This week police made three traffic stops, which resulted in two citations and one verbal warning. The ambulance crew responded to three medical emergencies and took two people to the hospital, both with Advanced Life Support on board. As winter storms moved through town, the Department of Public Works was called out six times during the week to plow and sand roads and deal with icy spots. Despite slippery roads, there were no motor vehicle accidents.
Tuesday, Jan. 17
At 1:27 p.m. a driver reported seeing a possibly rabid raccoon on Bolton Road. An officer drove to the scene but found nothing. At 6:18 p.m. police reported that roads in Harvard had become hazardous and asked the DPW to treat them.
Wednesday, Jan. 18
A Littleton Road resident called at 8:30 a.m. to report slippery conditions at Littleton and Pinnacle roads. Police asked DPW to respond. At 10:44 a.m. police assisted the Ayer constable in serving papers to a Stow Road residence. The assist had been ordered by the Ayer District Court. Police responded at 1:43 p.m. to a medical emergency on Woodside Road involving a 4-year-old child suffering an allergic reaction. The patient was taken to the Nashoba Valley Medical Center with an ALS EMT on board. At 10:03 p.m. police observed that the roads had once again become hazardous and called on DPW to treat them. Later that evening, at 10:48 p.m., police stopped a vehicle that had failed to stop before entering Ayer Road from Route 2 and had passed another car on the ramp as it did so. The driver, Josue Burgos-Vicenty, 37, of Leominster, was arrested and charged with speeding, failure to stop at a stop sign, a passing violation, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and driving without a license. He was held overnight in Harvard and taken to Clinton District Court the following morning.
Thursday, Jan. 19
A Tahanto Trail resident called at 5 a.m. to say that a dog that sounded injured or in distress had been barking all night. An officer checked the area but found that all was quiet. At 10:13 a.m. a driver passing the Oak Hill Observatory reported that a tree limb had fallen on a power line nearby. Police alerted National Grid, which responded. A passerby called at 2:32 p.m. to complain that a truck parked near Dunkin’ Donuts on Ayer Road was a traffic hazard. Police contacted the vehicle’s owner, who moved the truck. A Slough Road resident came to the police station at 3:40 p.m. to report that her mailbox had been vandalized, but she required no follow-up. A caller who required a handicapped space in which to park at the library called police at 7:01 p.m. to complain that none was available. An officer went to the scene, identified a car that was making illegal use of a reserved space, and contacted the driver, who moved the vehicle. According to Detective Daniele Fortunato, Havard police are not authorized to issue parking tickets. The ambulance and police responded to a 911 call from Still River Road at 7:59 p.m. An Advanced Life Support EMT came to the scene, but the caller declined transport to a hospital.
Friday, Jan. 20
At 2 a.m. police asked DPW to treat roads throughout town. An Old Meadow Lane resident reported seeing a loose Labrador retriever. Police alerted the owner. A Harvard resident came to the police station at 3 p.m. to report she was being harassed. According to Fortunato, the threats were not criminal in nature, but the case is under investigation. At 3:28 p.m. an Ayer Road resident called to say that a disabled vehicle was blocking highway traffic. When an officer arrived at the scene, the car was gone. At the request of the police, Fire Chief Rick Sicard responded to a 3:36 p.m. call from a Trail Ridge Way apartment whose owner was unable to turn off a faulty smoke alarm. After muting the alarm, Sicard advised the owner to call if there were further problems. He was called back to the scene at 4:51 p.m., but this time he was able to locate the faulty detector and reboot the alarm system, resolving the problem.
Saturday, Jan. 21
At 4:43 p.m. a passing driver asked police to check a small, smoldering brush fire on Carlson Orchards property near the intersection of Pinnacle and Old Littleton roads. An officer investigated and found that the fire was a permitted agricultural burn and under control. A caller complained at 6:23 p.m. that a car was proceeding 10 to 15 mph below the speed limit on Littleton Road and swerving back and forth across the center line. When an officer located the car and spoke with its two occupants, he was told the driver at the time of the report had been a student driver but had since relinquished the wheel to the more experienced driver in the vehicle. Neither driver was cited.
Sunday, Jan. 22
Police and ambulance responded to a 911 call on Old Littleton Road and transported the patient, who had experienced difficulty breathing, to Emerson Hospital.
Monday, Jan. 23
At 9:02 p.m. police asked DPW to treat roads throughout town.
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