Acton Police log highlights: July 2-8, 2025

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Wednesday, July 2

5:37 a.m. Police received multiple 911 calls reporting a car crash on Route 2 near Baker Avenue. No one was transported to the hospital, both cars were towed, and the Department of Transportation arrived to inspect damage to a light post. 

6:09 a.m. A caller reported a tree blocking Coolidge Road near Main Street. The highway department was notified to remove the tree. 

 11:25 a.m. A Main Street resident reported her male Russian blue cat missing. Animal Control was notified. 

3:13 p.m. A 911 caller reported a crash at Lowell and Barnes Hill Roads. Police closed one lane of Lowell Road while they waited for a tow for both vehicles. One driver was ticketed for making an improper turn, a marked-lanes violation, and attempting to leave the scene. 

Thursday, July 3

9:42 a.m. A 911 caller reported a crash near Main and Elm Streets. Police closed Main Street while waiting for a tow for one car that was inoperable and leaking fuel. The other car was drivable, and its driver was given a written warning for failure to stop. 

5:43 p.m. Police pulled over a vehicle for speeding and then found the driver was operating a vehicle with a suspended license. A ride was called for the driver, and they were given a summons. 

6:31 p.m. A person walking on Elsinore Street reported a trash can beeping. Police checked the trash can and found a smoke detector. Police removed its batteries. 

8:19 p.m. A 911 caller reported a crash on Route 2 near Baker Avenue was blocking traffic. Police closed westbound travel on Route 2 and directed traffic along Elm Street. Both vehicles were towed, and no one was transported to the hospital. 

Friday, July 4 

4:46 a.m. A Lee Drive resident reported hearing noise coming from her basement and suspected an animal. Police found the noise was coming from a guitar amplifier. 

3:58 p.m. A caller reported three vehicles parked alongside the road to White Pond and believed the drivers were consuming alcohol. Police checked the vehicles and found no evidence of alcohol consumption. Only one vehicle was left parked on the road after police left. 

9:51 p.m. A caller reported a group of kids at the Annursnac Hill beach off College Road. She requested that officers ask them to leave. On arrival, police could not locate the group. 

Saturday, July 5

11:30 a.m. Acton Police were given a driver’s license that was left at the Exxon station off Cambridge Turnpike. The license belonged to a person from Chelmsford. Chelmsford police notified the resident of the lost license. 

2:03 p.m. A caller reported an erratic driver near Lexington and Old Bedford Roads. Police located the driver on Lexington and attempted to pull the car over. The driver eventually pulled over near The Old Manse. The driver said they were sightseeing and were unsure where in town they could park. No citation was given. 

Sunday, July 6

2:27 p.m. Verrill Farm staff reported a vehicle ran over the curb and some plants in front of their garage. There were no injuries and only minor damage to the car. The driver called AAA. 

3:08 p.m. A White Pond lifeguard called 911 to report a missing swimmer. The lifeguard reported that the person was last seen swimming out from the beach 15 minutes earlier. Police and the fire department responded and requested drone assistance from Sudbury police. Police located the person on the beach, needing no assistance. 

4:13 p.m. A White Pond lifeguard called 911 to report that the brother of the previous missing person was now missing. The person had left to look for his brother and did not return. Police and the fire department responded and once again requested drone assistance from Sudbury police. Police found the missing person on Powder Mill Road, and he was transported back to his family at the beach.

7:46 p.m. A White Avenue resident reported hearing loud music playing from White Pond near the Hemlock Street access point. Police reported the neighborhood was quiet upon their arrival. 

9:53 p.m. A Lindsay Pond Road resident reported their brown Italian water dog missing. ACO was notified. 

Monday, July 7

2:35 a.m. Police arrested a driver for operating a vehicle with a suspended license on Sudbury Road, south of the Fitchburg Turnpike. 

5:25 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle parked on Dover Street near Eaton Street that had been parked there since the previous day and had already received a ticket. The car was gone when police arrived. 

10 a.m. A person approached a police car to report a crash at Route 2 and Baker Avenue. No one was transported to the hospital, and the investigation was handed over to state police. 

4:02 p.m. A Lindsay Pond Road resident called police to report that when they came back from vacation, multiple entrances to the house were open. Police checked the area. The only thing missing was silverware, which the family said they also could have misplaced.

Tuesday, July 8

3:36 a.m. Nashoba Valley Regional Dispatch reported a crash on Acton Turnpike near the 125 exit to Sandy Pond Road. The car had hit a deer, was undrivable, and was towed. 

9:22 a.m. A Bartlett Hill Road resident called police to report a raccoon that had been lying down and flopping around in his backyard for an hour. ACO was notified. 

10:07 a.m. A Monument Street resident called 911 to report a truck that had hit wires, pulled them down onto the roadway, and continued to drive. Traffic on Monument Street was closed while the Municipal Light Plant and building inspector assessed the damage. The truck was towed. 

1:20 p.m. A Channing Road resident reported a solicitor for a pest removal company on a hoverboard. Police were unable to locate the solicitor. 

2:51 p.m. A real estate agent from Barrett Sotheby’s called to report a person falsely claiming to be the owner of a property in Littleton, wanting to sell it. The agent had called another real estate agent, who said she had just sold that same property. Police took the report.