Best of OMG PD: 2012's Strangest Police Calls

We've highlighted some unusual incidents that made their way into police logs this year.

Police Log: Runaway Found in Shaw's, Window Salesmen in Belknap Estates

Here's a glance at the safety log for Dec. 17 and Dec. 18.

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A convoy of hundreds of police officers left Burlington on Wednesday to visit a young boy with cancer in Virginia.

Police Log Including Bumping Neighbors, Massive Pothole, and Man Hit at Gas Station

Here's a glance at the police log for Dec. 16 and Dec. 17.

Police Log Including Old Ammunition and Noisy 5 a.m. Newspaper Delivery

Here's a look at the Medfield safety log for Dec. 14 and Dec. 15.

Police Log: Kids Fighting, Dog Hit on Granite Street

Here is a look at the Medfield safety log for Dec. 12 and Dec. 13.

Newtown Elementary School Gunman Identified as Adam Lanza

The 20-year-old's brother had been detained by police earlier in the day. Their mother, a teacher at the school, is one of six adults killed. Twenty children also were killed, police say.

Police Official: 27 Dead, 'It is Not a Simplistic Scene'

A town once voted the safest place to live in America experiences horrific violence in one of its elementary schools. Includes exclusive Patch information.

Police Log: House Break on Lowell Mason Road, Teen With No Jacket

Here's a glance at the Medfield safety log for Dec. 10 and Dec. 11.

Police Log: 16-Year-Old Has Too Much to Drink, Assault and Battery on Fox Lane

Here's a look at the Medfield safety log for Dec. 8 and Dec. 9.

Police Log: House Door Kicked In and Pedestrian Accident

Here's a glance at the Medfield safety log for Dec. 7 and Dec. 8.

Police Log: OUI at High School and OUI Hits Planters

Here is a look at the police logs for Dec. 5 and Dec. 6.

Police Log: Harassment, Fires, Car Accidents, and More.

Here's a look at the Medfield safety log for Dec. 3 and Dec. 4.

Police Log: Two Summons and One Very Large Deer

Here's a look at the police log for Dec. 1 and Dec. 2.

Police Log: House Break, Broken Gas Line, Alarming Cook, and More

Here's a glance at the Medfield safety log for Nov. 29 and Nov. 30.

Police Log: 20-year-old Arrested, Injured Owl, Euthanized Deer

Here's a look at the Medfield safety log for Nov. 27 and Nov. 28.

Police Log: An Alarm-Pulling Cat and One Summons for Arrest

Here's a glance at the Medfield safety log for Nov. 25 and Nov. 26.

Are House-Breaks Related?

In this column, you ask a question and Patch tries to find the answer.

Police Log: Smashed in Front Door and Attempted Break-In on Hearthstone Drive

Here's a look at the Medfield safety log for Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 including attempted break-in on Hearthstone Drive.

Police Log: Arrest for Revoked License, Car Accidents, Smashing Pumpkins

Here's a look at the Medfield safety log for Nov. 19 and Nov. 20.

Police Log: Stolen Jewelry, Police Escort, Arrest for License Suspended for Child Support

Here's a look at the Medfield safety log from Nov. 17 and Nov. 18.

Police Log: More Water Troubles, Young Man at Wheel, Mutual Aid to Millis

Here's a look at the Medfield safety log from Nov. 16.

Police Log: Medical Emergencies, State Hospital, Speeding, Car vs. Stone Wall

Here's a look at the Medfield safety log from Nov. 13, Nov. 14, and Nov. 15.

Police Log: Fighting Ex-Spouses, Derelict Dirt Bikes, Jag in MVA

Here is a glance at the safety log from Nov. 12 and a clarification on Nov. 10.

Police Log: OUI Arrest, Mischievous Bottle Throwers, Harassing Phone Calls from Escapee

Here is a look at Medfield's safety log from Nov. 10 and Nov. 11.

Police Log: Escaped State Hospital Patient, Deer, Car Accidents, and Mom Not Answering Phone

Here's a look at the Medfield safety log for Nov. 8 and Nov. 9.

Police Log: Sudden Death, NStar on Standby, GPS Found in Boston

Here's a look at Medfield's safety log for Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 (the day of the snowstorm).

Police Log: Mulch Fire, Suspicious Van, Abandoned Weedwacker

Here is a look at the safety log for Nov. 4 and Nov. 5.

Police Log: Mischief, Deer on Main Street, Man Fell Off Horse

Here's a look at the safety log for Nov. 2 and Nov. 3

Police Charge Two Who May Have Broken Into Medfield Home

Westwood police have charged two people with breaking into a Dover Road home on Oct. 9. Those people may have broken into a Medfield home on the same day.

Police Log: Escaped Convict and House Break on Main Street

Here's a look at the safety log for Nov. 2.

Police Log: Attempted House Break on Pleasant Street, Halloween Break-Ins at Medfield State Hospital

Here's a look at Medfield's safety log for Nov. 1.

Norfolk County Says "Be A Hero"

Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey and are police chiefs launch county-wide "Ensign John R. Elliott Be A HERO Campaign" against drunk driving.

Police Chief Warns: Lock Your Vehicle

In this column, you ask and Patch answers. Last week's police logs indicated several break-ins in cars in Belknap Estates. Hear what Police Chief Robert Meaney Jr. says you can do to prevent theft from your vehicle.

Police Log Including Sudden Death, State Hospital Flashlights, and Stolen Laptop

Here's a look at the Medfield police log from Oct. 30 and Oct. 31.

Police Log: Cars Broken Into in Belknap Estates and Live Wires Start Fire

Here's a look at the police log for Oct. 30.

Police Log: Warrant for 17-year Old, Bobcats, Eggs, Rogue Dirtbike, Hurricane

Here's a look at the police log for Oct. 26 through Oct. 29.

Regional Obit: Including Long-time Employees, Inventor

Here is a glimpse at residents of Medfield, Dover, Sherborn, and Westwood who have died, or who have relatives who have died, recently.

Police Logs: Hurricane Sandy Damage -- Trees and Wires Down, Transformer Fires

Here is a look at the police log for Monday, Oct. 29, during Hurricane Sandy.

Police Log: Found Dog, Arrest, and Possible Broken Ribs

Here's a look at Medfield's police log for Oct. 25 and Oct. 26.