Crime in suburbia

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[Editor's note: There were 20 suspicious items this week and four ock-outs]

Holden

Monday, July 11

8:20 a.m. Radar set up due to citizen concerns, Wachusett St.
10:38 a.m. Police assist citizen locked out of vehicle, Main St.
3:43 p.m. Person at station to report suspicious incident, Main St.
3:49 p.m. Caller reports disgruntled patron, Main St.
9:06 p.m. Police at Fairview Ave. for information
10:56 p.m. Moose hit, Wachusett St. near Princeton town line. Moose injured but mobile
11:03 p.m. Three males on foot in area of Country Hill Rd. fled as person drove by

Tuesday, July 12

4:47 a.m. Police check on person on foot in area of Main St.
12:19 p.m. Police assist person locked out of vehicle, Shrewsbury St.
5:01 p.m. Police check on suspicious incident, Reservoir St.
8:07 p.m. Report of female solicitor, Fairchild Dr.
8:46 p.m. Police check area of Main St. for kids
10:27 p.m. Police transport juvenile, General Hobbs Rd.

Wednesday, July 13

12:57 a.m. Police check vehicle with dome light on, Stoneleigh Rd.
1:11 a.m. Police check vehicle with door open, Wyoming Dr.
5:14 a.m. Woman walking in middle of Bullard St.
8:27 a.m. Two males sleeping on steps of building, Shrewsbury St.
9:07 a.m. Assist with car seat installation, Main St.
9:24 a.m. Person yelling and screaming, Wachusett St.
11:55 a.m. Suspicious male on Main St., report that he pulled his pants down in front of female
5:07 p.m. Kids on bikes hanging around parking lot, Main St.
6:46 p.m. Kids trying to gain entry to second floor of school, Jamieson Rd. Child attempting to retrieve his shoe thrown on roof

Thursday, July 14

6:08 p.m. Three youths in roadway talking in obscene manner, Nichols/Manning Sts.
8:19 p.m. Suspicious male carrying box cutter, Boyden Rd.
9:14 p.m. Group of kids causing commotion, Main St.

Friday, July 15

1:19 p.m. Suspicious, skinny male wearing winter hat, Wachusett St.
1:50 p.m. Police disperse group of kids in parking lot, Main St.
4:55 p.m. Group of teenagers using obscene language, Main St.
10:00 p.m. Possible party on football field at high school, Main St.

Saturday, July 16

2:58 a.m. Loud pool party, Twinbrooke Dr.
3:00 a.m. Loud music, Highland St./High Ridge Rd.
3:19 a.m. Loud disturbance, people yelling and arguing, South View Rd.

Sunday, July 17

2:00 a.m. Loud party, Jackson St.
11:27 a.m. Caller reports people cutting down trees without permission, Howard St.
11:46 a.m. Assist elderly female with problem with her vehicle, Main St.
1:43 p.m. Possible illegal burn, Nola Dr.
5:39 p.m. Lawn tractor in roadway, Dominitis/ Wachusett Sts.
11:10 p.m. Four youths walking up Salisbury St.

Paxton

Monday, July 11

8:00 a.m. Deer struck vehicle, West/Soumi Sts. Police requested
11:01 p.m. Leicester PD requests assistance with night vision for male in woods, Crestwood Rd.

Tuesday, July 12

8:49 a.m. Loose dog, Marshall St..
11:16 p.m. Police check on vehicle at Boynton Park, Mower St. Persons advised of park hours

Thursday, July 14

No calls for service

Friday, July 15

7:00 a.m. Dead cat in Richards Ave.
7:47 a.m. Pitbull loose in Richards Ave.

Saturday, July 16

11:49 a.m. Report of fisher cat in yard at night, South St.

Sunday, July 17

1:12 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, West St.
11:34 a.m. Holden PD received report of illegal tree cutting on vacant property on Howard St. Advising it is the property owner

Princeton

Monday, July 11

3:23 p.m. Teenage girl walking on E. Princeton Rd., crying and followed by black car
3:30 p.m. Police transport female to Schoolhouse Rd.
5:53 p.m. Request from person needing ride back to car after being lost on Wachusett Mountain, Westminster Rd.
7:48 p.m. Bear seen on hiking trail, Rte. 140 N
9:02 p.m. Request for ambulance for person who hit moose in Holden and is in her vehicle in Princeton, Worcester Rd.
9:06 p.m. Call from person on hiking trail on mountain who believed she heard a bear, doesn't want to continue on trail. Police transport person to vehicle, Mountain Rd.

Tuesday, July 12

7:57 p.m. Person at station requesting speed signs on Ball Hill Rd.
1:18 p.m. Complaint about barking dog, Worcester Rd.
5:19 p.m. Police transport individual to home on Rte. 140 N
11:49 p.m. Suspicious vehicle parked on Fitchburg Rd. Hiking on cliffs

Wednesday, July 13

11:11 a.m. Dog followed child from Mirick to Hobbs Rds.
1:01 p.m. Police assist person locked out of vehicle, Old Colony Rd. Ext.
6:12 p.m. Westminster PD reports two dogs running in Rte. 140 N

Thursday, July 14

1:30 a.m. Suspicious vehicle, Town Hall Dr.
3:28 a.m. Car running, headlights on, Ball Hill Rd.
10:39 a.m. Suspicious male in vehicle at Echo Lake Trail parking lot, Mountain Rd.
8:35 p.m. Person locked behind gate at state reservation, Mountain Rd.

