POLICE LOG
November 10
8:01 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
10:50 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
10:57 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
12:09 p.m. A caller reported a phone scam. No information was given to the scammers. The caller wanted the incident logged.
1:29 p.m. Officers Matthew Santoro and Cody Normandin assisted the Fire Department in responding to a report of the odor of natural gas on Valentine Road. Eversource responded to the scene.
2:12 p.m. A caller reported Social Security fraud. The incident was logged.
2:42 p.m. A Woodview Way resident reported the registration sticker was stolen off her vehicle. Officer Cody Normandin attempted to leave a message for the reporting person.
3:25 p.m. A Hopkins Road caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
3:57 p.m. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded to a motor vehicle accident involving two cars on West Main Street. No personal injuries were reported. One person refused medical attention.
6:11 p.m. An East Main Street caller requested to speak with an officer about a complaint. The caller stated she goes out for a walk daily and on this day she brought back a pine stick and other residents started a rumor that she was going to hit them with the stick. The caller wanted to file a report and have an officer speak with the living facility’s staff. Officer Derek Morton responded and spoke with management. A report was to follow.
7:49 p.m. A South Mill Street caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
November 11
7:44 a.m. A caller reported someone hacked into her DoorDash account. Officers Matthew Santoro and Cody Normandin responded and took a report.
8:18 a.m. The Milford Police Department requested assistance locating a missing 16-year-old male. Officers Cody Normandin and Matthew Santoro responded and located the teen on Hayden Rowe Street. Milford officers responded to the scene.
8:31 a.m. An East Main Street caller reported her house keys were stolen. Officers Cody Normandin and Matthew Santoro responded and took a report.
8:37 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
10:41 a.m. A Hawthorne Lane caller reported her landlord was going to change the locks and she did not want her to do so. Officers Matthew Santoro and Cody Normandin responded and took a report.
10:45 a.m. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Brendon Lyver and Moira McGaffigan completed community policing at the Town Common during a Veterans Day celebration.
10:51 a.m. A caller reported hearing a loud scream when passing Pond Street at Heidi Circle. Officers Moira McGaffigan and Brendon Lyver responded and checked the area with a negative find on the scream source.
11:00 a.m. Police Chief Joseph Bennett completed community policing at the Town Common.
11:40 a.m. Officer Moira McGaffigan assisted a disabled motor vehicle on Ash Street.
12:54 p.m. Officers Matthew Santoro and Cody Normandin responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on Hayden Rowe Street. No injuries were reported.
1:12 p.m. A walk-in reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
2:12 p.m. A concerned caller reported a pontoon boat with New Hampshire plates has been tied up for months on Pond Street. Officer Brendon Lyver responded and contacted the owner.
3:12 p.m. An Alprilla Farm Road caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
3:31 p.m. A Saddle Hill Road resident reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
3:37 p.m. A caller reported youths skateboarding in the gazebo at the town common. Officer Ryan Polselli responded and checked the area with a negative find.
3:53 p.m. A caller requested to speak with an officer about a suspicious male at EMC Park on Hayden Rowe Street. Officer Ryan Polselli assisted.
3:59 p.m. A caller requested to speak with an officer about a suspicious male at EMC Park on Hayden Rowe Street. Officer Ryan Polselli spoke with the caller.
4:09 p.m. A Palomino Drive caller spoke with Officer Ryan Polselli about a case of identity theft.
7:24 p.m. A caller complained of a vehicle parked on a Maple Street curb blocking the sidewalk. Officer Ryan Polselli responded and reported the vehicle was parked legally.
November 12
8:00 a.m. A Constitution Court resident reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
9:14 a.m. A walk-in spoke with Officer Brian Sanchioni about a driver who refused to stop for a traffic guard on Main Street.
10:46 a.m. A Cross Street caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
11:32 a.m. A Lincoln Street resident reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
2:20 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
4:27 p.m. A caller reported a dead deer on Interstate 495. The State Police were notified.
4:43 p.m. A Hayden Rowe Street resident reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
7:23 p.m. Officer Brian Sanchioni responded along with the Fire Department to a report of the odor of natural gas on Pleasant Street. Readings came from a catch basin. Eversource was notified.
8:07 p.m. The Holliston Police Department requested officers to be on the lookout for a vehicle belonging to a person involved in a domestic dispute in Holliston and requested a well-being check due to suicidal threats made. Officer Brian Sanchioni located and stopped the vehicle on West Main Street. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officers Ryan Polselli and Ashley Scionti responded as backup. A report was to follow.
10:33 p.m. A West Main Street resident complained of a neighbor using lawn equipment. Officer Ryan Polselli responded and spoke with the neighbor, who put away his leaf blower for the night.
