This week police made seven traffic stops that resulted in three citations and four verbal warnings. They also assisted three motorists with disabled vehicles and helped another access an inadvertently locked car. The ambulance crew responded to seven medical emergencies and took seven people to the hospital, two with Advanced Life Support on board. One person refused treatment or transport to the hospital.
Tuesday, Nov. 1
Police received multiple 911 calls around 7:03 a.m. reporting a two-car crash on Ayer Road near Lancaster Country Road. Police report that the driver of an SUV fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the median line into oncoming traffic, striking a pickup truck. Three people were taken to the hospital by ambulance; both vehicles were towed. The driver of the SUV was cited for failure to stay within marked lanes and failure to slow and keep right of center on approaching an intersection. At 8:09 a.m. Bolton police requested officers to help direct traffic after an accident in that town left an oil spill in the roadway.
Wednesday, Nov. 2
A 911 caller reported a car that crashed into a utility pole on Poor Farm Road. Police report that the car drifted off the roadway and into the pole, but that the driver couldn’t remember the details of what happened. The driver was not injured but was cited for failure to stay within marked lanes. At 6:57p.m. an Old Shirley Road resident called with concerns that the driver of an SUV seen putting political fliers in nearby mailboxes might be driving distracted. Police located the vehicle and told the operator to use more caution when driving. Someone called at 9:37 p.m. to report a car alarm sounding at the Appleworks building. Police contacted the business owner and alerted him to the alarm; he said he would arrive within minutes to take care of it.
Thursday, Nov. 3
A West Bare Hill Road resident called at 4:38 p.m. to report finding a “strange device” leaning against his mailbox. Police and firefighters went to the home; the state bomb squad was also dispatched. Police report that the device—two refrigerator shelves with a smoke detector attached—was not an explosive device and was dismantled and removed. At 6:53 p.m. police were called to intervene in a dispute between two neighbors on Still River Road over the ownership of a cat. The caller claimed that a neighbor who had been feeding the cat was planning to move to South America and take the cat along. Police determined that the caller was the rightful owner and made sure the cat was turned over to her.
Friday, Nov. 4
A motorist stopped at the station at 12:41 p.m. to report that a vehicle which had just passed him in a no-passing zone had just pulled into the police station parking lot. Police spoke with the driver of the vehicle in question, who said she was a Marine working on the Toys for Tots drive and had been following another vehicle to the station for a pickup. She said she was unfamiliar with the area and didn’t want to lose sight of that car. The officer told her to use more caution in the future. An Ann Lees Road resident called 911 at 4:18 p.m. to say his child was stuck in a seat belt. By the time an officer arrived, the caller had already cut the belt, freeing the child.
Saturday, Nov. 5
At 8:38 p.m. someone called to report that two cars had been parked near a conservation area all day. An officer went to the location and determined that the vehicles belonged to people who lived nearby and were having a get-together at their home, which created an overflow-parking situation.
Sunday, Nov. 6
Nothing of significance to report.
Monday, Nov. 7
Boxborough police called at 1:33 a.m. looking for backup from Harvard officers in dealing with an intoxicated man at the Holiday Inn. Police say that Boxborough officers took the man into protective custody. At 4:21 p.m. a caller reported that a car had struck a deer on Bolton Road. The car was gone, the caller said, but the deer was still alive. By the time an officer went to the area and found the deer, it had died. Someone called at 9:34 p.m. to complain about loud music coming from in front of the Bromfield School. Police report that several youths were in front of the school painting the rock, and the responding officer told them to turn down the volume on the music they were listening to.
