Acton Police log highlights: September 17-23, 2025

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Wednesday, September 17

12:34 a.m. Police checked on a vehicle pulled off to the side of Walden Street. Police performed a field sobriety test on the driver, which the driver failed. Police arrested the driver for their first offense of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and having an open container of alcohol in their vehicle. 

8:29 a.m. A caller reported a speed limit sign in the woods near College and Strawberry Hill Roads. Police notified Public Works. 

9:47 a.m. A resident of Main Street reported she found an Amazon package in her bushes and believed it belonged to a neighbor. At her request, police brought the package to the correct house. 

11:26 a.m. A Hawthorne Lane resident called 911 to report a loud bang. Upon review, the caller said her storm door might have caused the noise. Police checked the house and found nothing out of the ordinary. 

1:38 p.m. A Riverdale Road resident reported her cat missing. Animal Control was notified. 

Thursday, September 18

9:20 a.m. An Edgewood Road resident reported their political yard sign had been stolen in August. Police took a report. 

11:41 a.m. A Bristers Hill Road resident called 911 to report they found a black dog shut in their garage. ACO was notified. 

4:30 p.m. Multiple people called to report a disabled motor vehicle near Main and Walden Streets. The car was towed. 

6:09 p.m. A caller reported there were about 30 protesters in Monument Square and one stepped onto the roadway. Police checked and found all protesters were on the sidewalk. 

6:20 p.m. Police checked a report that someone from Red Coat Lane trespassed onto an Estabrook Road property. 

9:59 p.m. An Old Stow Road resident reported an unfamiliar van parked in front of their house. Police found the van to be legally parked. 

Friday, September 19

10:28 a.m. A Bank of America employee called police to report a resident shipped cash to Florida due to a scam. Police took a report. 

6:05 p.m. A caller reported that two people in dark clothes were doing wheelies on electric bikes near Haywood Street and Lexington Road. Police did not locate any bicyclists in the area. 

Saturday, September 20 

6:28 a.m. While on patrol, an officer performed a motor vehicle registration query on a vehicle on Route 2. The query showed the driver was unlicensed and had two misdemeanor warrants out of Framingham District Court. The officer pulled over the vehicle and arrested the driver. 

9:34 a.m. A CVS employee called police to report a theft from a few days earlier in which a person took multiple hair products without paying. Police are investigating. 

12:44 p.m. A Nashoba Road resident reported seeing two people inside her house, walking up the stairs, on her home camera. Police arrived and detained James Galvin, 37, of Baldwinville outside the residence. Shortly after, another Nashoba Road resident called police to report that an unknown person had been in her home a few minutes earlier. When she asked why he was there, he said he was in the wrong house. Police matched the description of that person to Galvin. He was arraigned on September 22 on charges of breaking and entering and trespassing. He is due back in court on November 3.

5:49 p.m. A caller reported that another driver hit their vehicle in the high school parking lot near the football field before driving off. When police arrived, the other driver returned and exchanged insurance information. That person explained they were a new driver and had gotten nervous. 

Sunday, September 21

6:50 a.m. A caller reported what they believed to be illegal digging in the area of Elm Street and Simon Willard Road. Police did not find anything unusual in the area. 

8:42 a.m. A caller reported that the railroad gates on Commonwealth Avenue had become stuck. Police confirmed and then checked the Conant Street crossing, finding it was also stuck. Keolis repaired both gates. 

11:02 a.m. A passing motorist reported low-hanging wires near College and Annursnac Hill Roads. Police learned the wires were pulled down by a FedEx truck and reported it to the Municipal Light Plant. 

5:49 p.m. A caller reported multiple people racing on Main Street. Police checked the area, and the cars were gone when they arrived. 

Monday, September 22

9:50 a.m. A Balls Hill Road resident asked to speak with the ACO about a coyote in her yard. 

4:41 p.m. A 911 text message was received from an Apple device via satellite reporting a possible medical emergency near Commonwealth Avenue and Church Street. Police asked Boston West Tower to hold trains while they checked the area. They did not find anyone and advised releasing the trains. 

6:35 p.m. Police stopped the driver of a Tesla on Lowell Road near Keyes Road. The officer learned the driver had a revoked license and that the vehicle was uninsured. Police drove the motorist to his home and called a tow for the vehicle. The driver was ticketed. 

Tuesday, September 23 

10:32 a.m. CMLP requested traffic assistance from police while they replaced a light at Acton Middle School. 

5:12 p.m. A person reported that they asked a person to leave a soccer field on Strawberry Road, but they were still in the area and the complainant felt uncomfortable. Police took a report.

— Compiled by Trace Salzbrenner