Abandoned Bunnies, Vehicle Break-In: Dedham Police Log

June 8

1:25 p.m. - A driver at Legacy Place on Route 1 was issued a citation for wrongful use of a handicapped placard.

June 10

9:51 p.m. - A vehicle on Route 1 north was struck by a vehicle traveling across Route 1 on Washington Street. The driver of the second vehicle was issued a citation for failure to stop.

June 18

7:17 a.m. - Two commercial grade batteries were reported stolen from trucks on Milton Street. An arrest warrant was issued for the suspect.

8:33 a.m. - A box of abandoned bunnies was reported on Veterans Road. The animal control officer responded to the scene and located the box, which had four baby bunnies inside. The officer made arraignments to have the bunnies assessed.

June 20

10:28 p.m. - Police responded to a report of a man pulling on doors at the Exxon on Washington Street. Officers at the scene found the man sitting in a vehicle, which he said he was inside so he could call his brother. He also stated that he was trying to buy the motor vehicle because he was at a car dealership. A shopping cart from Dick’s Sporting Goods was also found at the scene. Because he could not provide a legitimate reason for being in a motor vehicle and for stating that he was at a car dealership when he was not, the suspect was arrested and charged with breaking and entering a motor vehicle in the nighttime and shoplifting of a shopping carriage.

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