Acton Police log highlights: January 22-28, 2025

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Wednesday, January 22

6:38 a.m. A 911 caller reported a white hatchback on Main Street at Commonwealth Avenue was running red lights and passing other cars. Police could not locate the driver. 

7:47 a.m. A 7-Eleven staff member reported a car had been in their lot for several days after its owner had a medical emergency. Police confirmed the car owner was still at Emerson Hospital. 

8:06 a.m. Police reported a minor crash involving fire department vehicles. 

11:23 a.m. Police received a wireless 911 hangup from Annursnac Hill Road. Upon follow-up, the caller said their iPhone had called while they were driving. No emergency services were needed. 

12:19 p.m. A caller reported a loose dog in the field on Walden Street near Thoreau Street. Police responded. The dog was back on its leash. 

12:32 p.m. A person turned in a wallet found at Crosby’s Market. The owner was contacted and was to pick it up. 

1:14 p.m. The Cemetery Department reported tire marks across plots at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Police said it was from a prior medical call. 

Thursday, January 23

12:58 a.m. Police checked on a car at the rotary Gulf Station. The person was sleeping in the vehicle but was fine and moved along. 

1:05 a.m. Police checked on a car parked behind Karma. The car owner was painting for a neighboring business. 

3:27 a.m. Police checked on a car parked in the Hapgood Forest lot. The person was sleeping in his vehicle and said he was due in court in the morning. He was advised he could remain there. 

8:55 a.m. A complainant walked in to report fraud from a phishing scam. 

12:37 p.m. A complainant walked in to ask for advice about a phishing scam. Guidance was given and no loss reported. 

3:29 p.m. A 911 call transferred from Lincoln reported a dog barking, as if in distress, in the woods. A park ranger advised police he saw a woman putting a dog into a car. Nothing else was found. 

4:25 p.m. Police noticed a car with its door open in front of Helen’s. No one was in the area; police closed the door. 

9:32 p.m. A Central Street caller reported stomping in her attic. Police checked the home and found nothing. 

Friday, January 24

7:18 a.m. A caller reported a dead animal in the road near Meriam’s Corner. Police removed the raccoon. 

8:46 a.m. Police received a 911 silent call from Baker Avenue Extension. Upon calling back, the number rang once and went to a busy signal. Police checked the building and determined it was possibly a fax machine. 

9 a.m. An Independence Road caller reported cars parked “on lawns, blocking street entrances, blocking driveways.” Police said there was an estate sale. The cars were all parked on one side of the street with no parking violations observed. The estate sale staff said they would monitor the parking. 

9:27 a.m. Police advised animal control of a coyote which appeared to have been hit and was limping between Assabet Avenue and Route 2. 

10:40 a.m. State police reported numerous reports of an erratic operator on Routes 128 and 2, and the driver came back to Acton. Police located the car in its driveway and advised state police. 

10:42 a.m. A woman was struck by a car on Main Street. She was up and walking when police arrived and was transported to Emerson Hospital to be checked. The driver was cited for failure to use care in turning.

12:09 p.m. A Silver Hill Road caller reported there had been a raccoon in her yard for the last few days and that it was having trouble walking. ACO was notified. 

4:23 p.m. A caller reported that the vehicle that had hit his car the day before was in the back lot of Emerson Hospital. 

4:38 p.m. A TD Bank employee reported someone came in trying to impersonate one of their account holders. They had video footage of the incident. Police are investigating. 

7:42 p.m. An Academy Lane caller reported he backed into a car parked across from his driveway. Police left a note for the owner of that car. 

Saturday, January 25

12:47 a.m. Police stopped a car at Acton Turnpike and ORNAC and arrested a Chelmsford woman for driving under the influence of alcohol and a marked-lanes violation (first offense). The vehicle was towed. 

10:51 a.m. A 911 caller reported a man with “a long, white beard and winter jacket” was driving his electric bicycle in and out of traffic and yelling at passing parties. Police located the bike at the library, but the operator refused to speak with them. 

3:52 p.m. An injured coyote was reported near the rotary and state police barracks. ACO was advised. 

4:40 p.m. Police reported turkeys “attacking passing traffic” at ORNAC and Seven Star Lane. Police shooed the birds out of the road. 

Sunday, January 26

9:17 a.m. A Monument Street caller reported ice fishing on conservation land. Police determined that fishing is allowed there. 

11:42 a.m. A caller reported a person walking on Walden Pond, and the caller was worried the ice was too thin. Police determined there were people fishing, and there was no issue. 

12:52 p.m. An Indian Pipe Lane resident reported identity fraud. 

2:04 p.m. A complainant walked in to report check fraud. 

Monday, January 27

9:32 a.m. A Central Street caller reported a bat on the ground where children walk. ACO removed the bat. 

4:49 p.m. A caller reported a dark-colored sedan passed a school bus on Monument Street. Police were to follow up with the transportation department. 

4:53 p.m. A complainant walked in to report identity fraud. Police will investigate. 

Tuesday, January 28

9:o1 a.m. A 911 caller reported a motorist was upset that a car did not turn right on red from Thoreau Street onto Sudbury Road and exited his car to yell at the other operator. The car continued on Sudbury Road to Acton Center. Police could not locate the vehicle. 

10:17 a.m. An Orchard Road resident reported possible fraud involving recent contractor work on the property. Police are investigating. 

10:49 a.m. to 11:43 a.m. Fourteen separate calls came in, from different parts of town, reporting downed trees and branches, some into wires, and one onto a building. Police, Acton Public Works, and Acton Municipal Light Plant responded. 

4:12 p.m. A complainant came in to report identity theft on Southfield Road. 

5:16 p.m. A Spencer Brook Road resident approached a cruiser to report cars speeding on the road during rush hour times. Police logged the information for extra patrols. 

6:36 p.m. A complainant walked in to report she had been verbally harassed by the builder who had constructed her home. Police were to follow up with the builder.