Crime & Safety
Dover Police and Fire Log: Dec. 12 to Dec. 19
Notable activity from the Dover police and fire logs.
Monday- Dec. 12, 2011
Motor Vehicle Stop- 11:51 p.m.
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Farm Street- Verbal warning for speeding.
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Tuesday- Dec. 13, 2011
Animal Complaint- 8:12 a.m.
Dover Road- Reporting party located a dog on Dover Road and brought it to the police station. The dog became aggressive to the assisting officer. By-law citation issued. Animal Control Officer notified.
Erratic Operation- 3:11 p.m.
Centre Street- Reporting party reported a black Lincoln with livery plates passing cars heading toward Medfield. Area checked, gone on arrival.
Mutual Aid- 3:13 p.m.
Strawberry Hill Street- Needham PD requested a cruiser to investigate a hit and run in their down.
Wednesday- Dec. 14, 2011
Hazardous Condition- 8:45 a.m.
Willow Street- Officer reported a low hanging branch blocking a travel lane. Officer notified the highway department.
Thursday- Dec. 15, 2011
Illegal Dumping/Trash- 10:25 a.m.
Claybrook Road- Officer reported a 5-gallon bucket filled with trash left on conservation land. Highway department notified.
Fraud- 12:00 p.m.
Riverside Drive- Reporting party stated that her credit card was used to make fraudulent charges.
Motor Vehicle Crash- 5:17 p.m.
Pine Street- Caller reported that her husband may have driven off the road as he swerved to avoid a deer in the road. Officers checked the last known location of the motorist. Officers located the disabled motor vehicle and waited for AAA to assist. No injuries reported.
Friday- Dec. 16, 2011
Trespass- 7:15 a.m.
Dedham Street, Sage Farm- Reporting party said that someone was trespassing and feeding the horses around 7:00 a.m. The reporting party said he will have an attorney draft a letter of disinvite.
Utility Complaint- 12:45 p.m.
Cornell Road- Caller stated that there was a loud explosion and then the power went out.
Investigation- 3:25 p.m.
Haven Street- Boston Police arrested three people for breaking and entering and believe the suspects were in Dover around noontime that day.
Saturday- Dec. 17, 2011
Noise Complaint- 2:41 p.m.
Meeting House Hill Road- Reporting party came into the station to complain about a neighbor's wind chime. She stated she wanted to pursue mediation with the neighbor to find a resolution.
Suspicious Activity- 7:08 p.m.
Wilsondale Street- Caller stated that there were two individuals on his property with flashlights near the house. Officers located a hunter on the property that was tracking a deer that was previously shot on a neighbor's property. Hunter has permission to hunt there.
Sunday- Dec. 18, 2011
Assisted Citizen- 3:42 p.m.
Farm Street- A mother called because her teenage son got his hand caught in a log while splitting wood. An officer assisted the teen in removing his hand from the log. No injuries.
Medical Emergency- 6:22 p.m.
Grand Hill Drive- 9-1-1 caller reported that a pressure cooker blew up in his mother-in-law's face and that she had hot burns to her face and body. Patient was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham.
Monday- Dec. 19, 2011
9-1-1 Call- 7:58 a.m.
Centre Street- Residrnt called regarding a man in camoflauge with a large rifle. The party was across the street from her home and had gotten out of a pickup truck.
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