Crime & Safety

Stolen Medication; Loose Roosters; Arrest for Reckless Driving

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

Incidents, Tuesday, Aug. 27 

7:57 a.m.: Call about a school bus stopped between downed lines on Hartford Turnpike 

9:09 a.m.: 54-year-old man fell out of a tree on Lake Street 

9:37 a.m.: Larceny of medication, Yorkshire Terrace 

9:44 a.m.: Stolen credit cards, Boston Turnpike 

10:53 a.m.: MVA with injuries. Two are transported to UMass. Corner of Lake Street and Route 140. 

12:20 p.m.: Deceased bat found on Taft Road sent in for testing 

12:21 p.m.: Loose roosters, Worthington Ave. 

1:04 p.m.: Two suspicious cars on Woodland Road 

1:34 p.m.: Loose pit bull, Taft Road 

1:35 p.m.: Past B&E reported from residence on South Quinsigamond 

3:37 p.m.: Officer Pitro makes an arrest for failure to stop, Boston Turnpike. Chard Taylor, 22, Valley Hill Drive, Worcester, arrested and charged on warrant charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, failure to use car, failure to stop, reckless driving 

4:27 p.m.: Vandalism to home on Lake Street 

6:19 p.m.: Two-car MVA on the bridge, Boston Turnpike 

6:21 p.m.: Two-car MVA with no injuries, Boston Turnpike 

6:37 p.m.: Anonymous caller reports that kids are in the roadway placing cones to divert cars in the roadway, Park Street 

8:11 p.m.: Erratic driver on Holman Street 

8:12 p.m: MVA with no injuries, Harrington Ave. 

9:35 p.m.: Resident reports that two males threw rocks at a car, Main Street 

11:05 p.m.: Attempted B&E, Maple Ave. 



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