Police Log: Hip Bag Mistaken for Gun, Holster on Winter Street

Sunday, Aug. 24

At 8:02 a.m., a caller reported a two-car accident in the area of East Main and Prairie streets. One vehicle was towed from the scene; no injuries were reported.

At 8:05 a.m., an off-duty police officer reported a two-car accident in the area of Medway Road and East Main Street. No injuries were reported.

At 10:56 a.m., a police officer was flagged down by a motorist in the area of Winter and Granite streets who said a man had been walking in the area with what appeared to be a gun in a holster. Officers located the man and determined he had only been wearing a hip bag.

At 11:32 a.m., police received a report of a two-car accident in the parking lot of CVS on Medway Road.

At 12:26 p.m., police received a report of a vehicle that sped through the intersection near Supercuts on Medway Road.

At 5:31 p.m., Hopkinton police reported a dirt biker had taken off on one of their officers and headed toward Milford.

At 9:48 p.m., police received a report from a resident of Hawthorne Path that a strange noise could be heard outside of her home, the source of which may have been an alarm or someone speaking through a megaphone. Officers checked the area but were unable to find anything; the home was secured.