Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from police log books (a.k.a. blotters) in our communities.

SLITHERING RESCUE

Erin Mallette, the regional animal control officer for Millis and Medway , and Millis Police Officer Dale Bickford recently teamed up to help a snake that got stuck in some netting. Photos of Bickford freeing the creature were posted on the Millis/Medway Animal Control Facebook page. “When a snake got itself tangled up in netting, Officer Bickford arrived cool, calm, and collected — true snake charmer style," the post said. “His steady demeanor even helped ACO Mallette step in to assist with the rescue. Now, rumor has

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