Officers stopped seven motor vehicles in the past week; five stops led to verbal warnings and two to written warnings or citations. They responded to six medical emergencies, which resulted in five people being taken to area hospitals, two with Advanced Life Support services on board. Police also issued or renewed four firearms licenses and responded to two false burglar alarms.
Tuesday, August 13
At 7:33 p.m. an Old Littleton Road resident called 911 to report the license number of a speeding car. An officer located the driver and spoke with him. At 9:01 p.m. police received a second 911 call, also from Old Littleton Road, reporting a disturbance. An officer spoke with the parties involved.
Wednesday, August 14
At 12:21 a.m. someone on Bolton Road called with concerns about a young woman walking on the road toward the center of town; an officer checked on her and found all was OK. A caller from the Shaker Hills Country Club told police at 5:53 a.m. that someone would be working to control the Canada geese there for the next hour. At 7:35 a.m. a Stow Road resident reported hearing several gunshots nearby. