Every day, law enforcement officials reply to experiences of all types of occasions and nonevents, most of which by no means make the information. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — however no much less noteworthy — incidents from police log books (a.okay.a. blotters) in our communities.
BIRD STUCK IN A TREE
We’ve heard of cats and kittens getting caught up in bushes, however what a couple of fowl? It’s positively attainable, as a result of that’s precisely what occurred final month. The Wareham Department of Natural Resources and Onset Fire Department have been dispatched to the realm of South Boulevard for a report of a fowl that was caught in a tree as a result of it was wrapped up in kite string. The fireplace division despatched a ladder truck, which animal management officer Devin Cloutier used to stand up into the air excessive sufficient to achieve the fowl and free it from the string. After trying intently, officers decided the fowl had suffered a minor pores and skin abrasion and a few harm to its flight feather throughout its ordeal within the tree, so it was taken to Cape Wildlife Center for remedy. The Wareham Department of Natural Resources shared images and video of the rescue on Facebook on Sept. 21 and wrote: “Thank you to all of the concerned bystanders for calling this in and to our friends at Onset Fire for another successful rescue!”
CASE OF THE DEAD RACCOON
Police in Tewksbury are investigating an incident by which somebody put a useless raccoon on high of a lady’s automotive. It occurred on Marshall Street, and police have been notified at roughly 4:09 a.m. on Oct. 11, after the lady made the disturbing discovery, discovering the useless animal on the windshield of her automotive. Police eliminated the raccoon, which appeared to have been run over, and correctly disposed of it. Police additionally obtained surveillance digicam footage that confirmed an individual walking onto the property round 12:30 a.m. with a black plastic bag. The suspect then proceeded to open the bag and dump the physique onto the windshield earlier than working away. The person was described as carrying mild blue denims and a black watch cap with two strings that hold down on the perimeters. Police are asking anybody with info that would assist the investigation to name the Tewksbury Police Department at 978-640-4385.
SOUND SLEEPER
At 10:23 p.m. Oct. 11, a number of Arlington law enforcement officials responded to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street to examine a report that somebody had fallen asleep in a automobile in the midst of the roadway. When they arrived, they discovered a person asleep within the driver’s seat with the engine nonetheless working. The gear shift was in drive and the person’s foot was pressed on the brake. According to the police report, the officers tried to wake the motive force up by “shaking the vehicle vigorously and yelling,” and when that didn’t work, an officer used a police cruiser air horn. That did the trick and the motive force awoke, acutely aware and alert, and put the automobile in park. When requested why he had been snoozing behind the wheel of a working automobile, he stated that he had been working earlier that day, was drained, and fell asleep by chance. He additionally talked about that he consumed three beers earlier than driving. He was finally placed beneath arrest and charged with working beneath the affect (second offense) and working a automobile with a suspended registration.
TABLE THEFT
Police are attempting to determine the thief (or thieves) who stole three aluminum tables from the Holy Family Coptic Orthodox Church at 208 South Main St. — which is on Route 152 — in Attleboro. Police said the tables have been stolen from the rear of the building at roughly 9 p.m. on Sept. 26, and the suspect automobile seemed to be a Ford pickup truck with a U-Haul trailer hooked up to it. The tables have been reported to be value roughly $3,000, police stated. Anyone with info is requested to contact Officer Michael Antunes at 508-222-1212 and reference incident quantity 23-83900.
Attempting to ID suspect(s): The Coptic Holy Family Church @ 208 S. Main St, reported the theft of three aluminum tables from the rear of the building on 09/26 @ approx 9PM. Suspect MV seems to be a Ford p/u w/ hooked up U-Haul trailer. Tables are reported to be value approx $3,000 pic.twitter.com/fAWujCoUIJ
— Attleboro Police (@AttleboroPolice) September 28, 2023
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