Tuesday, January 22: At 3:26 p.m. a woman called the police station to say that a FedEx truck ran her off to the side of the road near the intersection of East Bare Hill and Bolton roads, resulting in two flat tires on her car. There were no further details available on the incident.
Wednesday, January 23: The ambulance team took a man from East Bare Hill Road to an unspecified hospital at 12:30 a.m. At 7:46 a.m. an Oak Hill Road resident called dispatch to complain about cars speeding on that street in the early morning. A Tahanto Trail homeowner called police at 9:27 a.m. to report the smell of smoke. Police determined that the smoke was coming from a legal brush-burning in the neighborhood. Officer Castro said that it is now brush-burning season; permits can be obtained by calling the police station on the nonemergency number, 978-456-1212. At 12:08 p.m. a Harvard woman came into the station to report losing her purse. While she was there, her husband called to say he had found it at home. At 2:25 p.m. a Groton woman who keeps a post office box at the Harvard post office notified police of some suspicious letters she received. The matter is under investigation, Castro said.
Thursday, January 24: Police responded to a false alarm at a home on Madigan Lane at 3:06 p.m. At 7:41 p.m. a Myrick Lane resident asked police to come help redistribute cars parked on both sides of that street, which they did. The ambulance team took a five-year-old boy to Emerson Hospital at 8:49 p.m. after he was bitten by the family dog. Police notified the animal control officer of the incident.
Friday, January 25 : Police provided a traffic detail for the Department of Public Works on Ayer Road at 9:41 a.m. At 7:23 p.m. police asked the driver of a car parked on West Bare Hill Road to move the vehicle to a safer spot off the road.
Saturday, January 26: Police responded to a false panic alarm that went off in a West Bare Hill Road home at 10:59 a.m. At 12:17 p.m. the ambulance squad took someone to Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Sunday, January 27: Police helped a driver arrange for a tow truck after the car went off Littleton Road near the town line at 7:21 p.m.
Monday, January 28: A Depot Road homeowner called dispatch to complain of the noise of idling trains at 5:49 a.m. A short time later, the same person called back to say the noise actually came from a truck that had gotten stuck at the end of the road, trying to get to Devens. The truck was gone by the time police arrived at the scene. At 9 a.m. the neighbor of a Myrick Lane home reported that someone had turned on the neighbor’s outside water faucet and left it to run overnight. Police will be conducting more checks in the area, Castro noted. At 2:35 p.m. an Acton woman driving on Still River Road called dispatch to report being passed in a no-passing zone near the Immaculate Heart of Mary School. Loose horses on Slough Road were the subject of a call to the station at 4:20 p.m. However, the horse owner called a short time later to say that all the animals had been rounded up and accounted for. At 7:38 p.m. a motorist driving on Still River Road reported hitting a deer. The deer quickly recovered, however, and ran into the woods. An Ayer Road homeowner called police to report hearing noises upstairs in her home at 8:34 p.m. Police checked the home, but found nothing suspicious.
