Crime & Safety

Firewood Reported Stolen from a Resident's Yard

Plus, a sick raccoon and a broken railroad crossing gate.

Tuesday, June 9

At 8:09 a.m., a caller reported firewood had been taken from their yard.

At 8:41 a.m., an injured raccoon was reported to be in the road.

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At 9:32 a.m., a sick raccoon was reported to be in the dumpster near the preschool on Lowell Street.

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At 12:06 p.m., a fraudulent unemployment claim was reportedly opened.

At 1 p.m., a caller reported that a woman was being harassed by a neighbor.

At 5:26 p.m., an officer assisted a woman who had fallen out of her wheelchair.

At 10:58 p.m., a train gate was reported broken and laying in the roadway.

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