Crime & Safety
Acton Police Place Resident in Protective Custody
The following information was supplied by the Acton Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Central Street resident called the Acton Police Department on Sept. 14 to report her son came home intoxicated.
The person was found walking on the tracks heading toward the West Acton Mobil station.
Officers placed the person in protective custody.
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On Sept. 15, the department received a call from a 7-year-old who couldn't find his parents. When officers arrived, the parents were in the front yard doing garden work.
In other police news from Sept. 15:
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- A Deacon Hunt Drive resident reported hearing noises in the cellar. No problems were found.
In police news from Sept. 16:
- A Windsor Avenue resident reported a car break.
- A Maple Street resident reported neighbors were tampering with her car.
- A car struck a pedestrian on Massachusetts Avenue. No injuries reported.
- A female reported being bitten by a dog on Taylor Road.
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