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After several people addicted to prescription drugs committed suicide in Arlington last year, police said Friday, Aug. 20, that a lengthy investigation has led charges filed against three major drug dealers in the town, including one who is now on the run.

Brock Parker, a staff writer for Boston.com's YourTown sites, reports that the yearlong investigation, dubbed Operation Trifecta, began after at least three people addicted to prescription drugs in Arlington committed suicide last year.

Quoting Capt. Robert Bongiorno, the story says that, about the same time, police learned from informants that Arlington was known as a place to get prescription pills, such as OxyContin and Percocet.

The Arlington Police Department responded to a wide variety of calls for service during the week of Aug. 1 to 8. A sampling of those calls appears below.

• On Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 6:01 a.m., police were called to Spring Street and Hillside Road for a report of an injured raccoon in the street. Police used a specially modified shotgun, designed to kill animals, to euthanize it. Patrol Officer Brad Chella responded.

The Arlington Police Department responded to a wide variety of calls for service during the weeks of July 18-24 and July 25-31. A sampling of those calls appears below.

• On Wednesday, July 21, at 6:40 a.m., Arlington Police Officer Michael Wesley was on patrol at Mystic Street/Mass. Ave. when he stopped a vehicle whose driver ran a red light at the intersection. During the course of the stop, Officer Wesley discovered that the driver’s license had expired more than seven years ago. The driver and the vehicle’s owner were cited for red light violation and unlicensed operation, and for allowing unlicensed operation, respectively.

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The Arlington Police Department responded to a wide variety of calls for service during the week of July 4-11. A sampling of those calls appears below.

• On Wednesday, July 7, at 11:34 a.m. police were called to the intersection of Pleasant Street and Gould Road for a motor vehicle accident. Initial investigation and drivers’ statements appear to show a chain-reaction crash, with one vehicle striking another, and pushing it into the vehicle in front, involving four vehicles, one of which appeared to have fled the scene. A passenger in one of the vehicles experiences neck and back pain and was transported to a local hospital, no other injuries were reported.