The police made 13 traffic stops during the week and issued 10 verbal warnings, nine citations, and one court summons. They also processed three applications for firearms licenses. The ambulance crew responded to five medical emergencies, taking four people to the hospital, two with Advanced Life Support. Police also helped several residents apply for and activate burn permits online.
Tuesday, April 17
Police responded to a 911 call at 7:34 a.m. reporting a two-car collision in front of the Harvard General Store. A driver had driven through a stop sign and T-boned another car already in the intersection. There were no injuries. The driver at fault was given a written warning for failure to stop at a stop sign. A Bolton Road resident called 911 at 5:29 p.m. to report a phone scam. Someone claiming to be a UPS driver wanted payment to deliver a black Mercedes to the caller’s address.
Wednesday, April 18
At 9:12 a.m. police helped two residents apply for and activate burn permits, one on Orchard Hill Road and the other on Poor Farm Road. An Ayer Road resident phoned police to report a missing dog at 11:04 a.m. Six minutes later the owner called back to say the canine had been found. Someone on East Bare Hill Road reported seeing a pickup truck driving slowly up and down the street at 12:04 p.m. The caller provided no description and when police went to investigate, the vehicle was gone. At 6:23 p.m. an Ayer Road resident reported a low-hanging Verizon line. Police notified both Verizon and Charter Communications. A Mill Road resident who was traveling called at 9:10 p.m. to say that a neighbor had reported seeing three vehicles in the driveway of the traveler’s house. But when police went to investigate, the vehicles were gone.
Thursday, April 19
An officer on patrol spotted a branch on an electrical power line located on East Bare Hill Road at 2:14 p.m. Police notified National Grid. At 5:26 p.m. the ambulance crew responded to a 911 call and took a male Old Mill Road resident to Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Friday, April 20
The ambulance squad responded to an emergency call at 1:07 p.m. and took a male Stow Road resident to Nashoba Valley Medical Center with ALS. Then at 1:11 p.m. police went to an Ayer Road apartment to provide a lift assist to a resident. Later, police and the Fire Department responded to a 4:41 p.m. report of a brush fire at the side of Woodchuck Hill Road. The firefighters put it out.
Saturday, April 21
Saturday was apparently a day for brush burning. Between 9:01 a.m. and 11:55 a.m., police helped four residents apply for or activate burn permits online. The accidental activation of a medical alarm sent police to a Shaker Road home at 10:46 a.m. No medical services were needed. An officer on patrol stopped a motorist at the intersection of Whitney and Littleton roads at 11:11 a.m. and issued a ticket for speeding. He stopped a second motorist at the intersection of Prospect Hill and Still River roads and gave a driver a verbal warning about speeding. A man walked into the station at 4:40 p.m. to report a disabled car at the Route 2 exit. The officer on duty notified the state police and drove the walker back to his vehicle. State police had it towed.
Sunday, April 22
At 7:49 a.m. fire and police officers responded to a fire alarm at a Trail Ridge Way residence. It was a faulty smoke alarm. More residents were ready to burn brush Sunday morning: Between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 11:58 a.m., police helped four residents register online and activate a burn permit. Detective Daniele Fortunato told the Press that residents were finding the software for handling burn permits on the town website difficult to use. Between the hours of 1:49 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., officers stopped eight motor vehicles and issued written warnings to six drivers, mostly for speeding. The violations occurred on Ayer Road and at the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Woodchuck Hill Road. The driver of one car, stopped by police at 5:42 p.m., was charged with operating an unregistered vehicle and for operating with a suspended license. David Russell, 41, of Somerville, was issued a summons to appear in court, and the car was towed. Police responded to two abandoned 911 calls, one on Deerfoot Trail at 4:18 p.m. and the other at the Hildreth Elementary School. Both had been dialed accidentally. At 4:28 p.m. an officer assisted with traffic control at a Unitarian Church event upon noticing congestion in the Town Hall parking area. Later, police and a fire officer investigated a 911 report of a brush fire on East Bare Hill Road at 5:17 p.m., but they found nothing.
Monday, April 23
A Trail Ridge Way resident complained at 8:39 a.m. that construction vehicles were blocking traffic in and out of the area. An officer went to the scene and asked the driver to move his truck. Responding to a 911 call at 11:50 a.m., an ambulance transported a male Ayer Road resident to Nashoba Valley Medical Center with ALS. Someone called police at 2:29 p.m. to report that an injured dog—apparently hit by a car—had been found on Stow Road and taken to a veterinarian. The pet’s owner was notified. Another caller reported seeing a young male in a gray sweatshirt hitchhiking on Littleton Road at 3:25 p.m. The Littleton police were advised. Hitchhiking on nonrestricted Massachusetts roads is legal, Fortunato told the Press. At 4:32 p.m. someone called to complain that several vehicles driven by adults were speeding back and forth near the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge parking lot, possibly engaged in drug-related activities. When an officer arrived, the cars were gone.
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