This week police made 16 motor vehicle stops, which resulted in three citations or written warnings and 13 verbal warnings.
Tuesday, May 20
At 8:14 a.m. a Blanchard Road resident called to report that there had been an unfamiliar, older green Honda Accord parked in front of her house, and that it had now moved down the street and was parked in front of another house. The car was gone when police arrived to investigate. A Slough Road resident stopped at the station at 11:04 a.m. to report that someone had accessed his credit card online and had ordered a phone delivered to his house. He returned the phone to AT&T; the case is under investigation. A caller reported at 8:53 p.m. that there was an injured animal on the side of Ann Lees Road. Police say the animal was a young fisher cat, and that the responding officer moved it into the woods. Littleton police called at 9:30 p.m. to request Harvard backup at a disturbance in Littleton. Responding officers found no evidence of a disturbance when they arrived to investigate.
Wednesday, May 21
Emergency responders answered a medical call at a Still River Road residence and transported a woman to Nashoba Valley Medical Center, with an Advanced Life Support paramedic on board. At 6:34 p.m. an officer stopped a car on Ayer Road after discovering that it was not registered. The driver was cited for operating an unregistered vehicle, and the car was towed.
Thursday, May 22
Littleton police called the station at 12:02 a.m. to advise Harvard officers to be on the lookout for three males missing from a group home in Littleton. They later canceled the advisory after the three returned to the home. At 10:41 a.m. a caller reported that a landscape truck was partially blocking traffic on Poor Farm Road. Police advised the operator of the truck to move it and to place orange safety cones in the roadway while working in the area. A Bolton Road resident called at 3:15 p.m. to report that her French door had been shattered in what she suspected was a break-in. Police say it appeared to have been an accident, and the door was likely shattered by a rock that flew up when a landscaper was mowing the yard.
Friday, May 23
At 6:37 a.m. a man stopped at the station to report that he had just struck a deer with his car on Route 2. He was advised to notify State Police, whose jurisdiction it was. An officer on patrol on Poor Farm Road at 10:13 a.m. came upon a disabled car and stood by while the owner awaited the arrival of a tow truck. A Cleaves Hill Road resident called at 11:53 a.m. to report being chased into the house by a pit bull. Police say the dog’s owner, who had been out walking with the dog, retrieved the animal which, they say, apparently just wanted to play. At 3:56 p.m. a man called to report a possible attempted phone scam. He said that someone had called him to say his brother had been in an accident. The man subsequently contacted his brother, who said he had not been in an accident. At 11:33 p.m. a caller reported that a car was parked at Harvard Outdoor Power Equipment on Ayer Road. The investigating officer found that the car belonged to the business owner.
Saturday, May 24
Nothing of significance to report.
Sunday, May 25
An officer on patrol at 2:07 a.m. stopped to investigate a car parked on Ann Lees Road and found it occupied by two teens, who were sleeping. The officer advised them to move along. Police investigating a loud party on Ayer Road that was reported at 8:52 p.m. found the sound within acceptable limits when they arrived, but nevertheless advised the hosts of the complaint. At 10:17 p.m. a caller reported two suspicious-looking males in a car parked at the General Store. Police say the men had stopped there to get directions from their GPS. At 11:34 p.m. a Fairbank Street resident called to report that someone had knocked on her front door and on her barn door, but she was not expecting company. Police say there was no one in the area when they arrived to investigate.
Monday, May 26
Someone called at 1:56 a.m. to report an unfamiliar occupied car parked on Oak Hill Road. The occupants informed the investigating officer that they were on their way home to Uxbridge from Maine and had pulled over to nap. The officer advised them to move along. Emergency responders transported a man to Nashoba Valley Medical Center from a Park Lane residence at 10:28 a.m. At 3:40 p.m. a caller reported discovering that his credit card had been stolen at Dunkin’ Donuts sometime earlier in the week. Police are investigating. At 10:40 p.m. police arrived at a Blanchard Road residence, in response to an emergency call about a disturbance there. They subsequently arrested a 20-year-old woman on charges of domestic assault and battery.
