Crime & Safety

Holliston Police Log: Loose Iguana, Threat at Country Farms

The following information was provided by the Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction. All arrests are reported.

Thursday, Sept. 27

7:20 a.m.: An officer stopped a vehicle in the school zone on Woodland Street and issued the operator a speeding ticket.

7:40 a.m.: An officer responded to a report of truck that was smoking on Washington Street. The officer spoke to the driver who said the brakes had locked up. The truck was not a hazard and assistance was en route.

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11:56 a.m.: An officer responded to a fire alarm at Casella Waste Services.

12:17 p.m.: A caller from Holly Lane reported a suspicious white SUV parked in front of her house with someone using a computer inside. An officer responded and spoke to the person who was doing work for the gas company.

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8:31 p.m.: The Ashland Police requested an officer from the Holliston Police Department contact a resident who failed to pay for $20 worth of gas.

7:07 p.m.: An officer stopped a vehicle on Locust Street and issued a summons for operating without a license.

Friday, Sept. 28

2:37 a.m.: A caller reported a vehicle that passed them on South Street. An officer soon stopped the erratic vehicle and spoke to the operator.

2:57 a.m.: An officer spoke to two people walking on Quail Run Road.

7:50 a.m.: A resident walked in to the station to report a car crash that had occurred.

10:58 a.m.: A 911 caller reported that he was just threatened by a male and a female on Country Farms. The caller said the couple had just left in a blue Honda and was possibly armed. The caller refused to come in to the station and hung up. An officer responded to Country Farms and spoke to the clerk who reported that he hadn’t seen any such incidents in the store or parking lot.

1:53 p.m.: Officers stood by while a resident of Prospect Street was evicted.

6:38 p.m.: A caller from Meadow Brook Lane reported a loose iguana in the road. The person called back and reported that it was a plastic iguana. 

Saturday, Sept. 29

1:04 a.m.: A 911 caller reported a crash on Norfolk Street. A second caller reported that the vehicle struck a wall and then left the scene. An officer responded and noted that the vehicle actually struck the island, damaging the planters.

2:54 p.m.: A caller cleared the storm drain on Concord Street after responding to a flooded road.

3:26 p.m.: An officer responded to Miller Wachman LLP on Washington Street after a 911 call from there was dropped.

11:22 a.m.: A resident of Robert Road went in to the station to report a theft from his motor vehicle.

12:15 a.m.: Officers checked the Concord Road area for a vehicle that was reported to have been involved in break-ins in Ashland.

4:26 p.m.: An officer stopped a motor vehicle on Jennings Road and arrested Gilmar Dias Doamaral, 29, of 58 Jennings Rd. Apt. 1. Doamaral was charged with unlicensed operation, a lights violation and operating an unregistered vehicle.

9:44 p.m.: A caller working for Bank of America reported that the ATM was not working properly. An officer responded and confirmed that the screen said out of order but the ATM did not appear tampered with.

Sunday, Sept. 30

1:02 a.m.: A caller from Concord Street reported that someone was banging on her front door.  An officer checked the area and it was clear.

9:09 a.m.: A caller from Hillside Drive reported a silver BMW with Rhode Island Plates had been circling the neighborhood and was now parked. An officer responded and noted that the vehicle was unoccupied.

2:15 p.m.: A caller from RPJ Associates Inc. on Washington Street reported stolen property.

2:22 p.m.: A caller reported an unwanted person at their house on Prospect Street. An officer asked the person to leave and advised her that if she were to return she would be placed under arrest.

2:25 p.m.: A caller reported a minor car crash on Railroad Street. It was cleared when an officer arrived.

9:21 p.m.: An officer checked motor vehicles in the parking lot of Goldwell Inc. on Hopping Brook Road. The officer advised youths in the vehicles to leave.

10: 35 p.m.: A caller from Turner Road reported people on a nearby balcony making a lot of noise.


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