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A crow is rescued, and it's high school prankster season

Westborough firefighters extended the ladder out to free the crow that was entangled in fishing line. Westborough Fire Department UNEXPECTED DELIVERY At North Reading . The building inspector checked out the condition of the store and determined that despite significant damage to its facade, the building remained structurally sound, which was welcome news. Also good news? There were no reported injuries. A woman drove into this UPS Store at 25 Main St. in North Reading on March 21. Courtesy of the North Reading Fire Department Advertisement YOU? At Bridgewater came into the town's police station to report that a man walked into her backyard and cleaned the gutters on her home. The resident wanted police to document the incident. OOPS At 10:13 a.m. April 11, police in Peabody received a call about a vehicle that had been left unoccupied with the engine running in the parking lot of Bishop Fenwick High School. The caller said it had been there since 6 a.m. and didn't belong to any staff or students at the school. A police officer spoke to the owner of the vehicle, who said her daughter drove there to go on a retreat and apparently forgot to turn the car off. Advertisement HIGH SCHOOL HIJINKS At Wilmington called police to report that a black Dodge Charger had been in her neighborhood three nights that week. The caller said one night the Charger drove past her young daughter, then had returned to the neighborhood another night. The car was back again the night she called police and she said the two male parties in the Charger were wearing face masks. Police located the Charger and spoke to the young men, who explained that they were students at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School in Billerica and they were looking for a someone who lived in the neighborhood as part of a senior prank. They were sent on their way, and the caller was informed of the situation. Of course, Wilmington isn't the only community subjected to these high school shenanigans, which some consider to be a rite of passage for seniors. On April 14 Tewksbury police warned the public that a similar game known as 'Senior Assassin' was underway. 'High school seniors are out playing the annual water gun game around town,' police NEW TWIST ON PACKAGE THEFT Back Norfolk police were alerted to some suspicious activity at a home on Pennacook Street after three delivery drivers, all of whom appeared to work for DoorDash, arrived within 25 minutes of each other looking to Advertisement Emily Sweeney can be reached at