Stow Police Blotter Excerpts

A sampling of actual 911 calls made in Stow, Massachusetts

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3:21 p.m. A caller from Harvard Road reported that someone tied a “happy birthday” balloon on her sheep fence.  The Police responded.

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11:34 a.m. A caller on Maple Street near the Bolton line reported hearing gunshots.  The Police responded. The shots were coming from the Gun Club.

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11:04 a.m. A caller from Grove Hill Road reported that she was concerned for some children in the neighborhood.  The Police responded.  The children were fine.

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8:26 p.m. A caller from Johnston Way reported that a flashing news bar, which was not related to the program she was watching, appeared at the bottom of her television screen.  She was concerned.  An officer advised the caller the news bar was a TV ad.

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6:48 p.m. A caller near Papa Gino’s reported that 3 teenagers were "hanging out".  It appeared like they were loading a gun.  The Police responded.  No one was located.

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11:32 a.m. An officer stopped to assist a disabled car on Hudson Road.  The driver pulled over to help a turtle cross the road.  His car was OK.

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5:15 a.m. A caller from Taylor Road reported that a rooster was crowing at sunrise. The information was logged.

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3:05 p.m. A caller from Wheeler Road reported that a fisher cat killed all of his chickens.  The Animal Control Officer was notified.

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2:09 p.m. A caller on Militia Circle reported that there has been trash in the traffic island for a long time.  The Police responded.

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6:08 p.m. A caller from Wheeler Road reported that someone claiming to be from the IRS told her she needed to pay $25 within the half hour.   If she didn’t, she would be arrested.  The caller was advised.

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7:44 a.m. An officer observed a woman screaming at the water’s edge in the Delaney Project.  Upon approach he discovered that she was enthusiastically praying to her god.  All was OK.

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7:55 p.m. An officer checked on two individuals who were hunting turtles from the Sudbury Road bridge.  They did not have their licenses on them.  They left the area.

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2:34 p.m. A caller from Taylor Road reported that his neighbor had many animals that continually wandered into his yard.  The information was reported to the Animal Control Officer.

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1:22 p.m. A complaint involving a group of seven teenagers using inappropriate language was reported on Warren Road.

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3:59 p.m. A suspicious black trash bag was reported by the bridge on Sudbury Road. A dead raccoon was found in the bag. The animal control officer was notified.

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9:11 a.m. A caller from Bose reported that a hot air balloon landed on the property.  He inquired about the regulations regarding this.

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3:05 p.m. An officer was flagged down on Barton Road because a resident’s kayak was missing.  The kayak was located in the lake a few houses down.  It was believed that the kayak drifted away.