Police Investigating Incident of a Man ‘Approaching’ a Student at Medfield High School

Medfield Police are currently investigating an incident reported at on Oct. 6 that a man allegedly “approached” a female student, according to police.

“The girl at the high school reported being held by her arm while the individual said he wanted to talk to her,” Medfield Chief of Police Robert Meaney Jr. said. “She was able to free herself and return to the area of the field parking lot.”

While the investigation remains open, Medfield Police have not received any leads or further information about the incident.

On Friday, Oct. 7, Bob Maguire, Superintendent of Schools, issued a letter to parents via e-mail about the incident, which took place Oct. 6 at approximately 8:45 p.m.

“This incident took place in the vicinity of the tennis courts,” Maguire said. “The student was not injured. The incident has been reported to the and they are conducting an investigation. As part of this process, they will contact the visiting teams from other schools that were on campus to see if any of their students reported any suspicious activity.

 “This appears to be an isolated incident but we wanted to make the community aware. The police department has informed us that they will be increasing patrols around the middle school and high school campuses. We also ask that parents remind their students to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to either the school personnel or police department.”

The individual was described as a white male, approximately six feet tall, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, according to Maguire.

Meaney said Maguire’s e-mail was sent out to inform the community and to hopefully gather more information from the incident.

“Part of the reason for the schools sending the e-mail was to see if anyone else had a similar incident that we could investigate,” Meaney said. “As of now, no other incidents have been reported.”

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Medfield Police Department at (508) 359-2315