Once again, livestock takes center stage in the latest installment of the Southborough Police Department logs. Lest you you think animal control is all our men and women in blue do, you’ll also find in the logs an attempted break-in on Ted Lane along with several arrests for drunk driving, disorderly conduct, and assault and battery.

Here’s the latest from the Southborough Police Department (via their Facebook page).

Friday, February 3, 2012

• 3:00 am – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at a Turnpike Road business.
• 6:50 am – A motorist reported a two car, motor vehicle accident on Turnpike Road. Both operators had left the scene before the responding officer’s arrival.
• 10:09 am – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 hang-up call from a Moulton Road residence.
• 1:20 pm – A medical was reported at a Marlboro Road business.
• 3:27 pm – A motorist reported an erratic operator on Turnpike Road at the Framingham line. Framingham Police were notified of the complaint.
• 6:55 pm – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at an Ashley Road residence.
• 7:06 pm – A Hickory Road resident contacted SPD for assistance with a possible missing juvenile. The parent was contacted by the juvenile before a report was filed. No further action was required.
• 8:12 pm – A motor vehicle accident in Ashland was reported to Southborough Police. Southborough police notified Ashland police of the accident.
• 8:42 pm – A medical was reported from a Common Street business.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

• 2:31 am – ARRESTED: A Framingham man was arrested and charged with Operating Under the Influence of an Intoxicating Liquor and Speeding.
• 2:32 am – ARRESTED: A second Framingham man was arrested and charged with Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest (during the above incident).
• 6:07 am – A resident of Ted Lane reported that two males dressed in ski masks had just attempted to burglarize their residence. A resident of the home was injured during a struggle with the intruders. (more)
• 7:23 am – An employee of a Turnpike Road business reported a gas leak at the business. Employees were evacuated and emergency personnel responded to the area.
• 11:11 am – Officers assisted a Bryden Road resident with a custody dispute situation.
• 12:10 pm – Officers responded to the DPW for a report of an unwanted person. The individual left the area prior to the officer’s arrival.
• 8:18 pm – A Turnpike Road business reported a lamb walking around the rear of the business. The lamb had left the area prior to the officer’s arrival.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

• 12:44 am – Southborough police assisted Hopkinton police with a search for a motor vehicle that was involved in an incident in their town.
• 7:54 am – A Vale Terrace resident reported that their mailbox was destroyed (possibly from a motor vehicle) sometime during the night. Officers responded and took a report for the incident.
• 9:16 am – A motorist reported the traffic signals at Central Street and Turnpike Road were not functioning. Mass Highway was contacted and notified of the problem.
• 2:31 pm – Officer’s investigated a Domestic A&B incident on Turnpike Road, in which the female victim was assaulted and left on the side of Turnpike Road. The male party had left the scene with the female victim’s vehicle (without authority), prior to the officer’s arrival. There is currently a warrant out for his arrest.
• 3:02 pm – A medical was reported at a Newton Street business.
• 3:15 pm – A medical was reported at a Flagg Road residence.
• 4:14 pm – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at a Turnpike Road business.
• 11:30 pm – A motorist reported an erratic operator on Turnpike Road. The vehicle had left the area prior to the officer’s arrival.

Monday, February 6, 2012

• 12:20 am – A medical was reported at a Pinecone Lane residence.
• 2:07 am – A fight was reported at a Southville Road residence. The male party involved had left the area, prior to the officer’s arrival. An arrest warrant for Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon has been issued for the suspect.
• 6:32 am – Officers assisted a lost tractor trailer operator on Turnpike Road.
• 8:33 am – An employee of a Turnpike Road business reported wild turkeys on the business’ property. The Animal Control Officer was notified.
• 8:35 am – Officers responded to Northboro Road for a call of a loose cow running down the street (towards Main Street). Responding officers were unable to locate the reported cow.
• 12:07 pm – ARRESTED: A Marlborough man was arrested on an active arrest warrant out of Framingham Court.
• 2:03 pm – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from Fay School.
• 2:15 pm – Officers assisted Southborough Fire Department with a garage fire on Marlborough Road.
• 4:07 pm – A medical was reported from Newton Street business.
• 5:23 pm – Officers investigated a report of sheep running near Turnpike Road. The owner was located, and the sheep were returned to their pen. The Animal Control Officer was also notified of the incident.
• 7:38 pm – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at a Northboro Road business.
• 7:56 pm – Officers assisted a disabled motorist on Turnpike Road.

