Woman Followed From Commuter Rail Station; Police Search For Perpetrator

ACTON, MA — Police are attempting to identify a man who followed a woman as she walked away from the South Acton MBTA station Wednesday night. Police received a call at 10:20 p.m. from Central Street in the commuter lot reporting that a 58-year-old woman was being followed by an unknown man.

The woman was "extremely alarmed" that she was being followed after dark by someone she did not know, so she went to the front door of a nearby home and sought help from a homeowner, according to police.

The man involved in the incident walked away when the homeowner told him he was calling the police. The man then got into a dark-colored sedan and left the area.

Police searched the area but were unable to find anyone matching the description of the male or the vehicle he got into.

Acton police are seeking to identify and speak to the unknown man, who was described as about 6 feet tall and wearing a red shirt, tan jacket, and dark-colored shoes.

"It does not appear that any laws were broken during this incident, but a resident was in a great deal of fear and we would like to identify the other individual involved in this incident in an effort to determine what his intentions were," Police Chief James Cogan said in a statement. "I would also like to notify the community of this incident in case there have been any other instances of this occurring that have not been reported."

Anyone with information is asked to call Acton Police at 978-929-7711.

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