Crime & Safety
Police Logs: Hurricane Sandy Damage -- Trees and Wires Down, Transformer Fires
Here is a look at the police log for Monday, Oct. 29, during Hurricane Sandy.
Monday, Oct. 29
7:12 a.m., Causeway Street. Caller reported a brush fire in the woods off her back yard. Fire Department reported that NSTAR was on the scene and extinguished the fire.
9:04 a.m., Harding Street. Tree fell on house at 56 Harding Street.
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9:06 a.m., Hartford Street. Pole is leaning. Police said the pole was leaning away from the road and poses no risk at this time.
12:17 p.m., High Street and South Street. Tree down in road.
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12:26 p.m., Brook Street. Two trees down. NSTAR notified.
12:30 p.m., Nebo Street. Transformer fire, wires down. NSTAR and Medfield Fire notified.
12:38 p.m., Stoneybook Road. Wire down. NSTAR notified.
12:52 p.m., Hartford Street. Tree blocking road. Police were able to move the treet to the side of the road.
1:02 p.m., Causeway Street. Tree down at the intersection of Main and Causeway.
1:03 p.m., Blacksmith Drive. Tree down in road.
1:28 p.m., Hospital Road. Power out on Hospital Road. NSTAR notified.
1:46 p.m., Ledgetree Road. Caller reported large tree crashed into the roof and it is collapsing. Residents were told to evacuate.
1:51 p.m., Spring Street. Tree fell on house, residents evacuated. 3:51 p.m. reported a bigger crane was needed to remove the tree. 9:21 p.m. tree crew has finished.
1:54 p.m., Hartford Street. Tree blocking road.
1:59 p.m., Earl Kerr Road. Tree down.
2:14 p.m., North Street. Police station lost power. NSTAR notified. Restored at 3:13 p.m.
2:20 p.m., Pound Street. Tree down, wires down. NSTAR notified.
2:20 p.m., North Meadows Road and West Street. Traffic light out.
2:25 p.m., Country Way at Saw Mill Lane. Wire down and on fire.
2:28 p.m., Lantern Lane at Tamarack Road. Telephone pole leaning over corner of Lantern Lane at Tamarack Road.
3:01 p.m., Colonial Road. Pole leaning on Colonial.
3:06 p.m., Elm Street. Tree down in Wheelock school yard.
3:24 p.m., Maplewood Road. Tree fell into wires. NSTAR notified, Medfield Fire en route.
3:27 p.m., Cheney Pond Road. Tree down.
3:34 p.m., Hearthstone Drive. Tree down on the wires.
3:48 p.m., Winter Street. Wire in a tree on fire. Fire out.
3:49 p.m., Wight Street. Wire down.
4:08 p.m., North Street. Wire down.
4:09 p.m., Harding Street and Longmeadow Road. Pole about to come down. Police said pole is okay for now. NSTAR notified.
4:10 p.m., Mitchell Street. Large tree down on a car and on the wires. Road closed due to low wires. NSTAR and Fire Department notified.
4:16 p.m., West Mill Road. Large tree down in road.
4:30 p.m., Fox Lane. Tree down on wires.
4:35 p.m., North Street. Large tree branch in road.
4:36 p.m., Hilltop Circle. Very large tree came down on power lines.
4:55 p.m., Pine Street. Transformer fire.
6:03 p.m., Hearthstone Drive. Tree down.
6:05 p.m., Dover Farm Road. Tree down.
11:24 p.m., Pound Street. Power out at Tilden Village.
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