Crime & Safety
Oh My: Neighbors Pull Mean Prank, Animal "Wigs" Out
It's also the time of the year when unusual items go missing from residents' lawns.

The next sign this house needs is a "no trespassing" sign.
A woman went to the Medfield Police Department to report someone had put a "House to be Sold" sign on her front window. She said she was being harassed by her neighbors, but did not want police to take a report. The woman returned to the station hours later to say someone had also tampered with her mailbox.Â
Stolen: Skeleton With Lights Between Its Bones
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It's not unusual for decorations to be stolen this time of year, but one thief in Framingham went too far. A family last Saturday was devastated to find their one-of-a-kind skeleton decoration had been swiped from a pole in their yard.
I guess you could say the animal "wigged" out.
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A woman at a wig store in Milford reported this week that the store's window was broken, and the place was a mess. Police responded and found no sign of forced entry. An officer determined the incident resulted from a "possible wild animal problem."
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