Little Compton police logs: Deceased seal draws Mystic scientists

Posted 11/9/26

Monday, Nov. 2

A caller from Meeting House Lane reported two young women walking west without reflective clothing at 5:17 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 3

A caller from West Main Road reported an …

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Little Compton police logs: Deceased seal draws Mystic scientists

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Monday, Nov. 2

A caller from Meeting House Lane reported two young women walking west without reflective clothing at 5:17 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 3

A caller from West Main Road reported an erratic driver at 9:01 a.m.

Two surfboards were reported stolen from South Shore Beach.

A Black Flag Lane caller reported a scam phone call at 4:22 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 4

A burglar alarm that went off at a Bluff Head Avenue home at 5:17 a.m. was accidental; it had been set off by cleaners.

A caller from South Shore Beach reported an object bobbing up and down in the water just before noon. It turned out to be a dead seal, and police notified the beach manager and Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.

Police were called to a Holly Berry Hill Road home at 6:44 p.m. for a domestic disturbance.

Thursday, Nov. 5

A Simmons Road resident called police at 3:43 p.m. and asked to speak to an officer about an issue with a neighbor.

Friday, Nov. 6

A lost dog without a collar or tag was brought to the police station at 8:23 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7

A dead seal was spotted on South Shore Beach Road at 11:24 a.m. There was no word on whether it was the same one reported days earlier.

A caller from Pottersville Road reported a dead deer along the woodline.

A caller reported that a motorcyclist traveling on Long Highway at about 4:32 p.m. was using a cell phone while driving.

A car struck a deer on East Main Road at about 5:30 p.m.

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