A few weeks ago, friends were debating how to respond in a public shooting scenario. I realized that unlike trained Town staff and students, most of us don’t know what to do.
I asked Chief Kenneth Paulhus if he had any tips I could share on the subject. He previewed that he would soon have something better to offer. The Southborough Police Department was planning to hold a training for any residents concerned about the issue.
(Note: In the meantime, he had also answered one specific question I had about how to silently contact police. Read about that here.)
That workshop planning is now complete. This week, the department issued an invitation to the public for a session on Saturday, June 23rd. The invitation comes complete with free childcare:
On, June 23, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., the Southborough Police Department will offer a free 90-minute workshop at Trottier Middle School on techniques for personal safety involving an Active Armed Intruder. Residents are encouraged to attend the class which will be taught by School Resource Officer Kevin Landry. The workshop covers maintaining situational awareness in public and private spaces, responses for dangerous situations, and advice on how to best respond immediately. The workshop is different from ALICE training offered in schools. It has been taught to town employees, and local business staff with positive reviews.
The event is in collaboration with the Southborough Youth and Family Services who will provide childcare for parents wishing to attend. Please e-mail Sarah Cassell at scassel@southboroughma.com to make arrangements.
Officer Landry can be reached at klandry@southboroughma.com for anyone seeking further information on the event.
Now on to what the SPD had been up to over the past week. Below are the latest police logs.
I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of the new log system launched over the winter.
Don’t get me wrong – I don’t fault the SPD or think they should go back to the old method. It was clearly more labor intensive and therefore also more sporadic. (And I don’t think anyone wants to pay for extra staffing just to get less sterile police logs.) I’m just nostalgic for the occasional “color” missing from the administratively-efficient-data-dumps.
For instance, last week, the local media reported that Southborough officers were involved in a bit of drama with a K-9 manhunt in the woods. The SPD computer spit that out as:
18-5817 0247 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY *Report Taken
Location/Address: MAIN ST
Anyway, for what it’s worth, here are the SPD logs (as reformatted by me)* covering June 5th – 11th. They don’t provide much detail. But they once again signal that the department was busy!
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
- 0021 Suspicious Activity – Services Rendered (@ Flagg Rd)
- 0036 Suspicious Activity – No Action Required (@ Cordaville Rd)
- 0054 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Framingham Rd + Buffalo Run)
- 0713 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Cordaville Rd)
- 0718 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Woodland Rd + Ted Ln)
- 0750 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Marlboro Rd)
- 0902 Alarm, Burglar False Alarm Not Billable (@ Clemmons St)
- 0903 9-1-1 Abandoned Building Checked/Secured (@ Pine Hill Dr)
- 1031 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Framingham Rd + Maplecrest Dr)
- 1048 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ White Bagley Rd + Turnpike Rd)
- 1058 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1102 Disabled Motor Vehicle – Services Rendered (@ Turnpike Rd + Crystal Pond Rd)
- 1119 Motor Vehicle Accident With Injuries – Report Taken (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1146 Community Police Services – Services Rendered (@ Main St)
- 1221 Repossession of M/V – Vehicle Towed (@ Winter St)
- 1310 Reported Only – Services Rendered (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1351 Traffic Control – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Pine Hill Rd + Parmenter Rd)
- 1408 Disabled Motor Vehicle – Services Rendered (@ Southville Rd + Cordaville Rd)
- 1526 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1536 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Woodland Rd + Kidder Ln)
- 1539 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Marlboro Rd)
- 1544 Disabled Motor Vehicle – Services Rendered (@ Framingham Rd)
- 1547 Radar Assignment – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Marlboro Rd)
- 1548 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Edgewood Rd)
- 1601 Well Being Check – Services Rendered (@ Summit Rd)
- 1612 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Parkerville Rd)
- 1621 Wire Down Taken/Referred To Other (@ Main St)
- 1635 Fingerprints – Services Rendered (@ Main St)
- 1720 Traffic Complaint – Services Rendered (@ Main St)
- 1908 Disabled Motor Vehicle – Could Not Locate (@ Route 495)
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
- 0037 Alarm, Burglar – False Alarm Billable (@ Northboro Rd)
- 0039 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Framingham Rd)
- 0100 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Boston Rd + White Bagley Rd)
- 0109 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd + Breakneck Hill Rd)
- 0123 Motor Vehicle Stop – Criminal Application (@ Turnpike Rd + Breakneck Hill Rd)
- 0143 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 0155 Suspicious Activity – Services Rendered (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 0716 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Main St + Johnson Rd)
- 0723 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Main St + Lynbrook Rd)
