Crime in suburbia

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[Editor's note: There were 23 suspicious items this week.]

Holden

Monday, November 1

1:10 a.m. Suspicious motor vehicle, Reservoir St.
2:59 a.m. Suspicious motor vehicle, Reservoir St.; taking pet for a ride
8:07 a.m. Well-being check on mentally challenged individual out walking
9:24 a.m. Worcester PD calling about bomb threat at WRHS
10:46 a.m. Call about boyfriend’s accident; advised to have boyfriend call
2:24 p.m. Business owner calling from Main St. saying he has told kids to move along
8:20 p.m. Suspicious motor vehicle, Wachusett St.; waiting for road service

Tuesday, November 2

6:42 a.m. Motor vehicle reported missing; advised it was repossessed
8:22 a.m. Refrigerator with unsecured doors, Salisbury St.; doors are taped shut
8:42 .m. Work crew working without detail, Rte. 31
12:14 p.m. Stolen political sign in Jefferson
1:45 p.m. Party in station to dispose of medications; advised to return them to pharmacy
3:02 p.m. Lost dog
4:16 p.m. Walk-in to speak to officer about past incident at high school
9:44 p.m. Motor vehicle lockout, Main St.

Wednesday, November 3

12:17 a.m. Suspicious vehicle parked in lot, Main St.; OK, building owner
1:47 a.m. Suspicious motor vehicle, Boulder Hill Rd.
4:54 a.m. Two dogs walking on Wachusett St., almost hit by car
7:27 a.m. 911 caller being tailgated, Wachusett St.; advised to pull over
8:02 a.m. Two dogs running down Bullard St.
8:27 a.m. Call about vehicle on Lowell Ave.
8:37 a.m. Request to tag vehicle at high school
8:52 a.m. Complaint about people holding signs at intersection; car almost rear-ended vehicle that stopped to talk
11:20 a.m. Unknown alarm sounding, Salisbury St.; cordless phone with dead battery
12:15 p.m. Small Chihuahua running in and out of traffic, Shrewsbury St.
12:17 p.m. Dog in and out of traffic, Main St.
1:46 p.m. Caller reports business in town left him unpleasant voicemail after he took back chainsaw they said they couldn’t fix
2:17 p.m. Youths hanging around outside Main St. business
3:49 p.m. 911 call about vehicle tailgating and passing vehicles
3:51 p.m. Dog walking in Bullard St.

Thursday, November 4

6:55 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Sherwood Hill Dr.
7:44 a.m. Suspicious van, Flagler Dr.
1:07 p.m. Unruly customer, refusing to pay at business, Main St.
1:24 p.m. Vehicle parked improperly at high school, contraband needs to be turned in

5:10 p.m. Suspicious individuals at vacant house, Salisbury St.
6:58 p.m. Suspicious motor vehicle in front of home, Beechwood Rd.; waiting for someone

Friday, November 5

9:28 a.m. Roofing solicitor seems suspicious, South Rd.
2:03 p.m. Driver reports being tailgated, advised to pull over and let offender pass
5:04 p.m. Two large potholes in construction area, Reservoir St.; contractor advised to repair before weekend
7:24 p.m. Injured cat, Heritage Ln.
8:07 p.m. Caller overheard students planning fight after football game
9:46 p.m. Group of youths removed from parking lot, Main St.; moved to another parking lot

Saturday, November 6

7:29 a.m. Suspicious alarm, Lovell Rd.; accidental
8:25 a.m. Sewage odor, Lovell Rd.
3:06 p.m. Report of two males smoking marijuana in vehicle in parking lot, Reservoir St.
3:26 p.m. Suspicious male wearing dark clothing on Forest Dr.; attending surprise party
3:42 p.m. Two parties riding dirt bikes, Wachusett St.
5:20 p.m. Large pothole, Reservoir St.
5:45 p.m. Dead cat in yard
6:24 p.m. Boy Scouts will be in cemetery taking photos for Eagle Scout project
7:59 p.m. Loose dog barking constantly, North St.
9:44 p.m. Report of past incident, Brennan Way

Sunday, November 7

12:41 a.m. Suspicious vehicle at business. Rte. 31
2:11 a.m. Suspicious vehicle parked for half hour, Salisbury St.; OK, limo service
3:00 a.m. Suspicious vehicle at First Congregational Church
8:58 a.m. Suspicious vehicle in school lot, Shrewsbury St.
9:55 a.m. Report of someone dumping batteries and tires, River St.
10:20 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Reservoir St.

