During the week police made 24 traffic stops resulting in five citations and 19 verbal warnings. Police also helped one motorist with a disabled vehicle and one with a lockout, and they responded to one request for a cooking fire. The ambulance crew responded to three medical emergencies. They took two people to the hospital, one with Advanced Life Support on board.
Tuesday, Aug. 29
A cellphone caller reported a deceased dog across the street from Dunkin’ Donuts at 6:29 a.m. The animal turned out to be a dead deer, not a dog. Animal control was notified. At 7:20 a.m. a 911 caller reported an accident with injuries on Ayer Road near Lancaster County Road. The driver of a vehicle heading south on Ayer Road crossed the centerline, hit a vehicle traveling north head-on, and then fled the scene. Worcester police located the car, and Harvard police charged the driver, 36-year-old James E. Bonczyk of Worcester, with leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury, attaching plates assigned to another vehicle, driving an uninsured and unregistered motor vehicle, and a marked lanes violation. One person in the car that was hit was taken to the hospital. A caller reported finding a needle next to a Gatorade bottle on Old Mill Road near the river bridge at 8:08 a.m. An officer found the Gatorade bottle, and the item next to it was a tube of spray antiseptic, not a needle. At 2:20 p.m. an officer spotted a young man walking on Ayer Road, and feeling that the road was too dangerous to walk along, gave the young man a lift to the soccer field where he was heading. At 4:49 p.m. someone turned in a wallet that had been left at Willard Farm. Harvard police determined that the wallet belonged to a Newton resident and contacted Newton police. The owner called and picked up the wallet the next day. A caller reported a group of people with flashlights at the rock by the Bromfield School at 9:08 p.m. An officer determined that the group was painting the rock, and no action was necessary.
Wednesday, Aug. 30
A West Bare Hill Road caller reported a truck had backed down his driveway at 2:13 p.m., and when he approached the truck, the driver drove away. Police determined that the truck driver had confused East Bare Hill Road with West Bare Hill Road.
Thursday, Aug. 31
At 3:39 a.m. a caller reported two young males in shorts walking along Oak Hill Road carrying red Solo cups and “other items.” Police checked the area but did not find the young men. Someone called at 2:18 p.m. from Dunkin’ Donuts to say that they were concerned that some people in the parking lot were smoking marijuana in their car. Officers checked the car in question and determined that the occupants had purchased some doughnuts and were enjoying them in their car before a dentist visit.
Friday, Sept. 1
At 10:43 a.m. a female caller reported receiving threatening text messages. An officer contacted the message sender, who denied knowing anyone in Harvard. The sender did not deny sending the messages, however, and said he would check the number and make sure no more messages were sent to the Harvard resident. A caller reported someone driving on the wrong side of Oak Hill Road heading toward the center of town at 8:08 p.m. The vehicle was gone when police arrived. At 10:20 p.m. an officer stopped a vehicle for a lights violation, subsequently charging the driver, 25-year-old Maria Sanchez of Leominster, with driving with a suspended license and a lights violation. The vehicle was towed.
Saturday, Sept. 2
At 11:30 a.m. a caller reported a bear lying down in the field across from Dunkin’ Donuts. No action was taken. Someone reported a car being operated erratically at 4:11 p.m. on Still River Road near St. Theresa’s Church, and said that the female driver appeared to be intoxicated. Police were unable to locate the vehicle.
Sunday, Sept. 3
A caller reported a dead deer in the Bolton Road area at 7:53 p.m. Police searched the area but did not find the animal.
Monday, Sept. 4
At 8:55 a.m. someone called to report that a large rock had slid off a hill onto Littleton Road. The rock turned out to be on Poor Farm Road, and an officer moved it off the roadway. Around 4 p.m. several callers complained about “lots of gunfire” coming from the Harvard Sportsmen’s Club. No further information was available, but Harvard police said that the incident may have been referred to Boxborough police, because the actual shooting range is in that town.
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