Chasing bunnies on the loose
Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesserknown — but no less noteworthy — incidents from police log books (a.k.a. blotters) in our suburbs.
THIS RABBIT HUNT NO LAUGHING MATTER
On Oct. 9, Sudbury police dispatch was notified of a domesticated bunny that was out wandering the streets. Police said officers were able to locate the furry fugitive, and, after a considerable amount of time, were eventually able to catch up with it and take it into custody. They shared a photo of the rabbit, which they named “Hop,” on Facebook after it had been successfully captured. Then they found out another pet rabbit was on the loose. “Moments later while still on scene, they were alerted to a second bunny and were unsuccessful in catching Hop’s brother or sister,” police wrote. “Given the location and the number of animals, it’s suspected that they were abandoned by their caretakers.” Police used the situation as a teaching moment, and used the Facebook post to remind people to never let domesticated animals loose into the wild. “We’re glad we were able to rescue one,” police wrote, “but please, surrender animals to our [animal control officer], or a local shelter.”
BUSTED
Watertown police were dispatched to The Arsenal on the Charles campus at 5:14 p.m. on Aug. 29 to investigate a report of vandalism in a parking garage. Police said shortly after midnight, a vehicle entered the garage and went to the third floor, and three men got out and started walking around. Apparently they were in a mischievous mood, because they allegedly got on a forklift and attempted to start it, and then found a fire extinguisher and discharged it inside the garage. Police said representatives from a company doing construction work there reviewed the security camera footage and identified one of the men — a 20-year-old Boston man — as one of their employees. According to police, the company opted not to press charges against the man and said it would handle the matter internally.
ODD THEFTS
At 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 30, a resident of an apartment building on Pleasant Street in Watertown reported that a package had been delivered from Amazon, but apparently stolen. The package, said the resident, contained a cat treats worth $15.
At 12:52 p.m. on Sept. 15, someone walked into the Wilmington police station to report repeated thefts of flowers from a grave at Wildwood Cemetery.
At 5:17 p.m. on Sept. 19, Bridgewater police received a call from someone on Satucket Trail who reported that a propane tank, which had been attached to a grill, was stolen off their porch.