- 0738 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Parkerville Rd + Richards Rd)
- 0752 Radar Assignment – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Marlboro Rd)
- 0814 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ White Bagley Rd + William Colleary Ln)
- 0853 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Central St)
- 0905 Department Business – Services Rendered)
- 0927 Alarm, Burglar – False Alarm Billable (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1014 Alarm, Burglar – False Alarm Billable (@ Clemmons St)
- 1018 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Woodland Rd + Ted Ln)
- 1034 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Woodland Rd + Carolyn Ter)
- 1132 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Southville Rd + Bridge St)
- 1154 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Southville Rd + Bridge St)
- 1223 Wire Down – Services Rendered (@ Main St)
- 1402 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Cordaville Rd)
- 1420 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd + Breakneck Hill Rd)
- 1541 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Breakneck Hill Rd)
- 1557 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Marlboro Rd + School St)
- 1743 Community Police Services – Services Rendered (@ Marlboro Rd)
- 1817 Alarm, Burglar – False Alarm Billable (@ Sears Rd)
- 1842 Lost And Found – Services Rendered (@ Main St)
- 2002 Assist Other Agency – Could Not Locate (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 2043 Disabled Motor Vehicle – Services Rendered (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 2115 Community Police Services – Services Rendered (@ Cordaville Rd)
Thursday, June 7, 2018
- 0036 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Framingham Rd + Cross St)
- 0056 Motor Vehicle Stop – Criminal Application (@ Turnpike Rd + Cordaville Rd)
- 0546 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Ted Ln)
- 0554 Radar Assignment – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Northboro Rd + Jericho Hill Rd)
- 0606 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Woodland Rd + Kidder Ln)
- 0715 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Edgewood Rd + Nathan Stone Rd)
- 0731 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Marlboro Rd + Acre Bridge Rd)
- 0741 Animal Complaint – Services Rendered (@ Woodland Rd + Oregon Rd)
- 0831 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Marlboro Rd)
- 0934 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Southville Rd + Fiddleneck Ln)
- 0938 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Framingham Rd)
- 0952 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Southville Rd + Fiddleneck Ln)
- 1005 Assist Citizen/Motorist – Services Rendered (@ Newton St + Main St)
- 1014 Community Police Services – Services Rendered (@ Richards Rd)
- 1129 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Central St + Cherry St)
- 1321 Animal Complaint Unfounded (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1325 Community Police Services – Services Rendered (@ Parkerville Rd)
- 1428 Assist Other Agency – Services Rendered (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1448 9-1-1 Abandoned – Services Rendered (@ Parkerville Rd)
- 1553 Radar Assignment – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Central St)
- 1555 Radar Assignment – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Marlboro Rd + School St)
- 1603 Animal Complaint – Services Rendered (Vicinity of: Turnpike Rd)
- 1617 Motor Vehicle Accident Unknown Injury – Report Taken (@ Cordaville Rd + Main St)
- 1628 Low Wire Taken/Referred To Other (@ Southville Rd)
- 1646 Larceny /Forgery/ Fraud – Report Taken (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1654 Larceny /Forgery/ Fraud – Report Taken (@ Southville Rd)
- 1730 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Southville Rd + Harrington Ct)
- 1820 Disabled Motor Vehicle – Could Not Locate (Vicinity of: Turnpike Rd + White Bagley Rd)
- 1853 Road Hazard Removed Hazard (@ Boston Rd + Central St)
- 2339 Assist Other Agency – Services Rendered (@ River St)
Friday, June 8, 2018
- 0247 Assist Other Agency – Report Taken (@ Main St)
- 0337 Motor Vehicle Stop – No Action Required (@ Framingham Rd + Buffalo Run)
- 0706 Erratic Operator – Services Rendered (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 0724 Motor Vehicle Accident Unknown Injury – No Action Required (@ Cordaville Rd)
- 0740 Erratic Operator Taken/Referred To Other (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 0747 Alarm, Burglar False Alarm Not Billable (@ Bay Path Ln)
- 0810 Assist Citizen/Motorist – Services Rendered (@ Cordaville Rd)
- 0847 Escort/Transport – Services Rendered (@ Oak St)
- 1050 Arrest – Arrest Made: Hinsdale, NH Man Charges: Warrant (@ Main St)
- 1109 Animal Complaint – Services Rendered (@ Woodland Rd + Oregon Rd)
- 1554 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1618 Animal Complaint – Services Rendered (@ Main St)
- 1642 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1648 Road Hazard – Services Rendered (@ Cordaville Rd + Turnpike Rd)
- 1705 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation / Verbal (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1712 Motor Vehicle Accident Property Damage Only – Report Taken (@ Johnson Rd + Northboro Rd)
- 1725 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1732 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1750 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1937 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation / Verbal (@ Latisquama Rd + Main St)
- 2030 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 2135 Suspicious Activity – Services Rendered (@ Woodbury Rd)
Saturday, June 9, 2018
