Tuesday, May 24
At 12:05 p.m. a caller reported that the leaves of a branch were on fire in the vicinity of Mass. Ave. and Stow Road. Police did not locate the burning leaves. A homeowner on Slough Road called at 2:55 p.m. to report that someone had kicked in the door of her home. Would-be thieves were apparently scared off by the house alarm, which did not sound at the alarm company because phone lines in the area were not working. Nothing appeared to have been taken. The case is under investigation. At 4:56 p.m. a caller reported that a utility line was on fire near Mass Ave. and Slough Road. Firefighters extinguished the fire; police called Verizon to repair the damaged line. At 5:56 p.m. a caller at Bromfield reported that two cars parked in the school’s parking lot had been broken into sometime between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Police are investigating. At 6:32 p.m. a caller reported receiving harassing phone calls. Police advised her to call her service provider and informed her that if there were three such incidents involving the same person, she could file a criminal complaint.
Wednesday, May 25
At 7:36 a.m. a cell-phone caller reported that a blue 10-wheel truck was speeding on Stow Road. A police officer located the vehicle and pulled it over to give the driver a verbal warning. At 7:16 p.m. a Poor Farm Road resident called to complain about the noise from an all-terrain vehicle that someone was riding in the woods. An officer located the ATV and spoke to the driver, who promised to “quiet down.”
Thursday, May 26
A resident in an apartment building on Ayer Road called at 4:22 p.m. on behalf of someone in the building who said her apartment had been broken into. Upon talking with the victim after they arrived at the scene to investigate, police found that the thief took $50 in cash and the resident’s store of illegal drugs.
Friday, May 27
The ambulance transported a woman from a Still River Road address to Nashoba Valley Medical Center at 7:45 a.m. At 9:52 a.m. the ambulance took a woman to Emerson Hospital from a Lancaster County Road residence. The Ayer ambulance responded to a medical call at Hildreth Elementary School at 9:57 a.m. and transported a child who had been having a seizure to Nashoba Valley Medical Center. A tractor-trailer truck accidentally sheared some cable lines near the bowling alley on Ayer Road at 10:15 a.m. At 1:21 p.m. a man stopped at the station to complain about a jogger who frequented Stow Road and impeded traffic by running in the middle of the lane. Police advised the man to call when the next incident occurs. The ambulance took a woman to the hospital from a Deerfoot Trail residence at 2:14 p.m. At 2:38 p.m. a caller reported that his iPhone had been stolen at school. Police are investigating. Two cars were involved in a minor accident in the parking lot of the Appleworks building at 2:41 p.m. At 4:05 p.m. a homeowner on Tahanto Trail reported smelling propane after hearing a “pop” in the house. A fire officer responded and stood by until technicians from the propane company arrived. At 11:36 p.m. an Ayer Road resident reported that someone had thrown something at his wife’s car while she was on the way to work. The woman later discovered that the objects that had been thrown were two eggs.
Saturday, May 28
At 1:33 a.m. a West Bare Hill Road resident called for assistance in getting her son to leave an unsupervised party. She later called back to say she had been able to convince him to leave, and no longer needed police help. Littleton Police called at 9:44 a.m. to report that a Harvard resident had called them to complain about a group of bicyclists taking up the roadway on Old Littleton Road. Police did not locate the cyclists. Detective Jack Izzo noted that cyclists not following the rules of the road can be cited for that infraction under Mass General Laws Chapter 85. At 12:28 p.m. police responded to the scene of an accident on Ayer Road, where a dump truck had collided with a utility pole. (See story, page 1.) At 2:45 p.m. the ambulance transported a woman from a Woodside Road residence to Emerson Hospital. A passerby called police to report that the door to a business on Mass. Ave. was open, even though the establishment was closed. Police notified the owner, who had inadvertently forgotten to lock up when leaving. Police made an appearance at a retirement party on Simon Atherton Row at 11:24 p.m. to notify revelers about noise complaints. The party was immediately shut down.
Sunday, May 29
Boxborough police called at 2:53 a.m. to request the assistance of Harvard officers in responding to a domestic violence case in Boxborough. After stopping a car at 6:02 a.m. for having an invalid inspection sticker, an officer issued a summons to the driver for driving with a suspended license and ordered the car towed. An Old Mill Road resident called at 11:26 p.m. to complain about fireworks in the area. Police who arrived to investigate heard nothing.
Monday, May 30
An East Bare Hill Road resident called at 8:56 a.m. to report that $40 in cash and an iPod Nano had been stolen from an unlocked vehicle at the home. At 2:54 p.m. an Ayer Road resident called to speak with an officer about a possible phone scam. A Still River Road resident called at 4:21 p.m. to report that an underground propane tank seemed to be leaking. A fire officer stood by until a technician from the propane company arrived to investigate. The problem turned out to be an overfilled tank. At 7:32 p.m. a Poor Farm Road resident called to complain about a noisy all-terrain vehicle in the area. Police located the vehicle and advised the driver of the complaint. At 5:50 p.m. a Wilroy Ave. resident called to speak with an officer about damage to his property that he believed was caused by a neighbor. Police advised the man it was a civil matter. At 10:30 p.m. Harvard police and Mass. State Police responded to the scene of an accident at Prospect Hill and Old Shirley roads, and arrested the driver on a number of charges. (See related story)
