Crime & Safety

When the Rooster Crows at 5 a.m.; Arrest for False Script

The following information was supplied by the Shrewsbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Incidents, Monday, Aug. 19

12:30 a.m.: Resident calls about her ex-boyfriend, who won't leave and broke her cell phone, South Street 

8:18 a.m.: Mailbox vandalized on Rawson Hill Drive overnight 

9:03 a.m.: Cat returned to owner on Huntington Road 

9:14 a.m.: Neighbor calls to complain about roosters sounding off at 5 a.m., Crescent Street 

11:27 a.m.: Loose chicken's owner called on Janet Circle to retrieve the chicken

11:43 a.m.: Domestic dispute call for Oak Street 

12:09 p.m.: Two-car MVA on Hartford Turnpike. No injuries. 

12:51 p.m.: Car and pedestrian accident on Maple Ave. Paramedics respond to complain of arm pain 

1:56 p.m.: Vandalism to mailbox, Rawson Hill Drive 

2:36 p.m.: Resident reports lost or stolen credit cards, Boston Turnpike 

2:44 p.m: Two-car MVA, no injuries, Boston Turnpike 

4:01 p.m.: Person calls to report that kids are doing drugs on the basketball courts, Edgemere Boulevard. Unfounded. 

5:22 p.m.: Woman in lobby to discuss harassment order against her ex-husband, Main Circle 

6:24 p.m.: Damaged mailbox, Lake Street 

8:08 p.m.: BOLO for erratic driver on Boston Turnpike who damaged a cart corral 

9:18 p.m.: Bethany Riendeau, 355 Pond St., No. 1, Woonsocket, RI, arrested and charged with forgery and uttering false prescription, Boston Turnpike 


11:08 p.m.: Man in custody for trespassing, South Quinsigamond Ave. 




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