Wednesday, December 26: At 12:16 p.m. a Harvard woman pulling out from the Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot onto Ayer Road misjudged the distance of an oncoming car and rapidly accelerated to get out of its way, but ended up in a snow bank on the opposite side of the road. She was not injured and there was no damage to her car. Police did not issue a citation in the incident. A Harvard man walking on Warren Avenue found a cell phone by the side of the road, which he turned in at the station at 2:08 p.m.
Thursday, December 27: An observer phoned in a report of a hit-and-run accident at 8:16 a.m. after he saw a white Mack truck strike a small pickup truck belonging to Fairbanks Construction in that company’s driveway on Ayer Road. The incident is under investigation, Officer Bill Castro said, and area towns have been asked to be on the lookout for a white Mack truck.
Friday, December 28 : A burglar took a laptop computer from an unlocked home on Slough Road sometime before 10:25 a.m., when it was reported to dispatch. See related story for more details on this incident. At 3:40 p.m. a young woman from Littleton County Road was taken to Emerson Hospital by the ambulance squad. Police stopped a Leominster man driving on Ayer Road at 4:19 p.m. He was found to be driving with a suspended license and given a summons to appear in Clinton District Court for that offense. His car was towed from the scene. The ambulance team took a Woodchuck Hill Road woman to Emerson Hospital at 5:01 p.m. At 5:17 p.m. a police officer making a right-hand turn onto Ayer Road creased the door of the cruiser when he got too close to a snow bank. Police stopped a Townsend man driving erratically on Ayer Road at 6:15 p.m. When the officer approached the car and the man rolled down his window, clouds of marijuana smoke billowed out. His car was searched, and he was subsequently given citations for failure to stop at a stop sign as well as possession of marijuana. The car was towed from the scene. Another case of vehicular mischief occurred just hours later at 11:19 p.m. when police stopped a Lynn man at the entrance to Route 2 eastbound driving a car with an excessively loud exhaust system. He was found to be driving without a valid license, and given a citation for this offense as well as the excessive noise. His car was then towed away from the on ramp.
Saturday, December 29: At 1:13 p.m. police investigated the theft of a computer from the Catalano Companies building on Ayer Road. See related story for more details on this incident. A concerned resident called police to report a woman in distress parked in her car near the intersection of Still River Road and Willard Lane at 2:17 p.m. The ambulance squad responded and found a tired but entirely well woman taking a nap in her car. Bryan K. Dagg, 40, of Chelmsford, was arrested for driving under the influence after his car was stopped for a malfunctioning license plate light at 5:28 p.m. He was taken to the station, booked, and released later at 8:36 p.m. The fire department was called to a home on Old Littleton Road at 5:39 p.m. after homeowners there noticed the smell of gas. Firefighters shut off the gas line and notified the gas company of the problem. The neighbor of a vacant house on Bolton Road called dispatch at 6:02 p.m. to say that an unfamiliar man was walking around the property, raising their suspicions. Police investigating found that the man was a contractor hired to do some winter weatherizing of the house. At 10:53 p.m. police stopped a Shirley man on Ayer Road for driving a car without a Massachusetts registration or a valid Massachusetts driver’s license. Recently relocated from Florida, the man did not realize that he had to update both records within 30 days of his move to the area, Castro noted, and he was given a citation for both offenses.
Sunday, December 30: At 7:49 a.m. the ambulance team took an Oak Hill Road woman to Nashoba Valley Medical Center. Later, at 4:51 p.m., the ambulance squad was called to assist a Littleton Road woman in getting from her car back into her house. At 6:30 p.m. a Jacob Gates Road homeowner called police to report that a group of people from a broken-down car had approached her for help, making her feel apprehensive. Police responded and found that the group did indeed need help with their car, and provided assistance with towing and alternative transportation.
Monday, December 31: Two different three-car accidents took place in Harvard Monday morning, the first occurring at 7:11 a.m. and the second at 10:16 a.m. For more details, see related story. A Tahanto Trail homeowner, disturbed by noise in the neighborhood, called dispatch at 11:29 a.m. Police responded and found a brother and sister throwing snowballs at each other.
