Acton Police log highlights: June 17-23, 2026

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Wednesday, June 17

12:01 a.m. A Laws Brook Road resident called 911 to report her husband had not returned home after leaving at 7 a.m. to go to work. Police issued a notice to nearby police stations. Shortly afterward, the resident called to report her husband was now home. 

7:58 a.m. An Adin Drive resident reported an opossum fell into a hole that her children had dug. Animal control was notified. 

12:14 p.m. A 911 caller reported a group of people in a vehicle on Thoreau Street who looked like they wanted to “jump people.” Police did not find anything unusual. 

10:07 p.m. A caller reported a loud party on Alcott Road. Police talked with the partygoers and learned it was an end-of-school gathering with parents in attendance. They were advised to keep it down. 

Thursday, June 18

8:12 a.m. Police pulled over a vehicle on Grant Street. After running a search on the driver, the officer learned he had a warrant, and he was arrested. 

8:43 a.m. A caller reported a man at the Dunkin’ on Main Street acting strangely and possibly under the influence of drugs or alcohol. After talking with the man, an officer gave him a ride to his residence in Acton. 

10:15 a.m. A Commonwealth Avenue resident reported that three people had climbed onto his roof and tried to enter his home through windows the previous night. Police reviewed video of the incident, which showed three people climbing onto the roof. Police were investigating. 

3:58 p.m. A 911 caller reported a person asleep at the wheel at a traffic light on Sudbury Road. Later, another caller reported the same driver fell asleep at a different light on Sudbury Road. When the second caller knocked on the driver’s window, the driver jerked awake and drove off. Police could not locate the vehicle. 

Friday, June 19

2:15 a.m. An officer checked on a vehicle parked on Old Marlboro Road. After a field sobriety test, the driver was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol (first offense). 

9:09 p.m. A Garfield Road resident reported their graduation sign was taken from their front lawn. The resident said the suspected perpetrators’ vehicle was a dark SUV. Police were unable to locate the vehicle. 

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Saturday, June 20

2:25 a.m. Police stopped a car on Acton Turnpike for a marked-lanes violation. After undergoing a sobriety test, the driver was arrested for having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol (first offense). 

12:48 p.m. A Varick Street resident reported illegally parked vehicles. Police issued multiple citations. 

8:56 p.m. A caller on Commonwealth Avenue reported two teens going through dumpsters and hitting a vehicle with sticks. Police located the teens in the 7-Eleven parking lot. After determining there was no damage to the vehicle, police had the teens picked up by their parents. 

11:04 p.m. A Main Street resident called police to report smoke coming from a neighbor’s house, with the smoke alarm sounding. Police and fire personnel learned the smoke was from a cooking mishap, and the neighbor was ventilating her kitchen. 

Sunday, June 21

2:53 a.m. A caller reported that while driving, he noticed two masked people at an ATM on Sudbury Street. When police located the masked people, they ran. One was detained; the other jumped a fence and got away. Alexander Torrealba Hernandez, 23, of Fairfield, Ohio, was charged with breaking into a repository, possession of a burglarious instrument, resisting arrest, possession of a skimming device, and forgery of a check. He was arraigned June 22 and is due back in court on July 20. 

Monday, June 22

2:29 a.m. Police pulled over a vehicle on Monument Square for a lights violation. After a sobriety test, the driver was ticketed for a lights violation and arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol (first offense). 

Tuesday, June 23

1:01 p.m. An Edgewood Road resident reported a vehicle parked in front of a fire hydrant and another parked too close to an intersection. Police issued two citations. 

8:15 p.m. A caller reported that a bag was taken from his vehicle parked on Lowell Road. Police were investigating. 

— Compiled by Trace Salzbrenner