 

5:45 p.m. A caller reported an erratic driver on Bedford Street. Police pulled the car over on Lexington Street and determined the motorist was OK to drive.

10:07 p.m. A 911 caller told police that someone was attempting to enter a vehicle in the Rideout Park parking lot and the alarm had been set off repeatedly. The caller also said a flatbed truck was near the vehicle. Police talked with the tow truck driver, who said he was helping someone who was locked out of their car. 

Monday, January 5

12:19 p.m. A caller said her vehicle stalled near Lexington and Old Bedford Roads and she was unable to move it. Police assisted the woman with restarting her vehicle. 

1:13 p.m. A caller said they found and caught a bird that was limping and lethargic. Animal control was notified. 

1:40 p.m. A caller reported a three-car crash on Acton Turnpike near Walden Street. Acton police handed the incident over to state police. There were no injuries or tows required. 

Tuesday, January 6

7:31 a.m. A caller said two tires were taken off a new van while it was parked on Forest Ridge Road. 

8:44 a.m. Police advised a driver of a complaint that the driver had not stopped for a school bus dropping students off on Main Street. 

3:57 p.m. A Farmers Cliff Road resident reported that a vehicle drove into their driveway before hitting a tree while attempting to turn around. After dispatching police to investigate the report, multiple 911 calls were received, reporting that the same vehicle had run into a house on Lowell Road. Lowell and Barretts Mill Roads were closed to traffic while the car was removed.

6:05 p.m. A 911 caller reported accidentally setting off the alarm at their workplace on Spencer Brook Road. Police confirmed the report. 

— Compiled by Trace Salzbrenner