MILLIS, Mass. (AP) — Police are looking for a gunman who fired at a police cruiser in a town southwest of Boston, and schools are being closed as a precaution.
The police car crashed and caught fire Wednesday in Millis. The officer wasn’t seriously hurt.
Two threatening phone calls were made to a middle school earlier in the day. Police Sgt. William Dwyer says the events aren’t believed to be related but investigators want to be sure. Schools are closed Thursday.
Dwyer says a white man 25 to 40 years old fired at the officer from a maroon pickup truck driving in the opposite direction. He says the officer crashed when he spun around to try to follow the truck.
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Police had asked people to remain inside while they searched the wooded neighborhood. They say they believe the man has left the area.