Crime & Safety
Police Log: Two Mattresses Block Traffic on Route 9
The following information was provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Wednesday, Jan. 9
8:31 a.m.: An officer monitored a bus stop on George Street.
8:50 a.m.: An officer responded with the Shrewsbury Fire Department to an alarm activation on Bowditch Drive. A forklift had hit an electrical box.
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8:54 a.m.: An officer responded to a two-car crash on Old Brook Road. The officer also checked the car seat in one of the cars.
9:00 a.m.: An officer spoke with a person who was collecting scrap metal on Grove Street.
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10:55 a.m.: An officer from the Shrewsbury Police Department responded to a crash on North Quinsigamond. One vehicle was towed by AAA.
12:03 p.m.: A caller reported a male texting while driving on Main Street.
12:59 p.m.: An officer spoke to two teenagers on Venus Drive who had been reportedly looking in to garage windows.
1:59 p.m.: An officer responded to a two-car crash in front of Shaws.
2:58 p.m.: A caller reported a hit and run on Hartford Turnpike.
4:13 p.m.: A caller from Grove Street reported a missing chocolate lab named Brewer.
5:14 p.m.: A panhandler was moved along from the parking lot at Five Guys.
5:23 p.m.: An officer helped the fire department extinguish a grease fire on Floral Street.
8:16 p.m.: An officer removed a mattress from the travel lane of Boston Turnpike near South Street.
Thursday, Jan. 10
2:03 a.m.: An officer removed a mattress from the roadway of Route 9 near Commons Road.
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