POLICE LOG

September 22
12:39 a.m. A School Street resident reported a Black Lives Matter sign was vandalized with spray paint. Officer Stephen Buckley checked the area and logged the incident.
9:03 a.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle accident on West Main Street. Officer Brendon Lyver responded and reported no injuries.
9:48 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
11:13 a.m. Officer Moira McGaffigan completed community policing on Mayhew Street.
11:16 a.m. A walk-in reported identity theft. Officer Jay Deiana assisted and took a report.
12:22 p.m. A walk-in reported tax return fraud. Officer Jay Deiana spoke with the individual and took a report.
1:34 p.m. A Washington Lane caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
4:05 p.m. The Milford Police Department reported a two-car motor vehicle accident on Interstate 495 and one occupant who left the scene. Officers Derek Morton and Brendon Lyver responded to assist and subsequently located the individual. No injuries were reported. The State Police took a report.
5:45 p.m. A Mayhew Street resident complained of a loud dirt bike in the area. Officer Brendon Lyver responded and checked the area with a negative find.

September 23
6:37 a.m. A Yale Road caller reported a dog barking every morning in the area of Lakeshore Drive and Yale Road. Officer Stephen Buckley responded and checked the area and found all quiet.
8:35 a.m. School Resource Officer Philip Powers and Officers Matthew Santoro and assisted the school with locating a student on Hayden Rowe Street. Officer Powers reported the child was located and was with his mother. All was OK.
9:37 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle had been abandoned for approximately two weeks on the side of the roadway of Stoney Brook Road. Officers Moira McGaffigan and Cody Normandin responded and reported a tow truck had arrived to remove the vehicle.
1:20 p.m. A caller reported a road rage incident on Wedgewood Drive. Officers Moira McGaffigan and Cody Normandin responded and the vehicles were gone upon their arrival.
1:31 p.m. A caller reported a low-hanging wire and a leaning pole on West Elm Street. Officers Moira McGaffigan and Cody Normandin responded and notified Verizon.
6:06 p.m. A caller reported a mulch fire on Lumber Street. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded along with the Fire Department, and the fire was extinguished.
7:20 p.m. A caller locked inside the State Park on Cedar Street requested assistance getting out. Officer Ryan Polselli responded and unlocked the gate.
8:15 p.m. A caller complained that commercial vehicles had been using the parking lot at the walking trail head on Hayden Rowe Street for personal use. A “No Overnight Parking” sign had been pulled from the ground and was leaning against a tree. The incident was logged.

September 24
7:50 a.m. A caller reported a construction crew working on Spring Street was taking up a lane of traffic. Sergeant Timothy Brennan responded and advised the asphalt engineer that he needed to order a police detail before taking up a lane. Sergeant Brennan stood by until a detail officer arrived.
9:27 a.m. A Wood Street caller reported a sign was stolen from her yard. Officer Moira McGaffigan responded and spoke with the caller and the incident was logged.
9:37 a.m. A Hayden Rowe Street resident reported her package was stolen. Officer Moira McGaffigan left a message for the reporting person, and the incident was logged.
10:19 a.m. A Saddle Hill Road caller reported a bat flying around outside of her house and acting strangely. The animal control officer was notified.
11:10 a.m. A Hidden Brick Road caller reported he, along with neighbors, heard a loud bang the previous night around 8 p.m. and wanted it logged. The caller was advised to call back if he heard it again.
11:49 a.m. A caller reported a tree company was working on Teresa Road without a police detail. Officer Moira McGaffigan responded and advised the crew that it needed a police detail.
1:10 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
1:32 p.m. A caller reported his wife’s purse was stolen in Milford and the phone inside the purse had been tracked to Hopkinton. Officers Matthew Santoro and Moira McGaffigan responded and checked the area of Hayward Street with a negative find.
2:01 p.m. An East Street caller reported unemployment fraud. The incident was logged.
2:39 p.m. A walk-in reported credit card fraud. Officer Matthew Santoro assisted and took a report.
2:58 p.m. A Wood Street resident reported the odor of natural gas inside her residence. Officer Ryan Polselli, the Fire Department and Eversource responded and zero readings were found.
4:01 p.m. A Clinton Street caller reported a past hit-and-run motor vehicle accident. Officer Ryan Polselli assisted and took a report.
7:27 p.m. A Peter Porcaro Drive caller reported trapping a raccoon in a dog crate. The animal control officer was contacted.
10:18 p.m. A Blackthorne Circle resident reported someone in her gazebo. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded and checked the area with a negative find.
10:37 p.m. A resident of a West Main Street facility requested to speak to an officer about the care he receives from staff. Officer Tyler Brabham responded and spoke with the resident.

