Faulty appliances, snakes in yards, tipped porta-potties, more

Between July 14 and Aug. 10, the Medway Police Department responded to hundreds of calls, many related to general traffic enforcement, suspicious and disabled motor vehicles, motor vehicle violations and accidents, parking violations, fire alarms, 911 hang ups, lockouts, radar requests, road hazards, bylaw violations, neighbor issues, warrants served/recalled, reports of fraud and scams, and animal control calls related to deer, cats, lost/found/barking dogs, and unnamed rodents. 

Medway also provided assistance to Bellingham, Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Millis, and Norfolk.  

Other entries of note include: 

July 14 at 11:58 a.m., Main St., Norfolk, fire 

July 14 at 12:58 p.m., Summer St., structure fire

July 14 at 2:00 p.m., Gorwin Dr., unwanted party

July 14 at 6:02 p.m., Stallbrook Rd., fire alarm, burned out motor in refrigerator

July 15 at 10:31 a.m., Koyview Pl., warrant recalled

July 15 at 6:59 p.m., Lovering St., disturbance

July 15 at 7:38 p.m., Milford St., animal control; small white dog found running in roadway, police put dog back in its backyard

July 16 at 5:48 a.m., Sanford St., disturbance

July 16 at 4:15 p.m., Oakland St., larceny; caller had an appliance delivered this morning and believes delivery crew may have taken their cat

July 17 at 3:57 p.m., Hill St., threatening; an employee of a pest control company made threats

July 18 at 9:51 a.m., Main St., natural gas leak, resolved

July 18 at 5:37 p.m., Diane Dr., larceny

July 19 at 8:52 a.m., Main St., suspicious person; caller reports a man in a red suit talking to an engine hoist

July 19 at 9:57 a.m., Glen Brook Way, fire alarm; a dryer vent was disconnected

July 19 at 5:07 p.m., Main St., threatening; walk-in report of threats at work 

July 20 at 6:36 p.m., Oak St., municipal property damage; caller reports youths tearing down fencing on trail at high school and Choate Park, police installed caution tape

July 20 at 9:08 p.m., Holliston St., fire alarm, set off by vaping

July 21 at 8:26 a.m., Village St., animal control. Caller reported a baby deer that is scared and running into a fence and gate, animal control responded, deer ran off into the woods

July 21 at 10:53 a.m., Summer St., suspicious person. Caller reported a male party laying on the ground on the path in the area between the baseball fields and tennis courts; “party checks ok, was resting” 

July 21 at 3:03 p.m., Laurelwood Ln., fire investigation. Caller reported water running from second floor into outlets in the basement; very little water infiltrating the basement, breakers were shut off, no electrical equipment was affected

July 22 at 1:48 a.m., Maple Ln., disturbance, advised. Caller reported kids outside playing basketball and making noise 

July 22 at 11:22 a.m., Iarussi Way, animal control; caller reported a deceased skunk in her yard that appeared to be foaming from the mouth 

July 22 at 1:59 p.m., Maple Ln., disturbance. Caller reported loud fighting in the area, it was a verbal argument between siblings

July 24 at 11:14 a.m., Main St., civil complaint regarding harassment

July 24 at 4:08 p.m., Lincoln St., keep peace

July 24 at 4:59 p.m., Village St., fire investigation; small contained fire was extinguished

July 25 at 8:19 a.m., Milford St., animal control; caller reported a snake in the yard of their business

July 27 at 9:14 a.m., Lovering St., property damage; caller reported damage by a hammer to the side of their pool

July 27 at 9:47 a.m., Mechanic St., property damage; caller reported damage to flags on their property

July 28 at 10:26 p.m., Kimberly Dr., disturbance. Caller reported a group of youths making noise in the area; police discovered a porta-potty tipped over and three bikes left behind, police confiscated the bikes, no further information on the porta-potty 

July 29 at 4:50 a.m., Main St., breaking and entering. Business owner reported people inside their business; police discovered a cleaning service

July 31 at 6:47 a.m., Kings Ln., natural gas leak; caller reported inside odor of gas, Fire Dept. discovered a burner was left on overnight, building was self-ventilated 

Aug. 1 at 3:49 p.m., Kelley St., property damage; caller reported a rock was thrown through a home window

Aug. 1 at 8:18 p.m., Bayberry Ln., fire investigation; caller reported oven sparking, small fire was found inside oven which was removed to the driveway

Aug. 2 at 10:36 a.m., High St., animal control; assistance needed to keep the peace while addressing a dog issue

Aug. 2 at 4:32 p.m., Main St., warrant service leading to arrest

Aug. 3 at 3:00 p.m., Milford St., safety hazard; caller reported drug paraphernalia found in restroom

Aug. 5 at 12:06 p.m., Winthrop St., unwanted party, arrest made

Aug. 5 at 3:36 p.m., Main St., well-being check

Aug. 5 at 5:51 p.m., Main St., natural gas leak; caller reported odor of gas, faulty appliance

Aug. 6 at 1:57 a.m., Iroquois Rd., fire investigation for gas water heater that was overheating, hissing and steaming, plumber will repair

Aug. 6 at 6:52 p.m., Main St., disturbance; 911 caller said someone was trying to murder their friend, report to follow

Aug. 9 at 2:25 p.m., North St., fire investigation; caller reported hydraulic fluid spill coming from a trash truck, cleanup company on scene

Aug. 10 at 1:17 p.m., Charles St., brush fire, homeowner advised

Source: www.townofmedway.org