Crime & Safety

Police Log: Coyote in Resident's Backyard, Breaking and Entering

The following is from the Mansfield Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned they do not indicate convictions.

Tuesday, Dec. 10

At 11:42 a.m., a resident reported that his home was broken into sometime over the weekend and some money was stolen. 

Also at 11:42 a.m., a man reported that his rear plate was missing from his car. 

At 12:23 p.m., a resident reported that she noticed that a half bottle of medication was taken during a Thanksgiving party on a previous day.

At 8:44 p.m., police received a report of a fox in the area of the commuter rail lot but it later left the area. 

Wednesday, Dec. 11

At 10:30 a.m., a caller reported a 50 to 55 pound coyote sitting in her backyard. 


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