Tuesday, April 30
A resident spotted an abandoned bike near the intersection of Littleton Road and Whitney Lane, and called around 8:30 a.m. to ask police to investigate. An officer checked the scene but found no one. The ambulance responded at 8:47 a.m. to a request for a lift assist at an Atherton Row residence. Later that afternoon, the ambulance answered calls from two other residences, one on Prospect Hill Road at 2:38 p.m. and a second on Massachusetts Avenue at 3:36 p.m. No one was transported. A resident near the intersection of Stow and Finn roads called around 7:30 p.m. to report that a cream-colored Volvo was speeding through the area. An officer responded but was unable to locate the offending vehicle.
Wednesday, May 1
At 2:31 police took a call from a Florida resident who had sent some property to someone in Harvard and wanted it back. Police confirmed with the recipient that the goods were being returned. The on-duty fire officer responded to a fire alarm on Pinnacle Road at 4:05 p.m. but found no fire. A Trail Ridge resident called at 4:24 p.m. to report a suspicious vehicle in the area. By the time an officer arrived, the vehicle was gone. At 7:37 p.m. the ambulance transported a woman to Emerson Hospital. At 9:00 p.m. someone called to report that a piece of equipment was blocking the boat ramp at the Town Beach. Parks and Recreation was notified. A spokesperson told the police the equipment was in the process of being moved.
Thursday, May 2
Between the hours of 6 and roughly 7:15 a.m., an officer stopped 10 vehicles for speeding or running a stop sign at the intersection of Woodchuck Hill Road and Massachusetts Avenue and issued verbal or written warnings to the drivers. The fire department responded to an alarm at an Ayer Road business around 12:30 p.m., but found no fire.
Friday, May 3
At 2:10 a.m. an officer spotted what appeared to be a suspicious vehicle on “the north side of Harvard,” but the party had merely pulled over to make a temporary stop. A Cliffside Road resident called at 9:29 a.m. to report that eggs had been thrown in his mailbox. An officer investigated. No other mailboxes on the street had been targeted. At 11:40 a.m. a resident walking on the McCurdy Track on Lancaster County Road called police to report finding shell casings. They were found to be from a starting gun of the type used at track and field events. A Bolton officer called Harvard police about 1:00 p.m. to report that a vehicle “behaving erratically” was headed toward Harvard on Still River Road. Police were unable to locate the vehicle. Around 4:00 p.m. a Slough Road resident called to report apparent vandalism to the electrical box for his home sprinkler system. No further details regarding the incident were available. Police responded at 11:15 p.m. to a residential alarm at a home on Old Littleton Road. The owner explained that the alarm was defective.
Saturday, May 4
An officer investigated an abandoned 911 call received at 2:44 p.m. from a Massachusetts Avenue residence. The caller had misdialed the number. A panic alarm received from a West Bare Hill Road residence at 5:00 p.m. proved to once again be a defective alarm, which the owner planned to replace. Around 7:30 p.m. police tried to help an Ayer Road caller who was locked out of a car. Police were unable to get in, and the resident called AAA. Around 9 p.m. a Bowers Road resident reported that a tree was leaning on a nearby power line. National Grid was advised of the problem.
Sunday, May 5
Police responded to a call from a West Bare Hill resident who reported that a branch had fallen on a power line. After an officer investigated and found nothing down, National Grid “was advised.” An Old Littleton Road resident reported a suspicious person in the area at 2:45 p.m. Police found no one. A Fruitlands employee called at 3:26 p.m. to report an unresponsive visitor. The individual was transported by the ambulance to Nashoba Valley Medical Center. At 4:23 p.m. police, fire, and ambulance responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Littleton County and Cleaves Hill roads. The car had gone off the road while the driver, who was cited, had been texting. The driver, a Boxborough resident, declined ambulance service. The fire department was called because fluids were leaking from the damaged vehicle. The vehicle was towed. A woman called at 4:33 p.m. to report that her daughter, who was driving with a Junior Operating License, had driven into a ditch near Still River Road and Turner Lane. Ambulance service was refused, and the car was towed. The police report did not indicate whether a citation had been issued. Around 4 p.m. a Still River resident called to report that a car with teenagers was driving fast through the area. An officer responded, and located and spoke with the driver. The police report of the incident was incomplete at the time of this writing, so it is unknown whether citations were issued. Another Still River resident reported a car driving erratically near Still River Road and Madigan Lane about 8:15 p.m. An officer responded, but was unable to locate the vehicle.
Monday, May 6
At 6:45 a.m. police stopped an out of-town-man driving near Fairbank Street and Littleton Road in the center of town. The man, who had failed to pay for a past traffic violation citation, was operating with a suspended license. The car was towed and a citation issued. At 1:07 p.m. a Woodside Road resident was transported to the Nashoba Valley Medical Center. The fire department sent an engine to Ayer at 1:51 p.m. to cover for the Ayer fire department. At 5:36 p.m. a Littleton Road resident asked that an officer speak to her son. The nature of the request was a private matter. The ambulance transported a resident of Peninsula Road to Leominster Hospital at 6:12 p.m.
