Crime & Safety
Great Dane Follows Woman Riding Horses | Gas Tank Falls Off Truck | Wrong Way on the Highway
The following information was supplied by the Acton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Noise:
- 8/14/12 – 2:40 a.m. – Split Rock Drive: Police responded to a report of teenagers making noise.
Small Fire:
- 8/14/12 – 6:38 a.m. – Hayward Road: Acton Fire department responded to a small fire in a building but the fire was extinguished by the time they arrived.
Gas Tank Falls Off Truck:
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- 8/14/12 – 10:21 a.m. – Nagog Park Drive: Police responded to a 25 gallon gas tank that fell off a truck. No one was injured.
Great Dane:
- 8/14/12 – 5:46 p.m. – Breezy Point Road: A woman reported a Great Dane was following her while she was riding horses in the area. She said the dog did not bite her but her and her daughter were quite upset.
Heading The Wrong Way on the Highway:
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- 8/14/12 – 8:35 p.m. – Main Street: Police received a report about an erratic pick up truck operator. Police checked the area and noticed the driver getting on Route 2 the wrong way. A operating the truck was arrested and charged with an OUI (2nd offense) along with other various charges.