Acton Police log highlights: January 14-20, 2026

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Wednesday, January 14

12:33 a.m. A caller reported an apparently intoxicated driver. The caller saw the person get into their car and drive away on Main Street without turning on their headlights. Police could not locate the driver. 

12:46 a.m. Police checked on a car parked in the West Acton Shopping Plaza parking lot. The driver was working for DoorDash and waiting for an order at the 7-Eleven in the plaza. 

9:31 a.m. A 911 caller reported a crash in the rotary on Route 2. The caller said both involved vehicles pulled into the MCI parking lot. Police assisted with an information exchange. 

Thursday, January 15

11:01 a.m. A library employee called to report a person who berated them on the phone. The employee said the caller used disturbing language and asked that it be documented with the police.

11:29 a.m. A person reported someone had opened a car door which hit her car on Sudbury Road. Police checked the caller’s car and found no damage. 

Friday, January 16

7:34 a.m. A caller reported a downed traffic sign near the rotary on Route 2. Police advised the caller that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division manages those signs and provided contact information. 

9:46 a.m. A person reported that the West Acton train depot had its bells and lights signaling, but no train was coming. Police learned the issue was being corrected. 

10:30 a.m. A Jennie Dugan Road resident reported that a pickup truck had been idling in front of her home for 30 minutes. Police learned that a contractor owned the pickup and was working at a neighbor’s house. 

6:02 p.m. A caller reported that her daughter had hit a deer on Lowell Road, but the caller was not with her at the time and did not know the exact location. Shortly after, Carlisle police told Acton police they were talking with the daughter in their town. Acton police assisted with locating the crash site.

Saturday, January 17

12:49 a.m. State police called Acton police to inform them of a single-car crash on Route 2. The driver was taken into state police custody, and the car was towed. 

8:03 a.m. A Shadyside Avenue resident called with concerns that people were hunting too near his house. Police determined the hunters were at a safe distance. 

1:48 p.m. A Main Street resident called 911 to report a car had crashed on his property. All parties refused medical attention, and police confirmed the caller’s house was not struck. 

4:19 p.m. A Acton Public Works employee reported a vehicle was parked in the roadway on Coolidge Street and blocking the street for snow removal. Police contacted the owner, who said they were out of town and would not be back for a few hours. Police issued a parking citation.

4:21 p.m. A real estate agent reported that while she was showing a house on Main Street, a person attempted to hug and kiss her before leaving. Police were investigating. 

4:29 p.m. A public works employee reported a car hit a mailbox and a fire hydrant on Old Pickard Road near Powder Mill Road. Police cited the driver for speeding. 

6:04 p.m. A caller reported that she had struck a “do not enter” sign on Old Bridge Road near Main Street. She said she left the sign on the side of the street and drove away. Public works was notified. 

8:45 p.m. A Hawthorne Lane resident reported two people were arguing in front of her house, and she felt unsafe. Police were unable to find the people. 

Sunday, January 18 

3:11 a.m. A Main Street business employee called to report a customer refusing to leave and causing a disturbance. Police settled the dispute, which started over a pizza order. 

12:46 p.m. A caller reported a person on an electric scooter on Belknap Street was yelling at passing vehicles and driving in the middle of the roadway. Police could not locate the person. 

3:42 p.m. A person reported that while she was driving on Commonwealth Avenue, two people threw snowballs at her vehicle. She got out to speak to them, but the two fled the area. Police were unable to locate them. 

7:34 p.m. A caller reported a five-vehicle crash on Old Marlboro Road in front of the middle school. No one was transported to the hospital, one car was towed, and public works was notified about road conditions in the area. 

11:00 p.m. A caller reported about a dozen people having a snowball fight in the West Acton Shopping Plaza parking lot. The snowball fight was over when police arrived. 

Monday, January 19

2:01 a.m. Police checked on the area around Walden Street and observed that someone might have done doughnuts but did not damage any property. 

9:33 a.m. Acton Public Works told police that one of their plows had broken down in the roadway on Sudbury Road and asked that an officer help with traffic control. 

2:07 p.m. A Nashoba Road resident reported that her neighbor was blowing snow onto her property. Police advised the neighbor to blow the snow elsewhere. 

Tuesday, January 20 

12:06 a.m. The manager of a Main Street business reported that a kid was throwing snowballs at the door. The kid was gone when police arrived. 

1:50 p.m. A Thoreau Club employee reported that a fox was trapped inside their fenced-in pool area. Animal Control was notified. 

— Compiled by Trace Salzbrenner