Crime & Safety

Police Log: Graffiti Found in Cellar, Car Breaks Fire Hydrant

Excerpts from the Norton Police Department log.

Wednesday, Oct. 1

At 7:23 a.m., police reported a motor vehicle with property damage between a black Escalade and a tan Ford Explorer on Taunton Avenue.

At 12:18 p.m., police reported vandalism on David Street in which there was a broken window in the residence and graffiti in the cellar.

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At 12:49 p.m., police reported a drug offence and the confiscation of drug paraphernalia on West Main Street.

At 3:54 p.m., police reported a domestic disturbance in which an unwanted male was at a residence on Norton Glen Road. A protective order was granted and served at Norton Police Department.

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Thursday, Oct. 2

At 2:19 p.m., police reported fraud and embezzlement of identity theft on Union Road.

At 3:26 p.m., police reported a motor vehicle accident with property damage in which a vehicle received a fluid leak from hitting a deer on East Main Street.

At 4:58 p.m., police reported vandalism in which a mailbox has been knocked over twice in the last three weeks on Crane Street.

At 5:34 p.m., police reported larceny of a dirt bike on Charlotte Avenue.

Friday, Oct. 3

At 3:57 p.m., police reported a missing juvenile on Perry Street. The subject was not seen since early morning and is texting her mother refusing to come home. At 5:51 p.m., police reported the subject is now with her mother.

At 9:00 p.m., police reported a motor vehicle accident with injury causing a hydrant to break off on Oak Street.

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