Tuesday, June 12
At 12:44 a.m., police responded to a home on Sherry Road for a report of burglary and breaking and entering. The woman who lived there said her house had been broken into and several items were missing. Police say a glass door was broken and a piggybank containing $200 in change was recovered in front of the house. A bag of tools missing from the home was recovered later that day. Police discovered a sample of the suspect’s blood on a piece of glass and sent it to be analyzed. Police say they believe the suspect knows the homeowner. At 3:06 p.m., according to police, a Harvard resident told police her neighbor had threatened to harm her cat if it strayed onto his property. Police say the woman did not ask for an investigation but told them just in case something happened.
Wednesday, June 13
At 10:31 a.m., a woman employed as a cleaner came to the police station to report her employer, a Harvard resident, had accused her of stealing something when she didn’t do it. Police say the woman’s employer has yet to report a crime. At 11:53 a.m., police received a report that someone had thrown or placed a frozen turkey on a roof of the Harvard Public Library. The turkey had started to rot by the time it was found, police say. Police say they suspect the incident is related to the recent reports of vandalism at the Bromfield School. The cost to remove the rotted turkey and clean the roof is about $100, police estimate. At 2:26 p.m., Emerson Hospital in Concord called police to report someone had come to the hospital for treatment of a dog bite received in Harvard. Police referred the call to the animal control officer. At 8:32 p.m., a man called police to report some kids were hitting golf balls over the overlook on Prospect Hill Road. Police spoke to the kids and told them to be more careful about where their golf balls were going. The children were not trespassing as one of them lived at the home from which they were hitting the balls, police say.
Thursday, June 14
At 11:07 a.m., a resident of Old Littleton Road reported someone had stolen $5,000 to $10,000 worth of jewelry from her home. Upon investigation, police say, they discovered undergarments left in the home by the suspect. The incident is still under investigation. At 7:22 p.m., police responded to the intersection of Stow Road and Hillcrest Drive for a report of a car parked there for several hours. The car was gone on arrival, police say.
Friday, June 15
At 2:24 a.m., police investigated suspicious motor vehicles parked near the cemetery on Still River Road. Police spoke to a group camping at a nearby conservation area and told them the area was closed after dark and camping was not allowed. At 6:04 p.m., police received a complaint of someone speeding on Fairbank Street. Police say they used a license plate number to contact and speak to the registered owner of the vehicle. At 11:39 p.m., police spoke to a group of young males hanging out at the elementary school on Massachusetts Avenue. The group was attending a sleepover party nearby, police say. Police contacted the boys’ parents to come get them.
Saturday, June 16
At 11:27 a.m., a resident of East Bare Hill Road told police someone had rung her doorbell and run away the night before. At 2:12 p.m., a resident of Brown Road reported falling victim to an email scam. According to police, someone had hacked into the Verizon email account of a friend of the woman’s and sent an email saying he or she had been mugged while vacationing in Spain and needed $1,850 wired over. The woman in Harvard followed the email’s instructions and wired the money through Western Union, police say. Then, according to police, the woman received a follow-up email asking her to send an additional $1,450. At that point, police say, the woman asked the emailer to call her, and when she received no response, she went to the police. Police contacted the woman’s friend, who, police say, was not out of the country and had received about 30 calls from other friends and acquaintances who had received the same email. Police caution Harvard residents to call anyone who requests money by email to confirm before sending anything.
Sunday, June 17
Nothing of significance to report.
Monday, June 18
At 5:27 p.m., someone came to the police station to report someone had knocked over his mailbox on June 13. At 6:24 p.m., animal control responded to a report of loose horses on Tahanto Trail. The horses were returned to their home, police say. At 8:12 p.m., police spoke to door-to-door solicitors on Slough Road. The solicitors had received permission earlier that day, but were out too late, police say.
