Hopkinton Police Log: Break-Ins on Walcott Valley, Youths Smoking Marijuana

Friday, Oct. 19

12:39 a.m.: An officer from the Hopkinton Police Department checked a person who was passed out in her vehicle on East Main Street. The officer notified the Ashland Police Department when they were unable to wake the person up.

7:13 a.m.: A caller from Tammer Lane reported an overnight breaking and entering.

8:36 a.m.: A caller from North Mill Street reported an overnight breaking and entering in to his motor vehicle.

10:55 a.m.: An officer took information about a report of illegal dumping at the Fruit Street soccer fields.

6:29 p.m.: A caller reported that a large service truck had just ran over her mailbox on Norcross Road. The caller said that the driver denied the crash when confronted.

10:19 p.m.: A 911 caller reported a rollover crash on Wilson Street. Officers responded and arrested Richard J. Carey, 20, of 19 Indian Brook Rd., Ashland. Carey was charged with speeding and drunken-driving.

10:48 p.m.: A caller reported an erratic vehicle that they saw get off Route 495 then loop around and get back on the highway. The State Police were notified.

Saturday, Oct. 20

1:14 a.m.: An officer checked a motor vehicle on Greenwood Road that was occupied by three adults. The people were smoking cigarettes and listening to music.

8:45 a.m.: Officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle that crashed in to a telephone pole on Ash Street. The vehicle was towed.

9:25 a.m.: An officer took a report of an Android cell phone that was taken from a vehicle on Main Street.

2:40 p.m.: A caller reported several youths smoking something in the woods near the skate park on Hayden Rowe Street. Officers responded and spoke to the youths who were smoking marijuana. They were issued citations for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and their parents were contacted to pick them up.

6:52 p.m.: An officer spoke with a group of adults that were getting ready to play a game in Wood street.

Sunday, Oct. 21

12:40 a.m.: An officer spoke with a vehicle operator who was stargazing on East Main Street.

1:21 a.m.: Officers assisted the Southborough Police Department with a party near the town line.

11:47 a.m.: The Hopkinton Fire Department was notified of an alarm activation on Wood street.

1:17 p.m.: A caller reported hearing gunshots on Spring Street. A second caller reported the same. An officer checked the area.

1:19 p.m.: An officer spoke with a landscaper who was violating the town’s by-law prohibiting work on Sundays.

2:04 p.m.: A caller from Gassett Road reported vandalism to a holly bush in their front yard. An officer responded and observed that it was not vandalism but an unreported crash.

Monday, Oct. 22

6:54 a.m.: A caller reported that her vehicle had been broken in to Walcott Valley Drive overnight.

7:04 a.m.: An officer checked a vehicle parked on Frankland Road. A note on the vehicle said the owner was hunting in the area.

7:10 a.m.: Two callers reported a line painting crew on Hayden Rowe Street without a police detail. An officer spoke with the crew and advised them that they could not operate without a detail and could not close a lane before 9 a.m.

7:37 a.m.: An officer assisted with bus evacuation drills at the Elmwood School.

8:03 a.m.: An officer responded to Walcott Valley Drive where a vehicle had been broken in to overnight and an iPod was stolen.

8:18 a.m.: An officer took a report of another motor vehicle break-in on Walcott Valley Drive. A GPS was stolen.

9:01 a.m.: An officer took a report of threats at a school on Hayden Rowe Street.

12:06 p.m.: An officer responded to a report of a tree branch that had fallen on to a car on North Mill Street. The branch had been cut down by a tree crew.

2:31 p.m.: Several caller reported a dead deer on West Main Street.

3:08 p.m.: A resident of Walcott Street reported that their car had been broken in to overnight but nothing was stolen.

6:23 p.m.: A caller from Cedar Street reported that his vehicle was broken in to overnight.

7:52 p.m.: A caller from the Fire Department reported a man blowing leaves in to the road on main Street. An officer responded and found the leaves but there was no one in the area.

10:58 p.m.: An officer assisted with a minor crash on Chestnut Street.