Friday, July 15

6:30 p.m. Caller reports cat-like animal in yard, Brooks Station Rd.

Saturday, July 16

10:43 a.m. Bat caught in house, animal control officer notified and will pick up for testing, Pheasant Hollow Run
8:51 p.m. While hiking on mountain person came across two bears. Doesn't want to go through the woods, police respond to assist
10:09 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, E. Princeton Rd.
10:17 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, E. Princeton Rd.

Sunday, July 17

4:40 p.m. Wallet found, Rte. 140 N
5:00 p.m. Police bring wallet to owner, Mason Rd., Holden

Rutland

Monday, July 11

8:40 a.m. Suspicious van on side of road unloading into another truck, E. County Rd.
12:27 p.m. Caller heard gunfire in area of Clearview Rd.
5:04 p.m. Three suspicious males, Barre Paxton Rd.
8:04 p.m. Suspicious male took off when seeing police cruiser, Hubbardston town line
11:00 p.m. Stray dog in yard won't let homeowner out of house, Walnut St.

Tuesday, July 12

4:20 p.m. Report of kittens in area of Stevens Way that may be starving
6:12 p.m. Person at station in reference to what she feels is a privacy violation by the assessor's office, Main St.
7:46 p.m. Caller wants to "politely file a complaint" against officer for not speaking to him, Main St.

Wednesday, July 13

8:45 a.m. Officer wanted to keep the peace while union workers working on the tunnel settle a union issue, Pommogussett Rd.
10:35 a.m. Report of male on DCR trail tried to give person's dog some biscuits, Charnock Hill/ Intervale Rds.
9:27 p.m. Suspicious vehicle, Main St. Arrest: Juvenile arrest, possession of Class D drugs to distribute
10:41 p.m. Police checking on vehicle possibly illegally dumping items in Dumpster

Thursday, July 14

1:46 p.m. Report that female in parking lot was rolling a joint, Maple Ave.
9:58 p.m. Dogs baking continuously, unusual for them, police asked to check area, Clealand Cir.

Friday, July 15

6:58 a.m. Dog outside and barking, house open, no one around, request that police check residence, Irish Ln.
7:55 a.m. Loose bull on side of road, Maple Ave.
8:25 a.m. Suspicious activities at 3 a.m. in back yard of home, Ten Rod Rd.
8:26 a.m. Report that road closed sign had been put up on Grizzly Dr.
8:40 a.m. Report of "horrid" smell from farm, Millbrook Street, points south

Saturday, July 16

2:50 p.m. Caller chased by dog while riding her bike, Millbrook St.
9:37 p.m. Suspicious male dressed in black, stumbling up Maple Ave. toward the center

Sunday, July 17

1:11 a.m. Police check on person walking along Main St.
10:15 a.m. Suspicious vehicle in driveway, Glenwood Rd.

Sterling

Monday, July 11

3:44 p.m. Report of door-to-door salesman at house, Albright Rd.
5:39 p.m. Window salesman at door without town identification, Taft Rd.
8:11 p.m. Large cow with horns walking down Redstone Hill Rd.

Tuesday, July 12

4:52 a.m. Suspicious activity, people in yard with flashlights, appeared to be looking in windows, Albright Rd.
5:22 a.m. Caller requesting officers, home broken into and television missing, Albright Rd.
9:49 a.m. Small black dog running loose in road, Crowley Rd./Redemption Rock Trl.
5:12 p.m. Leominster PD requests assistance to transport resident they just stopped from walking onto I-190, Leominster Rd.
8:55 p.m. Officer wanted, person withholding car keys from male, School St

Wednesday, July 13

9:17 p.m. Officer wanted, male states his car keys are being withheld from him, School St.

Thursday, July 14

12:24 a.m. Report of person hiking down Rte.12
9:15 a.m. Injured rabbit in barn, Flanagan Hill Rd.
9:42 a.m. Request to speak with officer regarding neighbor's dog, Gates Ter.
1:48 p.m. Request to speak with animal control officer regarding skunk living under shed, Hilltop Dr.
5:11 p.m. Report of vehicle driving around gate and down path to reservoir, Upper N. Row Rd.
10:16 p.m. Motorist reports loose dog in Greenland/Crowley Rds.

Friday, July 15

10:17 a.m. Raccoon in rubbish can again, Hall Ave.

Saturday, July 16

12:14 a.m. People in parking lot being very loud, Redemption Rock Trl.
12:16 a.m. People shining spotlight and shouting while playing basketball, wants officer to tell them to quiet down, Pamela Ln.
9:17 a.m. Large male pitbull running around Jill Ln.
1:38 p.m. Suspicious vehicle in area of Flanagan Hill/Pratt's Jct. Rd.
4:33 p.m. Officer wanted regarding vehicle going through path next to caller's property and scaring his horses, Upper N. Row Rd.

Sunday, July 17

9:50 a.m. Caller reports bicyclist causing traffic hazard, Justice Hill Rd.
12:46 p.m. Dirt bike in woods, N. Row Rd.
10:16 p.m. Noise complaint, yelling and swearing, dog barking, Griffin Rd.