Tuesday, September 25 : At 6:55 a.m. a contractor working at a home on Old School House Road called dispatch to report kids raising a ruckus at a house nearby. After a quiet interval at the station, a horse owner on Depot Road reported a loose horse at 6:20 p.m. She was able to round the animal up without official assistance, however. An incidence of “ring and run” at the elementary school was reported to dispatch at 9:02 p.m., but police found no one in the area when they arrived to investigate.
Wednesday, September 26 : A Still River Road man was taken to Nashoba Valley Medical Center by ambulance at 9:35 a.m. A townsperson found the cell phone of another local resident at the transfer station at 11:46 a.m., when a report of the incident came in to dispatch. The dispossessed owner was reunited with the phone a short time later. A burglary on Woodchuck Hill Road occurred sometime before 1:23 p.m., when the homeowner called dispatch to report the theft of several household items. Entry to the home was forced, but the list of missing items is not complete. The incident is under investigation, and police have a suspect in the case. At 4:43 p.m. Jason Ayer, 22, of Harvard, was arrested by the Stow police department with assistance from the Harvard police department on a warrant for failure to appear in Clinton District Court on a charge of operating under the influence. Harvard police assisted Bolton police with a residential alarm going off on Kettle Hole Road in Bolton at 8:46 p.m. Police found no cause for alarm, and secured the home.
Thursday, September 27: A Volkswagen parked at the McCurdy track rolled into a nearby fence at 5:46 p.m. The emergency brake was not engaged at the time, according to the owner’s statement. Damage to fence and car was minor, according to the report, and no citations were issued. A Depot Road resident suspicious of a man in a car parked near the railroad tracks called dispatch to report his behavior at 6:27 p.m. After calling police, she took matters into her own hands and asked the driver what he was up to. He then drove off, and police were unable to locate him in town. Another round of “ring and run” took place at the elementary school at 9:03 p.m. At 11:40 p.m., the ambulance squad took a Stow Road man to Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Friday, September 28: At 10:26 a.m. a Haskell Lane woman was taken to Emerson Hospital by ambulance. An entire mailbox was stolen, lock, stock, and barrel sometime before 2:36 p.m., when the Old Meadow Lane resident reported the theft to police. An Enterprise truck hit a car parked in the parking lot of a business on Ayer Road shortly before 8:02 p.m., when the party with the damaged car called police to give a description of the truck. Police found the truck within town limits and gave the driver a written warning. Two residents of homes on Scott Road called police at 9:59 p.m. to report that their homes and mailboxes had been hit multiple times by a BB gun. The matter is under investigation, Officer Murphy said.
Saturday, September 29: An open window at the elementary school was spotted on a routine building check at 1:40 a.m., when police notified the head custodian. A man in a car parked in front of a business on Ayer Road was taken into protective custody at the station at 2:06 a.m. after police became suspicious he might operate the car under the influence.
Sunday, September 30 : A Candleberry Lane resident called police to report a group of kids camping in a nearby backyard carrying on and making a lot of noise at 1:14 a.m. The fire department responded to a call from a Bolton Road home at 1:20 p.m. The home was full of smoke, but it was determined that a faulty furnace, not a house fire, was responsible.
Monday, October 1 : A debit card found at Dunkin’ Donuts was turned in to the station at 8:48 a.m. Police notified the bank of the find, and they in turn notified the owner. At 5:32 p.m. someone reported a man hitting a new sign at the Appleworks building with a hammer. On investigation, police found that a tenant of that building, unhappy with the placement of the new signs, had decided to relocate them to a place he deemed more aesthetic. Police pointed out that the matter was not his to determine, however, and persuaded him to put down his hammer and go home.
