POLICE LOG

December 15
1:20 a.m. Officer Stephen Buckley issued a winter parking ban warning on Priscilla Road.
1:59 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officer Tyler Brabham checked on a motor vehicle on Cedar Street and found the operator watching the meteor shower.
3:33 a.m. Officer Tyler Brabham issued a winter parking ban warning on Church Place.
8:19 a.m. Officer Cody Normandin assisted motorists on Wood Street.
11:24 a.m. Officers Nathan Wright and Moira McGaffigan completed community policing on Mayhew Street.
1:12 p.m. A caller reported dogs running around on Main Street. A message was left for the animal control officer.
2:30 p.m. An Emma Drive resident reported a suspicious incident in which her door might have been tampered with overnight. Officer Jay Deiana responded and took a report.
4:24 p.m. Sergeant William Burchard and Officers Derek Morton and Brendon Lyver responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on West Main Street and found a verbal argument with another party in progress. A report was taken.
4:30 p.m. A caller reported a man burning a stack of papers on Cedar Street. Sergeant William Burchard and Officers Preston Mucciarone and Brendon Lyver responded along with the Fire Department and found two grills smoking in a parking lot. No one was around and there was no hazard.
9:27 p.m. Sergeant William Burchard checked on a vehicle on Legacy Farms South and found it unoccupied and secure.

December 16
9:11 a.m. Officers Moira McGaffigan and Nathan Wright assisted the Ashland Police Department and Ashland Fire Department with a missing person search near a body of water in Ashland.
9:57 a.m. A caller reported a suspicious occupied vehicle parked in a strange area on Pine Tree Lane. Officers Ryan Polselli and Brendon Lyver responded and checked the area with a negative find.
11:01 a.m. A confused caller reported he was in Leominster. The Leominster Police Department was contacted and was to do a well-being check of the caller.
6:28 p.m. An Oakhurst Road caller reported someone stole packages from her steps. Officer Ryan Polselli responded and took a report.

December 17
12:13 a.m. Officer Jessica Ferreira issued a winter parking ban citation on Main Street.
2:16 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle had been parked in his parking spot on Redwood Path for 45 minutes, and the male driver in the vehicle ignored the caller’s attempts to make contact. Officers Robert Ekross and Jessica Ferreira responded and found the snowplow drivers doing their job in the area. All was OK.
8:17 a.m. A caller reported a car off the road on South Street. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officer Brendon Lyver responded and contacted Art’s Towing for a winch-out.
9:31 a.m. A motorist reported a car was stuck in a snow bank on Interstate 495. The State Police were notified.
10:18 a.m. A Yale Road resident reported his neighbor was shoveling snow into the roadway, and he wanted it logged.
12:37 p.m. A Main Street caller reported a case of fraud. Officer Brittany Firth took a report.
1:55 p.m. Officer Brendon Lyver assisted the DPW on Wood Street.
4:28 p.m. A passerby reported alarms sounding and possible odor of smoke at a Priscilla Road house. Officer Derek Morton responded along with the Fire Department. A faulty smoke detector was located.
9:02 p.m. A caller complained of a vehicle parked on Claflin Common and obstructing the snowplows. Officer Ryan Polselli responded and contacted the owner of the vehicle.

December 18
6:07 a.m. The DPW reported an illegally parked vehicle on Mayhew Court. Sergeant Arthur Schofield responded and notified the owner, who subsequently moved the vehicle.
8:39 a.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle accident involving a school bus and a car on Saddle Hill Road. No injuries were reported. Officer Brittany Firth responded and took a report.
8:41 a.m. A caller reported two students fighting in the back of a van on Interstate 495. Officer Brian Sanchioni responded to assist. The Westborough Police Department and the State Police were advised.
8:55 a.m. An East Main Street caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
10:35 a.m. A caller reported receiving a scam phone call and wanted it logged.
12:46 a.m. An Alexander Road resident reported receiving fraudulent phone calls and wanted them logged.
1:28 p.m. The Ashland Police Department reported being out with two cars involved in a motor vehicle accident on Cross Street. Officer Brittany Firth responded, and a report was to follow.
4:08 p.m. A caller reported finding a necklace in the State Park near the dam and wanted it logged.
7:42 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a deer on West Main Street. No personal injuries were reported. The deer was deceased.
8:23 p.m. Officer Cody Normandin checked on two vehicles on Loop Road and found the drivers showing foreign exchange students around. They were moved along.
11:18 p.m. The Sherborn Police Department reported a disabled motor vehicle on Ash Street. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Stephen Buckley responded and requested a tow truck for a winch-out. No damage was found on the property.

