Acton Police log highlights: March 26-April 1, 2025

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Wednesday, March 26

10:06 a.m. A 911 caller reported a small dog was loose near Thoreau Street. The owner was located. 

12:34 p.m. A caller on Lowell Road accidentally contacted 911. No emergency services were needed. 

12:40 p.m. Police cited a driver for failing to stop for a school bus on Main Street and Keyes Road. 

1:17 p.m. A driver was cited for speeding on Walden Street. 

1:25 p.m. Police cited a driver for driving an uninsured vehicle, suspended registration, and operating a vehicle after suspension near ORNAC and Seven Star Lane. The driver was taken to Emerson Hospital to be picked up. 

2:55 p.m. Police received a 911 call near Rollingwood Lane. The caller had poor cell service and said it was an accidental call made because of phone issues. 

Thursday, March 27

2:30 a.m. An officer checked on a driver who was parked at a gas station on Acton Turnpike. The driver told police they had pulled over to rest. 

7:29 a.m. Police responded to a burglar alarm on Monument Farm Road. It was accidentally set off by a cleaner. 

8:07 a.m. A detail officer reported that a Acton Highway Department vehicle was hit while parked along Lowell Road to set up for road construction. According to the crash report, an SUV was going south on Lowell Road, hit the driver’s side mirror, and kept going. Police contacted the SUV driver, who told them he didn’t know he’d hit the highway vehicle until he saw damage to his passenger side mirror. The driver was cited for failing to use care in starting and stopping. 

12:57 p.m. An Old Marlboro Road resident reported a loose dog. The animal control officer was notified. 

2:19 p.m. An Academy Lane resident said a vehicle was parked illegally on their street near Middle Street. Police issued a citation. The same caller reported at 9:52 a.m. on March 31 that two cars were parked too close to the corners of Academy Lane and Main Street and Academy Lane and Middle Street. Three vehicles were cited. The resident later reported an illegally parked Jeep at Academy Lane and Middle Street at 9:23 a.m. April 1; police said there weren’t any parking violations in the area. The caller called back at 10:55 a.m. to report a truck illegally parked. Police said it was no longer in the area. Police issued a citation after responding to a report that two vehicles were parked too close to the intersection of Academy Lane and Middle Street at 1:40 p.m. Police told The Acton Bridge that parking on Academy Lane is a recurring issue.

3:16 p.m. A TD Bank staff member at the Main Street branch told police someone came into the bank, cashed a fraudulent check, and was no longer in the area. Police said the suspect was arrested at a TD Bank in Wellesley and that the incident is under investigation. 

11:42 p.m.  Police responded to a report that two people wearing headlamps were dumpster diving in the Junction Square parking lot. Police responded and learned they were contracted to remove the trash.

Friday, March 28

1:03 a.m. Police checked on a vehicle parked in the rear of Verrill Farm and said it appeared a rear receiving door was open. Police later reported that all doors to the building were secure and that the vehicle might belong to an employee. 

8:12 a.m. Police received a 911 call from the Ellen Garrison Building at Acton Middle School. The caller told police it was accidental and no emergency services were needed. 

10:38 a.m. A driver called 911 to report that an elderly man was driving on Elm Street toward Route 2 at 5 mph. Police did not find any traffic issues.

11:25 a.m. A Potter Street resident reported a large black and white dog in the area. Police said there were no reports of a missing dog. The ACO was notified. 

12:23 p.m. A Kenney Lane resident said their vehicle was damaged while parked overnight in a garage with an open door. Police said the rear passenger side bumper was cracked and pushed in and it was unknown how the damage occurred. 

12:35 p.m. Police received a 911 call near ORNAC. The caller said it was accidental.

6:10 p.m. Police cited a driver for speeding on Cambridge Turnpike. 

6:22 p.m. Police received a 911 call about a dead deer on Thoreau Street. Officers said they would notify the Highway Department. 

10:26 p.m. A driver was cited for speeding on ORNAC. 

10:40 p.m. Police received multiple calls about a vehicle parked on the side of Powder Mill Road. One caller said the vehicle didn’t have its lights on and was partially in the road. A second caller said a man was dumping what appeared to be trash out of the vehicle. Police were unable to locate the vehicle, but did find a small amount of trash near where the car was seen. 

Saturday, March 29

12:47 a.m. A driver hit a deer while driving on Route 2 near ORNAC. The driver told police his car was drivable, and there weren’t any injuries or airbags deployed. Police checked Route 2 and did not find a road hazard. 

2:38 a.m. A driver was cited for a red-light violation and no inspection near Main and Church Streets. 

9:24 a.m. A driver reported a low-hanging wire on Plainfield Road near Anson Road. Police notified Verizon.

9:43 a.m. Police received a 911 call on Elm Street and later learned it was accidentally made by a child. 

7:02 p.m. A Hayward Mill Road resident found a cat that she said did not belong to any of her neighbors. ACO was notified and would contact the resident. 

7:25 p.m. Acton police received a 911 call from Pope Road. Police responded and learned it was accidentally made by the homeowner. 

Sunday, March 30

1:06 a.m. A Lowell Road resident said their garage door and door into the home from the garage were open when they got home. Police checked the house.

Monday, March 31

11:09 a.m. Police cited a driver for speeding on Cambridge Turnpike. 

11:17 a.m. A driver was cited for speeding near Old Pickard and Old Marlboro Roads. 

1:01 p.m. A Middle Street resident told police that multiple vehicles were parked on the road past the three-hour limit. Police talked to the resident and tagged the vehicles. 

1:47 p.m. Police responded to a burglar alarm on Main Street that was accidentally set off by staff. 

6:57 p.m. A woman walking her dog around Peabody School said there was a vehicle parked in a “hidden spot” in the rear of the school. She said a man got back into the vehicle when he saw her. Police located the driver and moved him along. 

9:08 p.m. A Cress Brook Road resident called 911 saying she heard a man scream “help,” possibly from behind the Water’s Edge Farm barn. Police checked behind the barn and areas near Monument Street, Silver Hill Road, Cress Brook Road, and October Farm. They also deployed a drone. The police didn’t find anything. 

Tuesday, April 1

10:16 a.m. A driver said tree work was causing a traffic issue on College Road. Police responded and said the vehicles would move shortly. 

4:07 p.m. Police responded to a burglar alarm on Independence Road, and an officer reported a door was open on the upper level of the house. Police checked the interior and exterior and contacted the owners.