Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The following is from the Sharon Police Log. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not indicate convictions.
May 13 2:16 p.m. Caller reported a case of identity theft on Walter Griffin Road. 4:25 p.m. Caller reported the theft of a radio from a bus. 4:50 p.m. Caller reported an attempted break in on High Plain Street. May 14 6:21 a.m. Caller reported the theft of a radio from a bus. May 17 9:14 p.m. Caller reported a felony case of vandalism, with damage above $250. May 18 1:11 p.m. Caller reported a deer strike on Norwood Street. No injuries were reported. 3:52 p.m. Caller reported a hit and run on South Main Street.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Middle School aged children attended the sixth "Junior Cadet Academy."
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Tuesday, May 21
The Sharon Police Department conducted its sixth "Junior Cadet Academy" at the police station, May 18-19. The program is designed for middle school aged youth to see "inside" the Sharon Police Department and how we function. Sixteen students were chosen out of numerous applications. The applicant's responses to questions on the application were reviewed to help determine who would be selected. The cadets received an extensive tour of the police station while observing demonstrations of the various functions a police officer performs. These included a firearms demonstration, police equipment review, arrest booking procedures, crime scene investigation, canine narcotics demonstration, CPR, Taser, radar demonstration, motor vehicle stop …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Officials have set aside $200,000 to study Sharon's police and fire stations and determine the best way for the departments to be brought up to current standards.
A new committee in Sharon was formed last week to choose an architect who would do a feasibility study on the town's aging police and fire stations. The Public Safety Feasibility Study Committee comprises Town Administrator Ben Puritz, Department of Public Works Superintendent Eric Hooper, Town Engineer Peter O'Cain, Police Chief Joseph Bernstein, Fire Chief Jim Wright, Selectman Joe Roach and two citizens, Rick Rice and Bill Croteau, who are both architects. The town has set aside $200,000 for the study. “It’s actually to look at the current facilities and then suggest proposals for solutions to bring them up to current standards," said Wright. "So that could be anything from a new combination public safety building somewhere or …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The individuals were charged with attempt to commit a crime, conspiracy to commit a crime and malicious damage to property.
Sharon Police arrested three individuals from Norwood on Monday after investigating a recently-reported housebreak on High Plain Street in Sharon. Police received a 911 call from a resident of that road around 4:50 p.m. on Monday, May 13, according to a news release from Sharon Police on Wednesday. "The resident was able to provide a detailed description of the suspect motor vehicle," Lt. Tilden Kaufman wrote in a statement to Sharon Patch. "A very short time later, Sharon Police Officer Richard Derry observed this vehicle operating on Edgehill Road." Derry then stopped the vehicle and after further investigation arrested Sean Winslow, 22, Corey O'Reilly, 21, and Christopher Grasso, 21, all of Norwood. All three were held overnight and …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The following information was provided by the Sharon Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate conviction.
Monday- May 6, 2013 Suspicious Activity- 11:22 a.m. Berkshire Avenue and Francis Road- Report of a black duffel bag on the sidewalk. Motor Vehicle Accident- 4:09 a.m. East Street and Bay Road- Report of a two car motor vehicle accident with property damage. No reported injuries. Lost/Found Property-5:19 p.m. South Main Street- Report of jewelry missing from a house. Vandalism Over $250- 5:03 a.m. Morse Street- Report of vandalism to equipment. Tuesday - May 7, 2013 Animal Complaint - 1:25 p.m. Edge Hill Road - Report of a rabid raccoon in a backyard. Suspicious Activity - 2:45 p.m. North Main Street - Report of an older male sitting on his luggage. Wednesday - May 8, 2013 Suspicious Motor Vehicle - 12:59 p.m. High Plain Street - Report of …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A middle aged man was taken to Norwood Hospital for injuries.
A middle aged man was hospitalized after his pickup truck struck a telephone pole on South Main Street this evening rolling the truck on its side. According to Sharon Fire Captain Bryant Simpson, the man was trapped in the vehicle and fire crews needed the Jaws of Life to pull him from the truck. The man was taken to Norwood Hospital. Simpson said he did not know the extent of the injuries but believes they are non-life threatening. The man was the only person involved in the accident. Simpson said South Main Street will be closed for an extended period of time. “They have to replace a pole and do some work down there before they’re going to open it back up,” Simpson said. The call came in around 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The following information was provided by the Sharon Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate conviction.
Monday, April 29 Assist Citizen - 6:14 a.m. Chestnut Street - Report of a door being tampered with last week. Speeding - 7:26 a.m. East Foxboro Street - Written warning issued for speeding. Arrest - 4:05 p.m. South Main Street - Adult arrested for a violation of a HPO order. Tuesday, April 30 Protective Custody - 1:55 a.m. Old Post Road- Intoxicated male demanding a room. Placed in protective custody. Suspicious Activity - 2:59 p.m. East Street- Caller reported a suspicious male in their driveway. Wednesday, May 1 Suspicious Activity - 2:30 a.m. Furnace Street- Someone found in backyard in boathouse. Breaking and Entering - 7:25 a.m. Beaver Brook Road - Motor vehicle entered overnight. Miscellaneous items taken. Noise Complaint - 3:23 p.m…
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Also today, temperatures are expected to reach into the 70s, and find out how you can help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
1. Here is your daily weather forecast, courtesy of WHDH Weather: Sunshine yet again. Upper 60s to near 70. The usual exceptions apply . . . cooler upper 50s to low 60s along the coast/Capes/Islands. 2. Fifth graders at Heights Elementary School will hold an electromagnet presentation today. 3. Annual Town Meeting is less than a week away in Sharon (this year's Town Meeting takes place Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at Sharon High School). Sharon officials have posted the warrant articles online for readers to view before Monday. 4. Shaw's and Star Market have announced it will donate $100,000 to The One Fund Boston, the foundation collecting money to support victims of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings. Residents from throughout the …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The following information was provided by the Sharon Police Department daily log. Where an arrest was made it does not indicate a conviction.
Monday, April 22 6:42 p.m. - A speeding citation was issued to a Massachusetts motorist in the vicinity of Massapoag Avenue and Morse Street. 7:18 p.m. - A speeding complaint was issued in the vicinity of Mountain Street and Spring Lane when a school bus was driving too fast. Tuesday, April 23 8:13 p.m. - A Massachusetts motorist was pulled over for driving an unlicensed vehicle on Pond Street. 8:58 p.m. - Police received a report of screams coming from Mann's Pond in the vicinity Billings Street and Deborah Sampson Street. 11:14 p.m. - A female individual reportedly received an obscene text message and phone call on Hampshire Avenue. Wednesday, April 24 7:44 a.m. - A two-car accident with property damage was reported in the vicinity of …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The following information was provided by the Sharon Police Department daily log. Where an arrest was made, it does not indicate a conviction.
Sunday, April 14 1:09 a.m. - The Sharon Police assisted Stoughton Police after a fight broke out at Club Whiplash on South Main Street. Monday, April 15 8:00 a.m. - Malicious destruction of property on Morse Street when a rock was thrown through a window. 4:49 p.m. - A report of hazardous conditions, low hanging wires in the vicinity of South Main Street and Wolomolopoag Street. Tuesday, April 16 9:07 p.m. - A report of fire crackers going off in the vicinity of Gorwin Drive and Massapoag Ave. 9:12 p.m. - A speeding citation was issued to a Massachusetts motorist in the vicinity of Massapoag Avenue and Decatur Avenue. Wednesday, April 17 3:06 p.m. - A motor vehicle accident with property damage in the vicinity of Pond Street and Ames …