Paxton

Tuesday, November 2

8:35 a.m. Skunk trapped in catch basin, Sunset Ln.
9:55 a.m. Suspicious auto driving slowly, Crystal St.
3:05 p.m. Illegal burning, Grove St.

Wednesday, November 3

8 a.m. Misdial 911, West St.; meant to call 411
2:10 p.m. Neighbors’ cellar door open, Terrace Place; wind blew open
5:02 p.m. 911 call about mattress in eastbound travel lane of I-290; forwarded to state police

Thursday, November 4

6:10 p.m. Anna Maria College security recovered two empty BB rifle packages by student center
8:26 p.m. Suspicious trucks in driveway of vacant home, Highland St.; OK, plumbers

Friday, November 5

10:45 a.m. Lost black Labrador, Grove St.
11:41 a.m. Suspicious vehicle without license plate, Reservoir Rd.
2:20 p.m. Stray black and white cat found, Grove St.
3:55 p.m. Abandoned vehicle parked on Franklin St. all week
7:41 p.m. Assist Worcester PD going to home on Pleasant St. to contact individual; person wasn’t there

Saturday, November 6

8:09 p.m. Caller reports his dog is lost on Intervale Rd. in Rutland

Sunday, November 7

7:49 a.m. Caller wants to speak with officer about bag of white powder found near his vehicle, Tanglewood Rd.
2:10 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, white box truck, person attempting to hitchhike, Pleasant St.
4:32 p.m. Stray cat hanging around home, Burtenmar Cir.

Princeton

Tuesday, November 2

5:03 p.m. Report of empty baby carriage beside Houghton Rd.
10:28 p.m. Police transport occupants of vehicle to station to make arrangements for a ride, Worcester Rd.

Wednesday, November 3

3:12 p.m. Report that bus hit sign on Rte. 62. Police find no damage to sign or bus
4:07 p.m. Caller lost cell phone on town common on Halloween night
10:55 p.m. Report of vehicle parked and people yelling, Fitchburg Rd./Rte. 140 North

Saturday, November 6

2:05 a.m. Police remove several traffic cones from roadway, Worcester Rd.
3:06 p.m. Person reports seeing and smelling smoke on Rte. 31 heading south to west. Rutland Fire notified also

Sunday, November 7

11:22 a.m. Abandoned 911 call, police investigate, no one around building, Mountain Rd

Rutland

Monday, November 1

7:06 a.m. Car hit deer, Main St. Deer still alive.
7:21 a.m. Coyote on sidewalk, Valley View Cir.
8:10 a.m. Vehicle lock-out, Kenwood Dr.
9:06 p.m. Lost cat, East County Rd.
12:43 p.m. Dead rabbit, Winifred’s Way
1:30 p.m. Verizon technician lost piece of phone testing equipment off truck, Ridge Rd.
2:08 p.m. Two unleashed dogs, Edson Ave.
6:48 p.m. Lost golden/corgi reported.

Tuesday, November 2

9:20 p.m. Loose Golden retriever, Central Tree Ave.
12:13 p.m. Home lock-out, East County Rd.
2:47 p.m. Missing golden retriever, Kalloch Dr.