Tuesday 1/31/12
01:37 Vehicle accident with injuries, Northboro Road
02:12 EMS call, Boston Road
12:34 Electrical wiring problem, Turnpike Road
13:04 EMS call, Cordaville Road
14:12 EMS call, Cordaville Road

Wednesday 2/1/12
09:32 EMS call, Boston Road
11:23 Good intent call, Boston Road
23:38 Vehicle fire, Mass Pike Westbound

Thursday 2/2/12
00:41 EMS call, Boston Road
10:17 EMS call, Blueberry Lane
18:01 Assist police or other agency, East Main Street

Friday 2/3/12
13:20 EMS call, Marlboro Road
17:21 Fires in structure, North Street
20:42 EMS call, Common Street

Saturday 2/4/12
06:07 EMS call, Ted Lane
07:23 Gas leak, Turnpike Road
15:52 Outside rubbish fire, 495 South

Sunday 2/5/12
14:31 EMS call, Turnpike Road
15:02 EMS call, Newton Street
15:15 EMS call, Flagg Road

Monday 2/6/12
00:20 EMS call, Pinecone Lane
13:46 Brush fire, Lynbrook Road
14:15 Building fire, Marlboro Road
16:07 EMS call, Newton Street

A frightening incident reported in today’s Metrowest Daily News:

Lt. Sean James said police responded to 17 Ted Lane at 6:05 a.m. Saturday after a man reported a confrontation with two men who tried breaking into his house.

James said the man awoke to the sound of someone opening his screen door, at which time the resident grabbed a knife and opened the front door to find two men outside.

You can read more here. If you have any information on the attempted break-in, you’re asked to call Southborough Police at (508) 485-2121.

Two new candidates will be considered for the position of Southborough Fire Chief, the screening committee announced today, and both are current members of the Southborough Fire Department. Captain Joseph Mauro and Lieutenant Christian Dano will be interviewed for the position by the Board of Selectmen at a meeting later this month.

Dano and Joseph Mauro join Cumberland, RI Sr. Deputy Fire Chief Fred Mitchell, who was interviewed by selectmen back in December, as finalists for the fire chief position. Joseph Mauro is the brother of Fire Chief John Mauro Jr., who retired in September after 38 years on the force.

Selectmen interviewed Mitchell in December, but the board decided to defer their decision over doubts about whether he was the right person for the job. They then asked the Fire Chief Screening Committee to recommend additional candidates to consider.

Along with Mitchell, the Fire Chief Screening Committee originally advanced Haverill Deputy Chief Brian Moriarty to the final round, but Moriarty dropped out of running before being interviewed by selectmen, leaving Mitchell as the only finalist.

The addition of Joseph Mauro and Dano to the finalist pool will come as welcome news to residents who criticized the screening committee for not advancing any internal candidates in the first go-round. Selectmen have maintained that the goal is to find the best candidate for the job regardless of whether they are promoted from within the Southborough Fire Department or not.

Selectmen will interview Mauro, Dano, and Mitchell on Thursday, February 16 starting at 6:00 pm in the Town House Hearing Room. The interviews will be open to the public.

Above: Police Chief Jane Moran talks budgets with the Board of Selectmen

Southborough’s public safety chiefs went before the Board of Selectmen and Advisory Committee last night to make the case for a level-service budget for next year. Both Interim Fire Chief Michael Dunne and Police Chief Jane Moran said proposed cuts would harm their already understaffed departments.

A level-service budget for the fire department would be $1.8 million, about $32,000 over the current fiscal year. For the fire department, taxpayers would have to approve $1.64 million, about $87,000 over the current year.

