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Potato Launcher, Shoe-Discarder Prompt Police Calls

In other unusual police news from the region, a Good Samaritan learned that sometimes, it's better to mind one's own business.

What a waste of a perfectly good potato. A Sudbury resident reported this week that people were shooting a potato gun in the area. Responding officers were unable to locate the individuals, nor were they able to find the location of the caller. It was a mystery all around. Moral of the story: it was a nice thought, but don't try to be a cop unless you're planning to go to the police academy. Milford police chipped in this week to help Mendon police, who were pursuing an erratic driver. The driver abandoned his car in Milford and fled on foot. A Highway Department employee told police a white vehicle with tinted windows was driving slowly up and down the side streets. An officer stopped the vehicle. It was a man listening to his scanner who…

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Lost Driver Quickens Trip to Jail Cell; Neighbor Does a Rotten Thing

In other unusual police news from the week, a raccoon was reportedly in a resident's bedroom.

I wonder if his car was moved from the visitor spot to long-term parking. An allegedly drunk driver trying to make his way home from Marlborough this week took a detour and somehow ended up in a visitor's spot in the Sudbury Police Department parking lot. (He was arrested.) This Jetta's athletic attempt at a backflip prompted a police response. Ever since I watched Herbie, The Love Bug, I have been believed cars have personalities. This Jetta, owned by a Northborough resident, is a wannabe gymnast. An entry in the May 30 Northborough police log reads that the car "flipped over" in the driveway. A short investigation revealed that the car, which had a standard transmission, rolled backward and tumbled over a stone wall onto its back. The …

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Burglars Foiled By Fall From Window, Trail of Evidence

In other unusual police news, a resident wasn't thrilled to greet a surprise visitor.

Spiderwoman, she is not. A Marlborough woman's burglary attempt was foiled this week when she fell out of the window to an apartment she was trying to break into. After her fall, she hid in an unlocked van, where she was found by Marlborough police and subsequently arrested. Spiderman, he is. Houdini he is not. A burglar entered a Milford convenience store early Monday morning by dropping in through the roof and ceiling. He fled with an armful of cigarette cartons and, after apparently cutting himself on the glass door through which he escaped, he panicked, dropped a bunch of the cartons and left evidence that led police to identify him as the culprit. Psssssssssssst....there's a serpent in your house. In Medfield, the guest appearance of …

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Man Makes Off With Change Machine, Sleepy Guy Gets Ride to Station

In other unusual police news, a dog who was reported stolen was, in fact, home the whole time.

This is either one smart dog, or a forgetful owner. Last Saturday in Shrewsbury, a person called 911 to report that his/her dog had been stolen from the White City Shopping Center. A short time later, the person called back to say the dog was at home.  Slow and steady wins the race. And blocks traffic. It's that time of the year when turtles start making an appearance on roadways near you. So perhaps it's not that unusual. But still, we find it funny, or at least cute, when we read that a turtle is blocking traffic, as this one did in Medfield recently. An offer for a ride turns into a ride to the police station. When Westborough police met this man on an afternoon last weekend (he was asleep at a local business), they offered him a ride. …

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Turtle, Absentee Juror Prompt Police Action

Additionally, one town gave us plenty of fodder for what could have been an entire unusual police news column.

If he had just gone to court the first time, this wouldn't have happened. A Fitchburg man found himself on the wrong side of the bar in Westborough District Court this week when he was arrested for failing to appear for jury duty. When police pulled him over for failing to stop/yield, they found that he was wanted for skipping out on jury duty. No doubt his trip to court as a defendant will be less pleasant—and more expensive—than if he had simply shown up for jury duty. Why did the turtle cross the road? In Shrewsbury, he crossed the road because if he had stayed in the middle of it, he would have continued to block traffic. Shrewsbury police recently were called to Grafton Street to remove the turtle from the road, as cars were backing …

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Annoying Singer, Mysterious Opening Door Prompt 911 Calls

Also in unusual police news, a man was weaving in and out of traffic (on a bike).

The case of the annoying singer/honker. A woman kept Holliston dispatchers busy last week, when she was the subject of not one, not two, not three, but at least four 911 calls in two days. Apparently, she was harassing the caller, first by blocking her from passing on the street. (She had called earlier about advice on a court action.) Then, she was singing God Bless America loudly and honking his horn. The final call was from a neighbor, who was also perturbed by the loud singing and honking. Can you get pulled over for drunken-bicycle-driving?  A person called 911 in Milford on Tuesday afternoon reporting that an intoxicated man was on a bicycle, and weaving in and out of traffic. (Or, he was just a man learning how to ride a bicycle.)  …

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Flashing Motorcyclist and Flashing Lights Prompt 911 Calls

In other quirky police news, a raccoon avoided capture.

Look out for bikers (who may be accidentally flashing you). Just as drinking and driving don't mix, neither do dresses and motorcycle driving. A woman on Monday afternoon told a Wendy's employee in Milford that a woman wearing a "pink flowered dress" had flashed her. An officer reported it didn't sound like an indecent exposure incident, but rather, a biker who didn't cover herself up enough. Mutual aid was not required for this "fire."  Officials have warned about the high threat of brush fires this week, and at least one area resident was particularly vigilant and on the lookout for anything that might need to be reported. In the wee small hours of the morning Wednesday, a Holliston resident called in what was believed to be a fire. …

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Duck Mistaken for Bat, Blister Prompts 'Disturbance'

Also in unusual police news, a dog was interrupted from doing his business.

Dog charges at human. Wait, no, correction: human charges at dog. Dogs are often getting flak for running after humans, but in this case, it's a human that was accused of "charging at" a dog (and his owner.) A man who was walking his dog in Holliston this week called police after a homeowner allegedly charged at him while his dog was relieving himself on a fire hydrant.  If it looks like a bat, flies like a bat, sounds like a bat: it's a duck. Dover police officers were called to a resident's house recently after the resident heard what she thought was a bat in her fireplace. Police responded, checked out the fireplace, and found not a bat, but a duck. The duck was removed. File this under "unusual reasons for a disturbance." Milford …

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Tired Cat; 'Straight Up Gangster'

In other unusual police news from the area, a man fell asleep in a strange location.

Nap time The man in Shrewsbury who was napping in his trunk at 8:11 a.m. must have had a long night—so long, in fact, that he couldn't drive home to rest. When someone saw him climb in the trunk, they called police. Upon arrival, he told the officer he was just taking a nap...no need to worry. No brass knuckles for this gangster In Marlborough, an intoxicated man was apparently upset when his keys were taken, as he bit the finger of the woman who tried to take them. Unfortunately, this is not the first time police described him as "mouthy." In February he was arrested and told police at that time he was a "straight up gangster." A TIREd cat You read that right. A Medfield woman had to seek assistance from police when she found a cat stuck …

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Stalking Set-Up Foiled; Man Fed Up With Defecating Dog

In other unusual police news from the area, a woman fell asleep in a strange location.

Mastermind, she is (allegedly) not. A Marlborough woman must have been quite satisfied with her alleged scheme to get her boyfriend's ex-wife in hot water. The woman, at least for a little while, had police thinking that her boyfriend's ex was sending her harrassing text messages. She was so convincing that police got a warrant to arrest the ex. The problem is, when the ex was in custody, the woman continued to get the "threatening" text messages, which she continued to report to cops. As there was no way the ex could have been sending them while in custody without her phone, police found a new suspect, the "victim" herself. The woman had apparently been using a Pinger account, which can make it look like texts are being sent from a …

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