September 25
7:45 a.m. Officers Benjamin Stickney and Jessica Ferreira reported a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident on West Main Street after discovering damage to a stop sign and front-end damage to a vehicle in the area. Officer Brian Sanchioni responded and took a report.
9:38 p.m. A Linden Street caller reported a case of fraud. Officer Benjamin Stickney responded and took a report.
9:45 a.m. A Huckleberry Road caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged.
1:44 p.m. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officers Brian Sanchioni and Benjamin Stickney completed community policing on East Main Street.
1:58 p.m. A North Mill Street caller reported she and her husband were victims of unemployment fraud. The incidents were logged.
3:57 p.m. A Claflin Place caller reported a dead fox on the side of his house. The animal control officer was notified.
7:20 p.m. An Amazon delivery person reported a dog bit him while he was delivering packages. Officer Jay Deiana took a report and left a message for the animal control officer.
9:43 p.m. A caller complained of a loud party on South Mill Street. Officers Robert Ekross and Jay Deiana responded and checked the area with a negative find.
10:04 p.m. Officer Robert Ekross checked on a person in a motor vehicle on Loop Road and moved him along.
11:34 p.m. A caller reported a cow on the loose that walked into a yard on Williams Way. Officer Stephen Buckley responded and was unable to locate the animal.

September 26
8:03 a.m. A person approached Sergeant Matthew McNeil on West Main Street to report a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident from the previous day. A report was to follow.
8:28 a.m. A Proctor Street caller reported he found a dead deer in his yard. The animal control officer was contacted.
9:24 a.m. An Oliver Lane resident reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
3:49 p.m. A Wood Street caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
5:07 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle passed her at a high rate of speed on Ash Street. Officer Robert Ekross responded and spoke with the driver.
7:16 p.m. A Pond Street caller reported he found a canoe by his property. The information was logged.
8:47 p.m. A caller reported possible fraud after receiving a phone call from a person soliciting donations. Officer Benjamin Stickney spoke with the caller.
9:17 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil checked on people in a motor vehicle on Fruit Street and sent them on their way.
11:42 p.m. Officer Stephen Buckley found the escaped cow on Ash Street from an earlier report. Contact was eventually made with the owner, who unsuccessfully attempted to retrieve the animal. He was to try again in the morning.

September 27
12:05 a.m. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Robert Ekross found a group of youths on Lakeshore Drive walking toward Sandy Beach and advised them that the beach is closed after dark.
8:43 a.m. A caller complained of loud music coming from a church service on East Main Street. Officer Brian Sanchioni, who was in the area, reported the music was within limits. All was OK.
9:20 a.m. Officer Brian Sanchioni assisted the Holliston Police Department with K-9 deployment for a stolen motor vehicle investigation in Holliston.
9:49 a.m. A caller reported workers cutting down trees on Downey Street in possible violation of town bylaw. Officer Brendon Lyver responded and reported they were residents cutting down trees on their own property and were not violating any bylaws.
12:32 p.m. A Spring Street caller reported a screen had been popped out of his front door. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officers Brendon Lyver and Benjamin Stickney responded and checked the residence and found all secure.
3:41 p.m. A West Main Street caller reported a disturbance after a 76-year-old male took in his possession all of his medications and would not give them up. Sergeant William Burchard and Officers Benjamin Stickney and Brendon Lyver responded and assisted.
5:24 p.m. A caller reported a verbal argument between neighbors on School Street. Sergeant William Burchard and Officers Bendon Lyver and Benjamin Stickney responded and reported it was a civil dispute.
9:29 p.m. A caller reported a loose cow on Front Street. The owner and the animal control officer were notified. Sergeant William Burchard responded and checked the area with a negative find.
11:30 p.m. A caller reported a cow on the loose on Ash Street. Officer Tyler Brabham responded, and the cow was gone upon his arrival.

September 28
7:04 a.m. A passerby reported hearing an alarm somewhere on Teresa Road. Officers Moira McGaffigan and Cody Normandin responded along with the Fire Department, and upon investigation an old smoke alarm was found in the trash. All was OK.
8:33 a.m. The Ashland Police Department reported an erratic driver who nearly struck a runner was headed toward Hopkinton on East Main Street. Officers Brian Sanchioni, Moira McGaffigan and Cody Normandin responded and checked the area with a negative find on the vehicle.
11:16 a.m. Officers Moira McGaffigan and Cody Normandin completed community policing on Hayden Rowe Street.
11:36 a.m. A caller reported a banged-up suspicious vehicle on Lumber Street with occupants passing things around inside. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officers Benjamin Stickney, Moira McGaffigan and Cody Normandin responded and spoke with the parties and all checked out OK.
12:19 p.m. A caller reported a case of fraud. Officer Cody Normandin assisted and took a report.
12:47 p.m. A caller reported he had been the victim of unemployment fraud in several states and wanted the incidents logged.
1:32 p.m. A caller reported her daughter was missing. School Resource Officer Philip Powers spoke with the caller and a be-on-the-lookout was sent out. A report was to follow.
2:44 p.m. A walk-in reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.
3:15 p.m. An Ash Street resident reported unemployment fraud. The incident was logged.
3:50 p.m. A Lakeshore Drive caller reported unemployment fraud.
4:33 p.m. A Prestwick Drive resident reported a suspicious white van parked at the end of his driveway for the past 45 minutes. Officer Preston Mucciarone checked on the occupant, who was working next door. All was OK.
6:48 p.m. A caller reported a person hanging around different locations around town. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded and checked on the individual, who was bored and just walking around town.
7:28 p.m. A caller reported a cow in the roadway of Ash Street. Sergeant William Burchard responded and notified the owner and animal control officer.
10:09 p.m. A caller reported a male at TJ’s in Ashland acting strangely. He was asked to leave the premises and was looking into parked vehicles. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Preston Mucciarone responded and checked the area with a negative find.