Crime & Safety

Police Respond to Erratic Drivers, Suspicious Vehicles, Duck Caught in Fishing Wire

The following information was supplied by the Shrewsbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Incidents, Friday, June 21 

9:09 a.m.: Medics are requested for a three-month-old who may have ingested medication, Casavan Ave. 

9:21 a.m.: Police respond to a two-car MVA on Main Street, no injuries 

10:56 a.m.: Barking complaints on Grafton Street 

11:21 a.m.: Police respond to an 89 woman injuring herself during a fall, Julio Drive 

12:19 p.m.: A 46-year-old man is experiencing chest pains, Bridle Path 

12:50 p.m.: An 84-year-old woman is "passed out but conscious and alert," Francis Gardens 

1:25 p.m.: Police respond to a person driving erratically on Lake Street. Unable to locate MV. 

2:24 p.m.: Person visits station to report a larceny that occurred on Boston Turnpike 

2:47 p.m.: Police assist medics on a call regarding a fall of a woman in the parking lot of Francis Gardens 

3:51 p.m.: Police respond to a possible restraining order violation, Maple Ave. 

4:03 p.m.: A landscape truck is reported to be in the roadway on Lake Ave. Checks out "OK." 

4:59 p.m.: A duck is caught in fishing line, Edgewater Ave. Animal control officer is contacted. 

5:03 p.m.: A group is causing a disturbance at an address on Kendra Road 

5:45 p.m.: Police respond to a call about a dog locked in the vehicle at a business on Boston Turnpike. Owners are spoken to. 

5:53 p.m.: Police advise people not to swim within roped off area at Quinsigamond 

8:31 p.m.: Police respond to a call about two children who left on bikes and have not returned. Located. 

9:25 p.m.: BOLO for a person driving erratically on Lake Street 

10:38 p.m.: Erratic operator on Main Street 

10:41 p.m.: Resident on Shrewsbury Green Drive reports phone threats 

Incidents, Saturday, June 22 

3:08 a.m.: Resident on Yorkshire Terrace reports that her daughter has not come home 

3:16 a.m.: Disturbance on Hill Street 

3:57 a.m.: Female having seizure, Main Street 

5:21 a.m.: Person reports losing wallet, Maple Ave. 

9:46 a.m.: Resident on Grafton Street calls about car being outside her residence for more than two hours. Driver had broken down. 

10:02 a.m.: A suspicious car is reported on Prospect Street. Person is a cleaner at the park and has key to enter 

10:26 a.m.: Road caved in on Bumblebee Circle 

11:23 a.m.: Person driving young kids on motorcycle with no helmet. Not found. 

11:36 a.m.: Resident reports someone dumped yard waste in the woods, Stanley Road 

12:18 p.m.: Well-being check on 59 year old male leads to discovering he has died. Medical examiner took body 

2:12 p.m.: Person calls that man is "acting inappropriately," Main Street. Police respond and man is in rest room with son - nothing inappropriate. 

3:23 p.m.: Disabled boat, Lake Quinsigamond 

4:36 p.m.: Residents report suspicious vehicles driving around Lamplighter Drive. Unfounded. 

6:10 p.m.: Police respond to a report that a man's 19-year-old granddaughter has jumped from the vehicle, Boston Turnpike 

8:21 p.m.: Resident reports that her neighbor is off meds and making suicidal statements, Smith Lane 

9:13 p.m.: Person says someone is knocking on all her doors but not answering when she asks who it is, Worthington Ave. 

10:08 p.m.: Loud music on South Street. Told to keep it down. 

11:08 p.m. Person with no trespassing order enters store on Maple Ave. Footage is being reviewed. 

11:26 p.m.: Suspicious car in complex on Boston Turnpike. Driver spoken to. 

 



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