'Cart Full of Pumpkins' and Solicitors on Thanksgiving Day: Police Log

Wednesday, Nov. 25

At 9:39 a.m., the fire department alerted the police that there was a residential gas leak and National Grid was on the scene.

At 2:16 p.m., a monitoring service reported it had received a collision report from a Saturn Aura. Police responded to the scene, but did not locate a car. Officers did locate possible structural damage. Later in the log, at 6:29 p.m., a person reported that it appeared someone had struck his garage.

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Thursday, Nov. 26

At 12:37 a.m., a caller reported loud music and banging from a nearby apartment.

At 2:58 a.m., a person was reported to be stranded at the beach; the person was awaiting a tow.

At 7:41 a.m., a door was reported to be ajar at the high school.

At 11 a.m., a caller reported solicitors who “keep returning” in the area of Bickford Way and Foster Road. The individuals were found to be a religious group who was going door to door.

At 6:16 p.m., a panhandler was reported at CVS.

At 11:42 p.m., a caller reported that a group of kids in a car and on foot was causing a disturbance. The caller said the kids might have a ”cart full of pumpkins.”