Crime & Safety

Boy Calls OnStar, Receives Visit from Sudbury Police

The following information was supplied by the Sudbury Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned it does not indicate a conviction.

The Sudbury Police Department was dispatched to Feeley Field on Raymond Road on Aug. 5 after receiving an alert from OnStar.

When officers arrived, they discovered a young boy who was inside his father's vehicle hit the OnStar button so he could speak with an OnStar service representative.

According to Lt. Robert Grady, the OnStar rep was unsure if the boy was left alone in the car and called for help.

The boy's father was present when officers arrived. The child was not injured and no citations were given out.

In other police news from Aug. 5:

  • Two accidents were reported near the Landham Road bridge repair site. The first happened just before 8:30 a.m. when one car rear-ended another on Landham Road. There were no injuries and no tows. The second happened on Boston Post Road at the Landham Road intersection just after 11 a.m. Two cars were involved. There were no injuries reported and no tows needed.
  • Officers were dispatched to 490 Boston Post Road for a report of a disturbance. Two men were trying to use adjacent loading docks and began to argue. Peace was restored.
  • An Amanda Road resident reported someone attempted to scam money from her. The resident said she had been receiving letters in the mail.
  • A grill fire was reported at a Jack Pine Drive residence. No one was injured and the fire was out before officers arrived.


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