Crime & Safety

Turtle in Traffic; Animal in Locked Car

The following information was from the Acton Police Department. All arrests are reported. Charges do not indicate a conviction.

Written by Whitney Cyr

A larceny was reported on Strawberry Hill Road, at 1:05 p.m., on July 8.

Police were called as a result of a vehicle crash on Great Road, at 4:34 p.m., on July 8. No injuries were reported.

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A crash occurred on High Street, on July 9, at 8:24 a.m. No injuries were reported.

A bike was stolen on Great Road. Police responded at 1:25 p.m., on July 9.

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Police were called as a result of a car crash on Main Street, at 7:14 a.m., on July 11. No injuries were reported.

Police responded to a call about an animal being locked in a car on Massachusetts Ave at 2:02 p.m., on July 11. The windows on the vehicle were down, and police determined the animal was fine.

A fraudulent check on a bank account caused one resident to call the police on Massachusetts Avenue, at 3:45 p.m., on July 11.

Robert Arthur Paul, of Assonet, was arrested for kidnapping and OUI liquor on Railroad St., on July 11, at 10:51 p.m.

Police were summoned to Main Street, for a report of shoplifting on July 12, at 10:02 a.m.

A car accident occurred on Main Street, at 4:48 p.m., on July 12. A vehicle crashed into a pole, injuries to the driver involved was unknown.

Police responded to a call of breaking and entering on Whittier Drive in the early evening on July 12.

A car crash occurred on Route 2. Police requested a second ambulance from Boxborough. The injuries were unknown.

Police responded to a call of a large turtle obstructing Main Street, at 3:44 p.m., on July 13. The turtle was moved out of the road.


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