This week police made 18 motor vehicle stops, which resulted in six citations or written warnings and 12 verbal warnings.
Tuesday, May 13
A bicyclist called at 12:07 p.m. to report that two hours earlier a car had sped by him a little too closely on Still River Road.
Wednesday, May 14
Someone called at 6:43 a.m. to report concerns about a very large flock of turkeys in the road on Massachusetts Avenue. Police located the animals and shooed them out of the way. An officer on patrol on Candleberry Lane at 7:10 a.m. found a load of mulch in the roadway. Police say the officer notified the Department of Public Works to remove it. The officer also located the landscaper responsible for dumping the load there and advised him not to do it again. Someone called at 12:39 p.m. to report possible drug-related activity taking place in the parking lot of Dunkin’ Donuts. Police checked the area but did not locate anyone involved in that kind of pursuit.
Thursday, May 15
A resident called at 5:30 a.m. to report what sounded like an animal being attacked in the vicinity of Massachusetts Avenue. Police say it was two dogs fighting over the remains of a dead animal. Animal Control was advised to remove the carcass. Emergency responders were called to Hildreth Elementary School for a medical emergency at 1:58 p.m.; the ambulance transported one student to Nashoba Valley Medical Center. At 2:36 p.m. a caller reported what sounded like someone calling for help on conservation land near Candleberry Lane. Police checked the area but did not find anyone. At 5:11 p.m. a caller reported a dead tree on some utility lines on Westcott Road. Police notified the utility company. At 6:17 p.m. emergency personnel responded to a medical call on Littleton Road and took a woman to Nashoba Valley Medical Center. A Blanchard Road resident called at 7:58 p.m. to report concerns about an unfamiliar car in the area. Police say the car belonged to someone doing canvassing for an environmental group. The canvasser was advised to check in with the police before doing any canvassing in the future. At 8:08 p.m. emergency responders answered a medical call at a residence on Ayer Road and transported a man to Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Friday, May 16
At 12:51 a.m. police responded to the scene of a single-car accident at Bolton and Slough roads. The car had been traveling south on Bolton Road when the driver lost control of the car—possibly due to a medical condition, according to police—and crossed the northbound lane, subsequently striking two mailboxes, a tree, and a rotted stump. Firefighters extracted the man from the vehicle, and the ambulance took him to UMass Medical Center in Worcester, with an Advanced Life Support paramedic on board. At 9:28 a.m. a woman called to report a horse loose on Haskell Lane. Police and Animal Control were dispatched to the area, but the owner had already located and retrieved the animal. A Slough Road resident called at 10:04 a.m. to complain about noise from a neighbor’s animal. Police advised the caller of her options and referred the matter to Animal Control. At 1:03 p.m. a caller reported a large branch on some wires on Westcott Road. Police notified the utility company. Emergency personnel answered a medical call at a home on South Shaker Road at 9:19 p.m. and transported a man to Emerson Hospital, with an Advanced Life Support paramedic on board.
Saturday, May 17
An officer on patrol at 11:02 a.m. stopped to investigate an occupied car parked near the cell tower on Old Shirley Road and advised the occupants to move along. A Slough Road resident called with concerns about an unfamiliar car in the area at 12:35 p.m. The car was gone when police arrived to investigate. At 1:13 p.m. a caller reported a verbal disagreement between two family members at an Old Littleton Road residence. Police say the parties were advised of their rights under abuse prevention statute A-209A. Emergency responders transported a woman to Nashoba Valley Medical Center from a West Bare Hill Road residence at 3:16 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
A caller reported a goat loose on Madigan Lane at 5:01 p.m. Police say the animal was retrieved by its owner.
Monday, May 19
Emergency responders took a man to Nashoba Valley Medical Center from an Old Littleton Road residence at 8:30 a.m., with an Advanced Life Support paramedic on board. An officer on patrol on Poor Farm Road at 9:55 a.m. found a vehicle blocking the roadway and asked the owner to move it. Emergency personnel transported a man to Emerson Hospital from the Shaker Hills Golf Course at 10:53 a.m. At 4:31 p.m. emergency responders answered a medical call on South Shaker Road, but the prospective patient refused treatment.