Dunne said Southborough’s Fire Department ideally would operate with five firefighters on duty during each of its four shifts. Currently two shifts have five and the other two have four firefighters. Proposed cuts to the overtime budget could mean some shifts would have to operate with only three firefighters on duty, Dunne said.

“You are going to have some shifts with three people,” he told Selectmen and Advisory Committee members. “That’s just unsafe for the firefighters, and I don’t think it’s what the residents of Southborough expect.”

Dunne also said the proposed budget does not build in enough money for training on-call and full-time personnel.

Moran told board members the police department is also running lean. The department currently has 13 full-time officers, the same number it had in 2000, but Moran said call volumes have increased significantly over the past decade.

She also said the nature of crimes today – things like home break-ins and domestic violence – are more time-consuming than the types of calls they handled in 2000. “We don’t just sit around anymore. We jump from call to call,” she said.

Selectmen and Advisory Committee members asked questions of both chiefs, but did not say whether they would support a level-service budget for either department.

You can read another take on last night’s discussion in this article by the Metrowest Daily News.

Tuesday 1/24/12
07:38 Unintentional detector activation, Edgewood Road
09:40 Assist police or other agency, Park Street
15:51 Cooking fire, confined to container, Ted Lane

Wednesday 1/25/12
10:17 Public service assistance, Parkerville Road
17:09 EMS call, Newton Street
17:23 Water problem, Atwood Street
18:38 Unintentional alarm system activation, Sears Road

Thursday 1/26/12
12:46 EMS call, Newton Street
15:18 Outside fire, Cordaville Road
18:13 Vehicle accident, Turnpike Road and Middle Road (Southside)

Friday 1/27/12
02:58 Gas leak, Turnpike Road
13:54 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment, Northboro Road
16:17 EMS call, Marlboro Road
20:00 EMS call, Ridgewood Road, Ashland

Saturday 1/28/12
13:23 EMS call, Main Street

Sunday 1/29/12
11:12 Vehicle fire, 495 North
11:20 Unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire, East Main Street
21:50 Cover assignment, Northborough

Monday 1/30/12
04:10 EMS call, Breakneck Hill Road
11:07 EMS call, Newton Street
11:20 Carbon monoxide detector activation due to malfunction, Cordaville Road
18:14 Building fire, Waushakum Street, Framingham (more)
18:33 Cover assignment, Worcester Road, Framingham
21:34 EMS call, Kellogg Street, Framingham
21:45 System malfunction, State Street, Framingham
23:25 System malfunction, Crossing Blvd, Framingham

Here are the latest logs from the Southborough Police Department (via their Facebook page).

Saturday, January 28, 2012

• 1:53 am – Officers checked on a bicyclist on Crystal Pond Road and Turnpike Road. The male party stated that his bike had developed a flat tire, and that he was now waiting for friends to pick him up.
• 10:07 am – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Constitution Drive residence. The resident is having trouble with the phone line.
• 10:38 am – A passing motorist reported two sick looking raccoons in the driveway of a Boston Road residence. Responding officer found one dead raccoon, and one raccoon that appeared to be rabid. The animal was put down at the scene by the officer, and the Animal Control Officer was notified.
• 1:19 pm – Officers investigated a two car, motor vehicle accident on Cordaville Road. There were no injuries reported from the scene.
• 1:23 pm – A medical was reported at a Main Street business.
• 4:36 pm – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Constitution Drive residence. The residence is the same house as the previous incident. They are still having problems with their telephone line.
• 5:52 pm – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at a Flagg Road residence.
• 7:14 pm – Officers checked on a suspicious person in front of a Turnpike Road business. The individual checked out o.k.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