Thursday, November 4

8:03 a.m. Male with short, dark hair and winter jacket, reported jumping out of vehicle with a pocket book and ran down Pleasantdale Rd on the Spencer side. Advised it is a verbal argument.
11:19 a.m. Driver accidentally pressed wrong button on dump truck and lost part of his stone load in the street. Notify DPW and driver’s boss. Cruiser on scene, advised DPW did very good job cleaning up mess.
12:45 p.m. Office requested for out of control client, Miles Rd. Juvenile Arrest: Defacing property.
1:06 p.m. Party calling to report that her pocketbook was stolen from the gym. She would like officer to check her house because someone now has her keys, Maple St. Officer advised but is tied up with an arrest.
1:36 p.m. Officer wanted to keep the peace while furniture is being moved. Officer advised, still with arrest.
2:43 p.m. Missing black lab, Sassawanna Rd.

Friday, November 5

9:32 a.m. Advised bear was on deck last night, Sunset Tr.
6 p.m. Car lockout, Main St.
6:15 p.m. Assist Hubbardston police remove two stolen kittens, may be removing firearms as well, Old Boston Turnpike
7:09 p.m. Walk-in looking for girlfriend’s ID, said was taken by Rutland PD last week
7:25 p.m. Hubbardston police advise that car is heading to tavern, males in car have supposedly been drinking.
7:59 p.m. Suspicious auto, Irish Ln. Car came up driveway, waited, then left when male went outside.

Saturday, November 6

1:48 p.m. Two loose chocolate labs at house, Maple Ave. Found owner, returning dogs.
5:19 p.m. 911, Brunelle Dr. Resident not sure how 911 was called from home, but children are present.
8:14 p.m. Paxton PD reporting resident lost dog in Rutland.

Sunday, November 7

2:17 p.m. Animal laying in driveway, caller not sure what type of animal, Wachusett St.
8:56 p.m. Disabled vehicle, East County Rd. Car ran out of gas, driver waiting for ride
9:24 p.m. Caller locked keys in car, Miles Rd.

Sterling

Monday, November 1

3:31 p.m. Dog dropped off at station
6:54 p.m. Something scratching at caller’s door, Heywood Rd.; advised probably small rodent
7:30 p.m. Walk-in reports lost prescription for medication, believes wife washed it. Got new prescription.

Tuesday, November 2

12:49 p.m. Caller found piece of jewelry on rail trail last week
4:21 p.m. Motor vehicle accident, Leominster Rd. Vehicle drove through yard and hit tree. Female operator appears “gone crazy”

Wednesday, November 3

7:25 a.m. Walk-in requests escort to house, Osgood Rd.
1:09 p.m. Caller has stray cat at house for several days, Mortimer Rd.
3:11 p.m. Skunk in chicken coop, Maple St. Skunk left

Thursday, November 4

10:10 p.m. Disturbance, Jill Ln. Caller hears banging and stomping every night at this time from neighbor’s apartment. No one answers door. Ongoing problem with next-door neighbor.

Friday, November 5

7:04 a.m. Hit & run motor vehicle accident, Dana Hill Rd. Driver is illegal immigrant, works at nursing home.
9:53 a.m. Suspicious activity, Flanagan Hill Rd. Grandmother encountered two people in her driveway several times. Female approached and asked for directions.
6:15 p.m. 911, Redstone Pl. Mother-son domestic disturbance in driveway; caller believes turning physical. Parties say verbal altercation

Saturday, November 6

8:26 p.m. Walk-in found snub nose revolver while hunting in Greenville, N.H.; reported lost/stolen in Greenville

Sunday, November 7

9:11 a.m. Complaint about noise from developer, Williams Rd. Developer had told caller would not work on Sundays, agreed to stop for the day
10:43 a.m. Large half-eaten deer in resident’s brook, Beaman Rd.
11:59 a.m. Report of plane landing on I-190S. Nothing found. Sterling fire dept. reports small runway in area that makes it look like planes landing on highway
12:02 p.m. Walk-in needs help locating homeless shelter; given directions to shelter in Fitchburg
2:30 p.m. Caller found money, School St.
3:59 p.m. Report of 12-year-old missing for 2.5 hours, Squareshire Rd.; located at friend’s house