November 13
9:50 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
11:47 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
12:59 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on West Main Street headed toward Upton. The Upton Police Department was notified.
1:04 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
1:16 p.m. A Hayden Rowe Street walk-in reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
1:29 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
1:48 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
2:01 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
2:10 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
2:47 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
4:34 p.m. Officer Robert Ekross responded to a minor motor vehicle accident on Main Street. No injuries were reported.
5:36 p.m. A Wescott Drive caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
5:41 p.m. A South Mill Street caller reported from her second floor that someone was at her house knocking on the door. Officers Benjamin Stickney and Ryan Polselli responded and spoke to the individual, who was lost and at the wrong address.
6:10 p.m. A Huckleberry Road caller spoke with Officer Benjamin Stickney about a college scam call. A report was to follow.
8:48 p.m. Officer Ryan Polselli assisted a disabled motor vehicle on West Main Street.
November 14
12:10 a.m. Officer Jay Deiana checked on a vehicle parked on Fruit Street and spoke with the driver, who was star gazing. He was advised to move along.
7:50 a.m. A caller reported construction workers on Main Street were not wearing masks per the governor’s orders. Officers Benjamin Stickney and Brittany Firth responded and spoke with the crew.
10:46 a.m. A caller reported a loose German Shepherd on Lincoln Street. Officer Cody Normandin responded and checked the area with a negative find. The animal control officer was notified.
10:58 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
11:27 a.m. A caller reported receiving a random vulgar phone call and wanted the incident logged.
1:31 p.m. A walk-in reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
2:23 p.m. A Stagecoach Way caller reported a couple with a campfire going in Whitehall State Park. Officers Benjamin Stickney and Brian Sanchioni responded along with the Fire Department and located the couple, who extinguished the fire in their presence.
2:27 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on Interstate 495. The State Police were notified.
3:00 p.m. A caller reported a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident on West Main Street. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded and took a report.
3:53 p.m. A North Street resident reported he heard gunshots close to his residence. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded and checked the area with a negative find.
4:23 p.m. An Eastview Road caller reported someone stole something off his truck. Officer Brendon Lyver responded and took a report.
5:50 p.m. An Ash Street resident reported a racially motivated sign abutting his property. Sergeant William Burchard responded and viewed the sign, which he stated was not racially motivated.
7:14 p.m. A walk-in reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
8:32 p.m. A walk-in spoke with Officer Brendon Lyver about unemployment fraud and the incident was logged.
8:44 p.m. An anonymous caller reported a large non-socially distanced gathering of people lighting fireworks on Redwood Path. Officer Brendon Lyver responded and found all quiet.
November 15
1:48 p.m. An Ash Street caller complained of a dog barking in the area. Officer Tyler Brabham responded and checked the area with a negative find.
8:51 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle parked on the side of the roadway of Cedar Street Extension overnight. Officers Benjamin Stickney and Brittany Firth responded and contacted the owner, who stated the car broke down and he would be working on it soon.
9:32 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
1:09 p.m. A Curtis Road caller reported a solicitor came to her door trying to sell flooring. He left and headed toward the center of town. Officers Brian Sanchioni, Benjamin Stickney and Brittany Firth responded and checked the area with a negative find.
3:23 p.m. A Hill Street resident reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
6:23 p.m. A Nazneen Circle caller reported someone lighting fireworks in the area. Officer Brendon Lyver responded and checked the area with a negative find.
November 16
11:21 a.m. A Castle Hill Road caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
8:37 a.m. Officer Matthew Santoro reported he found a wallet on Loop Road. He subsequently returned it to a student.
8:40 a.m. Sergeant Timothy Brennan removed a box of gloves from the roadway of West Main Street.
10:43 a.m. A South Mill Street resident reported she lost her AirPods and a set of keys. She wanted the incident logged.
11:00 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
11:02 a.m. A Grove Street caller requested to speak with an officer about a call she received with no caller ID. Officer Cody Normandin assisted and a report was to follow.
11:23 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
11:26 a.m. A walk-in reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
12:49 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
1:22 p.m. A caller reported she lost a set of keys and wanted it logged.
2:25 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud.
4:46 p.m. A caller reported finding a set of keys on Pond Street. Officer Derek Morton retrieved them.
5:08 p.m. An Alexander Road caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
5:12 p.m. Multiple calls were received about a solicitor on School Street. Officers Derek Morton and Nathan Wright responded and the solicitor was gone upon their arrival.
6:56 p.m. A Marshall Avenue caller reported stolen property. Officers Derek Morton and Nathan Wright responded and took a report.
What is behind all the reports of “unemployment fraud”? What does that even mean?