December 19
9:21 a.m. Officer Brian Sanchioni assisted a disabled motor vehicle that ran out of gas on Hayden Rowe Street.
9:27 a.m. Officer Brian Sanchioni checked on a tractor-trailer unit parked on Main Street with no driver around. The driver returned to the vehicle and left the area.
10:27 a.m. An Autumn Ridge Drive caller reported what appeared like blood, possibly from an animal, in the snow in front of his house. Officer Jessica Ferreira responded and reported it was not blood in the snow and there was no medical emergency.
12:28 p.m. A caller reported the traffic lights on Chestnut Street were not functioning. Officer Jessica Ferreira responded and fixed them.
2:32 p.m. A caller reported a youth ice skating on Golden Pond on West Main Street. Officer Jay Diana responded and checked the pond with a negative find.
3:30 p.m. Officer Ryan Polselli assisted a disabled Jeep on West Main Street.
3:44 p.m. A passerby on West Main Street complained to Officer Ryan Polselli about an erratic operator on Interstate 495 North. The State Police were notified.
4:33 p.m. A Lyford Road caller reported a light odor of propane inside the house and a strong odor of propane outside. Officer Ryan Polselli responded along with the Fire Department, and zero readings were found. The homeowner was to have the boiler serviced.
4:57 p.m. A caller reported her vehicle was hit sometime within the previous few hours while parked on Hayden Rowe Street. Officer Cody Normandin responded and took a report.
4:56 p.m. A caller reported the vehicle in front of him on Weybridge Lane was driving erratically, going in the opposite lane, braking and nearly hitting snow banks. Officers Robert Ekross, Ryan Polselli, and Cody Normandin responded and stopped the vehicle. The operator stated she was experiencing mechanical problems and would park the vehicle for the night.
5:41 p.m. Officer Robert Ekross checked on a disabled motor vehicle on Wood Street. The driver was awaiting a tow.
6:15 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
7:46 p.m. Officer Cody Normandin checked on two youths at Center School on Ash Street. They stated they were looking for a phone that they dropped earlier. They were told to move along after the phone was found.

December 20
1:11 a.m. Officer Jessica Ferreira checked on a motor vehicle on Lakeshore Drive and found it unoccupied.
2:58 a.m. A Hayden Rowe Street caller complained of the overnight snow removal in the area. The complaint was logged.
7:07 a.m. A caller reported a person might be in distress in a vehicle on West Main Street. Officers Nathan Wright, Brittany Firth, and Moira McGaffigan responded and checked on the person and all was OK.
12:03 p.m. Officers Moira McGaffigan and Nathan Wright checked on a motor vehicle on Elm Street and found all OK.
2:11 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
5:53 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle parked in a hazardous spot on Wood Street. Officer Brendon Lyver responded and checked the area with a negative find.
6:16 p.m. Officer Brendon Lyver checked on an occupied vehicle on Fruit Street and advised the parties to be on their way.
6:52 p.m. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Brendon Lyver completed community policing on Erika Drive.
6:57 p.m. A School Street resident reported her dog was missing. The caller stated a neighbor saw someone in a vehicle pick up the dog a short time ago. The animal control officer was notified.

December 21
1:00 a.m. Officer Stephen Buckley found a low-hanging wire on Greenwood Road and notified the DPW.
6:14 a.m. A caller reported a large amount of water in the roadway on East Main Street. Sergeant Arthur Schofield responded and confirmed a water pipe break and notified the Water Department.
10:24 a.m. A caller reported receiving two scam phone calls and wanted them logged.
12:17 p.m. The Ashland Police Department reported an erratic operator on East Main Street. Officer Brittany Firth checked the area with a negative find.
12:33 p.m. An East Street caller reported a bucket truck pulled wires down across his driveway. Officer Cody Normandin responded and spoke with the electric company crew in the area. Verizon was notified about the wires across the driveway.
2:16 p.m. A caller reported suspicious activity on Spring Street. Officer Benjamin Stickney and Cody Normandin responded and took a report.
5:00 p.m. A caller complained of a car parked on Sadie Lane taking up a large part of the roadway. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded and reported it was not a hazard.
7:42 p.m. A School Street resident reported hearing gunshots in the area. Officer Derek Morton responded and found all quiet.