Tuesday, April 22: At 42 minutes after midnight Boxborough police notified Harvard that a car being driven erratically was heading for town. Harvard police located and stopped the car on Still River Road. They discovered that the driver and four passengers—all minors, from Bolton, Clinton, and Stow—were transporting alcohol, and summonsed all five for that offense. They also cited the driver for negligent operation of a vehicle and speeding. Police investigated a two-car accident at the Route 2 off-ramp on Ayer Road. A vehicle driven by a Brookline woman was stopped at the stop sign when it was rear-ended by a car driven by a Dorchester man. There were no citations issued and no injuries reported; damage to both vehicles was minor. The smell of propane reported at a Madigan Lane residence at 10:30 a.m. turned out to have been caused by an overfilled grill propane tank. After a caller reported a car lingering suspiciously along Littleton County Road at 7:35 p.m., police determined the driver was looking at property in the area. A Prospect Hill Road resident called the station at 9 p.m. to complain about youngsters ringing the doorbell. Police located the suspects and spoke to them about their shenanigans, but they claimed it was no prank—they just had the wrong house. Police received a request for mutual aid from Boxborough after receiving a report of a fight in that town. No other information is available.
Wednesday, April 23: Two very young girls were reported to be throwing dirt at passing cars on Old Shirley Road at 10:39 a.m. Police notified the girls’ mother, who reprimanded the children. A resident phoned the station at 11:02 a.m. to express concern about a low-flying helicopter in the area. Fire officers were called to a Littleton Road address after a resident reported the smell of smoke. They were unable to locate a source for the smell.
Thursday, April 24: A caller on Ayer Road reported receiving a suspicious phone call from someone claiming to be a private investigator. Police followed up and determined the call was legitimate. A cell phone found on Depot Road at 2:12 p.m. was eventually picked up by its owner. Police asked the owner of a car reported to be parked in a bad area near Littleton County and Oak Hill roads at 5:06 p.m. to move the vehicle. A man found a “child playing” sign on Old Littleton Road at 7:47 p.m. He still has it; the owner can call the police station for more information. A caller on Candleberry Lane reported that an older male carrying a bag had come to the door. The man was gone when police arrived. No other information is available.
Friday, April 25: At 9:29 p.m. police provided assistance to the driver of a tractor trailer truck who was having difficulty turning the vehicle around near Pinnacle and Littleton roads.
Saturday, April 26: The owner of a cell phone found and turned in at the station at 11:43 a.m. eventually came by to retrieve it. Someone stopped into the station at 3:34 p.m. to ask a question about accident reports. At 3:59 p.m. someone turned in a street sign and a small pair of prescription glasses. The street signed was turned over to the Department of Public Works; the glasses are still at the station. Joining the glasses in the “lost and found” at the station is a cell phone that was turned in at 5:31 p.m.
Sunday, April 27: A woman who called the station at 2 a.m. to report hearing a banging noise outside subsequently discovered that her boot scraper was missing. Police were unable to locate the barking dog that was reported on Stow Road at 1 p.m.
Monday, April 28: A caller reported seeing a tree on fire at 10:44 a.m., but fire officers found no such tree. Police determined that the wires reported down on a Cameron Road lawn at 2:55 p.m. were phone wires, and notified Verizon.
