Tuesday, April 23
At 2:29 p.m. Life Management Associates on Ayer Road requested an ambulance to transport a woman who was experiencing a seizure to a local hospital. A Littleton Road resident called at 6 p.m. to report that his five-year-old son was running a high fever. At the caller’s request, the ambulance transported the child to Emerson Hospital. Shortly thereafter, police and EMTs responded to a 911 call from a Prospect Hill residence. Paramedics arrived at the scene but were unable to revive a male member of the household who was declared dead. The distressed female caller was taken to a local hospital.
Wednesday, April 24
Police stopped a speeding car at the intersection of Ayer Road and Whitney Lane at 8:25 p.m. The lone female driver was operating without a license and her car was towed. At 9:51 p.m. police, ambulance, and fire personnel responded to an accident involving a single car at the intersection of Depot and Mill roads. The driver was taken to Nashoba Valley Medical Center and the car, whose air bags had deployed, was towed.
Thursday, April 25
Police, ambulance, and fire departments responded to a call at 4:38 a.m. reporting a motor vehicle accident on Old Littleton Road. A driver from Leominster had struck a tree and gone over the embankment on the east side of the road. The driver suffered only minor injuries, but the car required two tow trucks to pull it from the accident site. A caller reported a low hanging wire near Tahanto Trail and Warren Avenue around 6:58 a.m. An officer investigated, and National Grid was called to tighten the offending wire, but the cause remains unknown. At 2:35 p.m. a woman came to the police station to report that she and a company she had hired to bury a recently deceased horse differed on where to inter the body. Police advised her it was a civil matter best worked out between the parties concerned. A mother came to the station around 2:35 p.m. to report that her 14-year-old daughter had received several text messages from someone she didn’t know. Police were able to trace the messages to a Fitchburg student, who said he had thought he was texting a friend. The parents of the student as well as Fitchburg school authorities were notified. Around 6 p.m. a Littleton Road resident called to complain that a brown BMW had been speeding through her neighborhood. Police located the car and spoke with the driver, a minor operating with a Junior Operating License, and his mother. Although there were three other minors in the car, police were unable to charge the driver because the car was not moving at the time. Police also found marijuana in the vehicle, but not in amounts that were criminal. At 8 p.m., a Lancaster Road resident called to complain that his smoke detector was beeping. The on-duty fire officer found the detector’s batteries were low and replaced them.
Friday, April 26
A caller on Littleton Road reported that a man dressed in a gray work suit had knocked on her door and then, when she didn’t answer, drove off in a gray sedan, headed towards Littleton. Police advised the Littleton police around 12:45 p.m. to be on the lookout.
Saturday, April 27
Shortly after midnight, an officer stopped a car traveling at roughly 17 miles per hour along Still River Road. The driver, Kathleen Getchell of Princeton, was found to be operating under the influence, operating to endanger, and failing to stay within marked lanes. She was arrested and spent the night in the Harvard Police station, before being released on bail that morning. Around 11 a.m., police and EMTs responded to a call from an East Bare Hill Road resident. A female suffering from a drug overdose was transported to a nearby hospital. At 1:20 p.m. a Bromfield student came to the police station to report a cell phone had been stolen from her backpack. She was advised to contact her provider but to request that it be left active. A resident of Littleton County Road called around 10:30 p.m. to complain that someone was setting off firecrackers. Police investigated but heard nothing.
Sunday, April 28
A real estate agent called at 3:12 p.m. to say he had locked himself out of a unit on Littleton Road and needed help to get back in. Between about 4:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., police dealt with a series of disturbances at the Foxglove apartments on Ayer Road. A resident called to report that a woman was screaming at the male occupant of a neighboring apartment, whom she was accusing of having locked her out. When approached, the offending party claimed the man inside was hard of hearing. Later the same individual called police to complain that her male roommate was buying cigarettes with her money. When the woman became hysterical, the ambulance was called and transported her to the Nashoba Valley Medical Center. Still later, the occupant of an adjacent apartment called to say the woman was outside her door demanding cigarettes.
Monday, April 29
At 1:30 p.m., police issued a be-on-the-lookout alert for a teal green truck with two male occupants, who had reportedly stolen a manhole cover from Littleton Road. A resident of Lancaster County Road called at 3 p.m. to report that a brush fire had gotten out of control on his property. The fire department responded swiftly to put out the blaze.
