Acton Police log highlights: September 9-15, 2026

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Wednesday, September 9

6:14 a.m. A caller reported an alarm going on and off for the previous few hours near Wood Street. Police learned it was a fire alarm in an empty house and asked the fire department to reset the alarm. 

9:30 a.m. A caller reported a minor crash on Acton Turnpike. One driver received a written warning for failure to use care. 

1:41 p.m. A Walden Street business employee reported someone stealing two boxes and one small bag of chocolate. Police were investigating. 

1:59 p.m. A person reported two unknown people entered their Oxbow Road home that morning. Police learned that the two were cleaners who had accidentally gone to the wrong address. 

4:57 p.m. A caller reported a violent event. 

10:27 p.m. A caller reported seeing a car on Sudbury Road with its hazard lights on. Police spoke to the driver, who said their battery died and they were waiting for AAA. 

11:33 p.m. A 911 caller reported their car was stuck on the train tracks on Sudbury Road. Police notified the MBTA and helped move the car. 

Thursday, September 10 

2:20 a.m. A Laws Brook Road resident reported two people in a U-Haul van honking their horn repeatedly and walking around the vehicle. The two people said they were waiting for their friend to let them into the friend’s apartment and the honking was accidental. 

3:25 p.m. A Commonwealth Avenue resident reported two people had been in the area the previous couple of days asking for money. The resident said they were worried they were scammers. Police were investigating. 

3:42 p.m. A 911 caller reported a fallen tree on Virginia Road blocking the roadway and atop an unoccupied car. Police helped direct traffic while the tree was removed. 

Friday, September 11

10:07 a.m. A Revolutionary Road resident reported a car parked on the roadside for the previous couple of days. Police learned it belonged to a neighbor.

12:40 p.m. A person reported their high-powered leaf blower was stolen. Police were investigating. 

3:50 p.m. A 911 caller reported a person took their electric bike. Police could not locate the bike and were investigating. 

Saturday, September 12

12:47 a.m. A caller reported a driver speeding on Powder Mill Road and then spinning their tires on Willard Elementary School property. Police could not locate the vehicle. 

10:43 a.m. A caller reported a sign posted at the high school involving a hate group. Police then found similar posters around town, took pictures, and removed the signs. 

Sunday, September 13

7:33 a.m. A caller reported a tent set up near the North Bridge. Police told National Park Service staff, who asked the individual to leave. 

6:47 p.m. A caller reported a medical bag left on a park bench on Stow Street with an EpiPen and other equipment inside. Police took the bag. 

7:27 p.m. A caller reported a person lying down in a yard on Lexington Road. The person told police his phone was broken and he was waiting for his father to pick him up. 

Monday, September 14 

5:58 a.m. A caller reported a person walking on Route 2. Police learned the person ran out of gas and was walking to a gas station. Police gave them a ride to the gas station and back to their car. 

11:56 a.m. A Powder Mill Road resident reported damage to their White Pond dock by two people using it without permission. Police were investigating. 

4:02 p.m. A caller reported a driver on Bedford Street failing to stay within their lane. Police could not locate the driver. 

6:15 p.m. A 911 caller reported seeing someone going through their dumpster on Lowell Road before leaving the area. Police located the person and informed them of a no trespass order against them. 

Tuesday, September 15 

8:33 a.m. A person reported she thought she had hit a mailbox with her car on Walden Street earlier that day. Police could not find damage to the mailbox. 

11:44 a.m. A caller reported finding a phone in the roadway in front of the Colonial Inn. While the caller was talking to the police, a family member of the phone’s owner called the phone. The first caller told the family member they would take the phone to the police station, where the phone’s owner picked it up. 

12:43 p.m. A Virginia Road resident requested that a decommissioned grenade be destroyed. Police handed the grenade over to the state police bomb squad. 

4:56 p.m. A Flint Road resident reported a driver going around the neighborhood taking photos. The caller said his son shot video of the driver. When police spoke with the person in the video, he said he was an Uber driver who had just dropped off someone returning from the airport. 

5:06 p.m. A Musketaquid Road resident reported a trespasser on site. When police arrived the trespasser was gone, but the owner had video of the person. Police could not locate the trespasser. 

9:17 p.m. A caller reported a person in a full tuxedo came out of the woods onto Walden Street and almost walked in front of his car. Police could not locate the person. 

— Compiled by Trace Salzbrenner