- 0256 Assist Westboro PD – Report Taken (@ Main St)
- 0523 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Cordaville Rd)
- 0524 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Framingham Rd + Cross St)
- 1009 Alarm, Burglar – False Alarm Billable (@ Sears Rd)
- 1202 Alarm, Burglar False Alarm Not Billable (@ Oregon Rd)
- 1207 Well Being Check – Services Rendered (@ White Bagley Rd)
- 1302 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Central St + Learned St)
- 1302 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Central St + Learned St)
- 1819 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation / Verbal (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 2119 Mutual Aid – Services Rendered (@ [Fra] Worcester Rd)
- 2341 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
Sunday, June 10, 2018
- 0000 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 0011 Radar Assignment – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Boston Rd + Framingham Rd)
- 0022 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation / Verbal (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 0047 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation / Verbal (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 0057 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation / Verbal (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 0104 Motor Vehicle Stop – Criminal Application (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 0845 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Central St + Cherry St)
- 0923 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd + Crystal Pond Rd)
- 0939 Assist Other Agency – Report Taken (@ Main St)
- 1130 Animal Complaint – Services Rendered (@ Andrews Way)
- 1146 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1156 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Framingham Rd + Maplecrest Dr)
- 1344 Disabled Motor Vehicle – Services Rendered (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1636 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Cordaville Rd)
- 2047 Alarm, Burglar False Alarm Not Billable (@ Boston Rd)
Monday, June 11, 2018
- 0042 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Framingham Rd)
- 0103 Motor Vehicle Stop – Criminal Application (@ Framingham Rd + Cross St)
- 0115 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Framingham Rd + Newton St)
- 0142 Suspicious Activity – Services Rendered (@ Cordaville Rd)
- 0359 Alarm, Burglar – False Alarm Billable (@ Wyndemere Dr)
- 0611 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Gilmore Rd)
- 0612 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Andrews Way)
- 0752 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Marlboro Rd)
- 0920 Radar Assignment – No Action Required (@ Northboro Rd)
- 1120 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Framingham Rd + East Main St)
- 1125 Suspicious Motor Vehicle – Could Not Locate (@ William Colleary Ln)
- 1130 Community Police Services – Services Rendered (@ Parkerville Rd)
- 1247 Animal Complaint – Services Rendered (@ Clemmons St)
- 1318 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 1518 Traffic Control – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Cordaville Rd + Southville Rd)
- 1536 Traffic Complaint – Services Rendered (@ Main St)
- 1602 Radar Assignment – Services Rendered (@ Woodland Rd)
- 1610 Disabled Motor Vehicle – Vehicle Towed (@ Turnpike Rd + Central St)
- 1720 Assist Citizen – Services Rendered (@ Main St)
- 1743 Alarm, Burglar – False Alarm Billable (@ Breakneck Hill Rd)
- 1907 Disabled Motor Vehicle – Services Rendered (@Cordaville Rd)
- 1920 Department Business – No Action Required )
- 2035 Animal Complaint – Services Rendered (@ Turnpike Rd)
- 2135 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Southville Rd + Bridge St)
- 2144 Motor Vehicle Stop – Citation/Warning Issued (@ Southville Rd + Bridge St)
To view past Police Logs, click here.
*[Editor’s Note:
- By law, the police logs omit domestic disturbances, including related arrests. (Which means police can be even busier than they appear to be.)
- Radar Assignment is generally used to summarize multiple Vehicle Stops/Citations.
- By blog policy, I strip out the names of any individuals listed as arrested.
- I edited the log format and some of the original abbreviations to make it easier for blog readers to follow. You can find the SPD’s original, unedited logs on Facebook here.]
Beth,
I totally agree with you about the new police log. Despite all your efforts, I just want to skim over it for unusual occurrences around town, and things in my neighborhood. I wonder if readers would be opposed to eliminating the list of radar assignments and motor vehicle stops?
I do reformat their log to try to make it visually easier to skim through those. (I wonder if that works or not. You can compare to one of their original logs on Facebook here.)
But I know that the Police Department wants the traffic enforcement included for an important reason. They get frequent complaints about speeding/requests for better road monitoring. The logs demonstrate that they’re putting a lot of hours into it – and give some insight about where officers have been monitoring/patrolling.
keep the traffic stops going, glad to see more enforcement on Southville Rd It really does need it, lots of high speed there.
Where are the radar patrols for Parkerville Road (north)?
Posted limit of 30 MPH (thickly settled), two schools and traffic regularly racing through morning and evening, typically before and during school drop-off & pickup.
Most of the ‘racers’ are parents with their students and commuters using the street as a cutoff to bypass the light at Main St.
It’s not unusual to have cars going 45-50 MPH!
How about more traffic calming ‘speed tables’?