Large open hole reported near driveway on Fifth Hill

Heard on: Sturbridge Police Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

You could contact National Grid to see if they could have somebody come out here and take a look at

00:04

this.It is about 4 ft wide and about 6 ft deep.

00:11

They did dig out a hole and they did just leave it.

00:16

It's off the road, it's in some grass, but it is on the edge of a driveway.

00:23

Really?

00:30

312 Central.

00:35

312, go ahead.

00:38

It's going to be pole number 10.

00:41

Number 10.

00:43

(number withheld) Fifth Hill.

00:46

Where is it?

00:54

Central 312.

00:58

312.

01:01

Sir, were you going to clear off of the scene there, or are you going to wait for National Grid?

01:09

I'm going to clear.

01:11

The homeowner has put small cones around it, and there was a shovel that is just sort of over the hole, but it is, in my opinion, a pretty dangerous thing.

6/27/2026 04:01 PM

Road Closure

Hillside Dr, Sturbridge, MA 01566

Large open hole reported near driveway on Fifth Hill

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers investigated a possible road hazard near a driveway on Fifth Hill in Sturbridge, where a large open hole had reportedly been dug off the road in the grass. The hole was marked with small cones and a shovel, and National Grid was requested to check the area before the officer cleared the scene.

Large open hole reported near driveway on Fifth Hill

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