14-03-2025
From loose horses to sneaky squirrels: Oddities in local police logs
This horse got an escort home from Littleton Police on Feb. 23.
Littleton Police Department
UNLIKELY FIREFIGHTER
A squirrel made a surprise visit to the
Dedham
public safety building last month and decided to try out the fire pole. Photos of the furry intruder were posted on the Dedham Animal Control
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CINNAMON CAPER
In the wee hours of the morning of March 5,
Beverly
police received a report of suspicious activity on Wallis Street. The caller told police that someone opened her window, and a 'jar of cinnamon' had been tossed into the room. Police checked the area and made sure the window was secured.
HIDDEN HOOCH
On Feb. 21, a man walking his dog in
Sandwich
noticed a small white SUV parked on the side of a dirt road, and watched as a man got out of the vehicle and threw '5-6 quart sized containers filled with socks into the woods,' before speeding off. What were these mystery items, you may wonder? Police soon found out. 'Investigating officers located the stockings and found they were filled with liquor bottles,' police
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FOR THE BIRDS
At 12:38 p.m. Feb. 17,
Cohasset
police heard from a resident who was complaining that her neighbor was 'feeding wildlife by spreading food all over the ground' and the buffet she was providing was 'attracting too much wildlife.' The caller was worried the animals would become aggressive when the food ran out. Police spoke to the neighbor, who admitted to scattering food to feed ground-feeding birds. Police informed her that she was also unintentionally feeding other wildlife whenever she did this, and she would need to stop. She 'was not happy with being told the feeding needed to stop,' the
COMMUTER BLUES
Talk about a rough start to the morning commute. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Jan. 9,
Bridgewater
police
DOORED
At 7 p.m. Feb. 21, a driver of a 2019 Toyota opened the car door at the worst moment, just as an MBTA bus was passing by. The accident happened on the 1500 block of Blue Hill Avenue in
Boston
, and resulted in 'substantial damage' to the car door, according to Transit Police. 'Thankfully, no injuries were reported,' police
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2/21 7PM 1500 block of Blue Hill Avenue the operator of a 2019 Toyota opened their door into a passing
— MBTA Transit Police (@MBTATransitPD)
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