• 12:32 am – Officers assisted a disabled motorist on Turnpike Road.
• 1:48 am – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Constitution Drive residence. *See above.
• 2:32 am – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Turnpike Road business.
• 11:12 am – A Southborough Officer assisted the Mass. State Police and the Southborough Fire Department with a fully engulfed vehicle (fire) on Route 495. No injuries were reported from the scene.
• 2:55 pm – A motorist reported an erratic operator heading south on Marlboro Road (Route 85 South) from Marlborough. The vehicle had left the area before responding officers arrived on scene.
• 5:01 pm – A resident of Central Street reported that there was a lamb in her back yard. The Animal Control Officer was notified.
• 8:15 pm – Officers assisted a disabled motorist on Turnpike Road.
• 6:17 pm – ARRESTED: A Marlborough man was arrested and charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Revoked License (Subsequent Offense), and Marked Lanes Violation.
• 8:15 pm – Officers assisted a disabled motorist on Turnpike Road.
• 10:31 pm – Officers checked on a suspicious male, who was walking down Cordaville Road (Route 85 South). The individual checked out o.k.

Above: Firefighters watch the roof of a vacant home burn last night (photo via Twitter)

Southborough firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire in Framingham last night that heavily damaged a vacant multi-family home, reports the Metrowest Daily News.

The fire began just after 6:00 pm. Crews from Framingham and Southborough battled the blaze, while the Natick and Ashland departments assisted by covering the stations. The flames were stubborn, and firefighters were ultimately pulled from the buildings over fears it might collapse.

You can read more in this article by the MWDN.

Here are the latest logs from the Southborough Police Department (via their Facebook page).

Monday, January 23, 2012

• 8:56 am – A resident of Breakneck Hill Road reported that their mailbox was vandalized. A report was filed on the incident.
• 10:26 am – Officers responded to Southville Road to assist in a dispute a resident was having with their contractor. The situation was eventually worked out.
• 12:10 pm – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from an Atwood Road residence.
• 12:45 pm – A motorist reported multiple stop sign violations at the corner of Boston Road and Main Street. Patrols will be increased in this area to address the complaint.
• 1:24 pm – A Red Gate Lane resident reported a loose, (small) white dog with tags in the area. The Animal Control Officer was notified.
• 3:29 pm – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Turnpike Road business.
• 3:56 pm – Officers investigated a two car, motor vehicle accident near Framingham Road and Boston Road. No injuries were reported from the scene.
• 6:19 pm – A motorist reported a tow truck driver operating their vehicle in a reckless manner. Officers checked the area, but were unable to locate the operator.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

• 4:25 am – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at a Turnpike Road business.
• 8:29 am – An East Main Street resident reported fraudulent charges to her credit card. The responding officer took a report, and the information was passed on to the Detective Unit.
• 1:51 pm – An Oregon Road resident reported a case of fraud involving a Craigslist Ad. The responding officer took a report, and the information was passed on to the Detective Unit.
• 3:11 pm – An officer responded to a Fairview Drive residence to take a report of vandalism done to the resident’s mailbox. The post of mailbox was damaged at some point during the night. A report was filed on the incident.
• 5:03 pm – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at a Ledge Hill Road residence.
• 5:11 pm – Officers responded to a Johnson Road residence for an out-of-control female at the residence. Responding officers were able to work out the situation to everyone’s satisfaction.
• 6:18 pm – A well-being check was conducted on a Parkerville Road resident.
• 11:59 pm – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at a Turnpike Road business.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

• 7:58 am – A caller reported two cows walking along the train tracks. MBTA was notified of the incident.
• 10:01 am – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at an Oregon Road residence.
• 10:18 am – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Woodland Road residence.
• 11:29 am – A Davis Road resident reported a suspicious white van in the neighborhood. The driver of the van was located, and it was confirmed that he was collecting donations for Southborough Firefighters.
• 1:09 pm – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at a Glenwood Road residence.
• 3:03 pm – An officer was flagged down by a taxi driver who stated that his customer had exited his cab without paying the full fare. The passenger was located and payment arrangements were made between to the two.
• 4:25 pm – ARRESTED: A Turnpike Road resident was arrested on an active arrest warrant that was issued out of Natick District Court.
• 5:09 pm – A medical was reported at a Newton Street business.
• 5:40 pm – Ashland Police Department requested assistance from Southborough Police in checking for a vehicle at a Turnpike Road residence.
• 7:15 pm – A Jericho Hill Road resident reported receiving harassing phone calls at his home. Officers took a report, and a follow up investigation is being done in regards to the incident.
• 7:51 pm – Officers assisted a disabled motorist on Framingham Road.
• 8:59 pm – A Woodland Road resident reported receiving rude text messages from an unknown person. The responding officer filed a report on the incident.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

