The police made seven traffic stops during the week and issued two citations. They also processed four applications for firearms licenses. The ambulance crew responded to three medical emergencies, taking three people to the hospital.
Tuesday, April 10
At 11:52 a.m. the driver of a commercial vehicle that had broken down on West Bare Hill Road phoned the police for help. The police assisted in getting a tow truck for the large vehicle, and an officer stood by for safety until the towing company arrived. A resident phoned at 2:55 p.m. to say someone was writing checks with the resident’s account number. Police asked the caller to come to the station where they verified the caller’s identity, informed the bank of the issue, and filed a fraud report. An officer said the bank will likely help with closing the account. At 11:57 p.m. police told the DPW that roads were becoming icy.
Wednesday, April 11
At 7:59 a.m. someone from Shaker Hills Country Club called to let police know that residents might report gunshots, because a wildlife official was shooting at Canada geese on the golf course. A caller at 8:40 a.m. said an erratically driven car was headed from Ayer into Harvard, but police did not spot the vehicle. At 10:12 a.m. someone from an Ayer Road business called about removing a white pickup that had been left in the parking lot. Because the vehicle was on private property, police could not remove it. An officer advised the caller to use due diligence in trying to identify the owner before calling a towing company to take the truck away. At 9:02 p.m. Stow Road residents called police after hearing a loud bang somewhere near their house, but everything seemed secure when an officer checked out the area.
Thursday, April 12
An officer noticed an unoccupied car on Depot Road under the Route 2 bridge at 12:35 a.m. The officer soon located the youthful driver, who was out for a walk, and told him not to park in that spot. At 8:15 a.m. an East Bare Hill Road resident reported being chased by four coyotes while walking a dog on conservation land; one of the coyotes appeared sick. The police referred the matter to the animal control officer. A 911 call at 3:47 p.m. brought the ambulance squad to a Stow Road residence to take a woman to Emerson Hospital.
Friday, April 13
The ambulance squad was back in action at 10:27 a.m. to take a Highland Avenue resident to Nashoba Valley Medical Center. An unlucky West Bare Hill Road resident hit a stone wall while backing out of the driveway and called 911 to report the accident at 5:04 p.m. And no fewer than five drivers pushed their luck that evening and ended up with verbal warnings between 5:52 p.m. and 8:31 p.m. on Prospect Hill, Ayer, Old Shirley, and Still River roads.
Saturday, April 14
At 3:10 a.m. a caller reported an unfamiliar white van at an unoccupied Trail Ridge Way home. An officer located the van, and its driver said he was making a delivery to the house. The statement seemed less than convincing, so the officer noted the driver’s identity and police are staying alert for both van and driver. During the day, police helped numerous residents with burn permits. At 10:15 a.m. the ambulance service took a Still River Depot Road woman to Emerson Hospital. At 6:37 p.m. police received word of a minor accident that had left a disabled vehicle on the Route 2 westbound on-ramp from Ayer Road, but the state police already had a tow truck on the way.
Sunday, April 15
At 5:34 p.m. a caller told police that a black pickup had passed the caller’s car in a no-passing zone on Ayer Road, but police did not locate the pickup. A Westcott Road resident reported a brush pile fire still burning at 5:48 p.m., well after it should have been extinguished. An officer found it was a permitted fire that had reignited as the wind rose, and the owner was told to put it out. The neighbor called again a few minutes later, but this time the officer found the fire was out. At 5:55 p.m. the state police in Concord asked Harvard officers to check on a vehicle in Harvard to see if it showed damage from a collision. It did, and the owner admitted she had been involved and was told to contact state police. At 9:11 p.m an officer stopped a vehicle and issued a written citation to the driver for failure to obey the stop sign at the intersection of Old Littleton Road and Cross Street.
Monday, April 16
At 12:41 a.m. the police notified the DPW about hazardous road conditions. At 9:23 a.m. a Littleton Road resident phoned police to say that Verizon trucks were parked in his driveway and were not removed when he asked. An officer spoke to someone from Verizon, and the trucks were moved. A 911 call at 4:32 p.m. alerted police to a one-car accident on Ayer Road, for which police, fire, and ambulance personnel were called out. Although injured, the driver refused treatment. Police cited the person for driving too fast for road conditions.
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