Crime & Safety
Homeless Man Living in Woods Arrested; Skateboarder on the Bridge
The following information was supplied by the Shrewsbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Incidents, Sunday, Aug. 25
12:15 a.m. German shepherd found on Clinton Street
12:16 a.m.: Police receive a 911 call about an MVA on South Street with unknown injuries. Police report that the operator walked away from the crash, and there is property damage to a telephone pole, including damaged wires.
1:48 a.m.: Structure fire, Salisbury Street
3:24 a.m.: Male on a scooter on the Boston Turnpike
8:42 a.m.: Call about a man living in the woods off Edgewater Ave. Keith Roderick, homeless, is arrested on an outstanding warrant from New Hampshire
12:04 p.m. Resident from Toblin Hill Drive calls to report that her 20-year-old daughter, who is a drug user, is missing
1:44 p.m.: Person calls to report that someone is possibly selling drugs out of a vehicle on Boston Turnpike. Police find nothing.
2:30 p.m.: Resident of Saybrook Road reports that someone has thrown trash in her yard
3:39 p.m.: Police respond to person skateboarding over the bridge in the middle of the road, Boston Turnpike
4:28 p.m.: Larceny of gas from car on Shrewsbury Green Drive
6:15 p.m.: Well being check results in arrest of another person in the home, on a warrant, West Main Street
7:16 p.m.: Shih Tzu found on Westport Drive. Reunited with owner.
8:54 p.m.: Suspicious activity in the woods off Grafton Street. People are spoken to by police.
11:36 p.m.: Male and female arguing in the area of Country Way
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