• 5:03 am – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Constitution Drive residence.
• 8:04 am – Officers investigated a two car, motor vehicle accident on Parkerville Road. An accident report was filed, and no injuries were reported from the scene of the accident.
• 9:53 am – Officers investigated a two car, motor vehicle accident on Parkerville Road. Information was exchanged, and no injuries were reported from the accident scene.
• 10:12 am – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Turnpike Road business.
• 10:22 am – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Southville Road business.
• 12:46 pm – A medical was reported at a Newton Street business.
• 5:46 pm – Officers investigated a two car, motor vehicle accident on Turnpike Road. No injuries were reported from the scene of the accident.
• 6:13 pm – A Leonard Drive resident was arrested during a motor vehicle accident involving three vehicles on Turnpike Road. The woman was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicating Liquor and Operating to Endanger.

Friday, January 27, 2012

• 1:47 am – Officers assisted a disabled motorist on Deerfoot Road.
• 2:25 am – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Turnpike Road business.
• 2:58 am – An officer on patrol requested Southborough Fire to respond to Walgreens on Turnpike Road, after detecting an odor of natural gas in the area. SFD responded and investigated the incident.
• 7:43 am – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Constitution Drive residence.
• 9:09 am – A motorist reported a vehicle blocking the roadway on Turnpike Road near Parkerville Road. The vehicle had left the area before the responding officer’s arrival.
• 10:23 am – A resident of Latisquama Road reported a Tractor Trailer unit had just travelled down the road. Responding officers were unable to locate the vehicle.
• 12:24 pm – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Blackthorn Road residence.
• 2:38 pm – A Graystone Way resident reported observing a coyote in his back yard. The Animal Control Officer was notified of the coyote sighting.
• 4:17 pm – A medical was reported at a Marlboro Road residence.
• 4:26 pm – Officers investigated a burglar alarm at a Main Street residence.
• 4:36 pm – Officers investigated a panic alarm from a Strawberry Hill Road residence.
• 5:11 pm – Officers responded to a Leonard Drive residence to investigate suspicious behavior at a vacant home. The suspicious parties were determined to be family members of the resident.
• 5:31 pm – Officers assisted a Mass State Trooper at an accident scene on Turnpike Road.
• 5:46 pm – Officers served a Restraining Order to a Kidder Lane resident.
• 6:06 pm – Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call from a Turnpike Road business.
• 10:59 pm – A patrol officer investigated suspicious person(s) gathered in the parking lot of a Turnpike Road business. The group checked out o.k., and were sent on their way.
• 11:22 pm – Officers investigated a suspicious motor vehicle that was parked at a Turnpike Road business. The officer reported that the vehicle checked out o.k.

Above: The annual Halloween parade is one of the events sponsored by the Southborough Firefighters Association

Earlier this month the Southborough Police Department warned residents that an organization seeking donations for the police force was a scam. Now the Southborough Fire Department wants residents to know that a group soliciting donations on their behalf is the real thing. Here’s the statement put out by the department.

Dear Friends,

The Southborough Firefighters will be conducting a telephone fundraising drive beginning the week of January 23rd. This effort enables us to provide financial assistance for charitable organizations and community activities. It also allows us to give college scholarships to deserving students, and provides relief for sick and injured firefighters.

Should you have any questions regarding this fundraiser, do not hesitate to call us at the fire station. On behalf of the entire membership, please accept my sincerest thanks for your continued support.

Sincerely,
Joseph E. Hubley
President
Southborough Permanent Firefighters Association
IAFF Local 3129