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Update: Gun searched for in Natick found on Rte. 128

September 23, 2021 by Bob Brown 2 Comments

Update: Natick Police on Monday night issued the following brief update regarding the gun that they and state police had been searching for in town:

The missing firearm was located on Rte. 128 by the Massachusetts State Police. This event remains under investigation.


Natick Police issued an alert on social media Thursday morning regarding a missing gun that may have fallen from atop a vehicle being driven through town.

The warning reads: “A person has reported that they inadvertently left a firearm on top of their vehicle and it may have fallen off in the area of Lilja School. The area has been thoroughly searched by police and is being searched again. If you see anything, please do not handle it and call 911 immediately. As a precaution Officers will be stationed in the area for the start of school today.”

Lilja Elementary School parents and guardians were notified of the situation as well by the school via email on Thursday morning, for some as they were arriving at bus stops.

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Some residents were alerted by a text from the police and Natick Public Schools superintendent:

Dear Lilja Families,
A person has reported that they inadvertently left a firearm on top of their vehicle and it may have fallen off the car in the area of Lilja. The area has been thoroughly searched by police all night long and is being searched again. If you see anything please do not handle it and call 911 right away. As a precaution Officers will be stationed in the area for the start of school today.
– Natick Police and Superintendent of Schools

The police department Facebook post set off a serious of comments from concerned parents and general rabble-rousers, with obligatory gun rights debate.

The police post went on to say that the incident involved a visitor to a private residence in Natick who reported the situation. Natick and state police K-9 unit searched the area near Lilja and along the driver’s route throughout the night and early hours. The gun was not lost on school grounds, according to the police.


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Comments

  1. Melissa says

    September 23, 2021 at 10:40 pm

    Good and timely reporting and follow up. You are starting to become relevant as a very much needed news (Not social media nonsense) source which is currently seriously lacking in Natick. . Thank you.

    Reply
    • Bob Brown says

      September 24, 2021 at 12:29 pm

      Thanks Melissa, we appreciate the support and feel free to reach out with article ideas. There’s just 1.5 of us here (Deborah full time, me working around my day job), so can use all the eyes and ears we can get. Hopefully, our track record with The Swellesley Report is reassuring to readers.

      Regards, Bob B.

      Reply

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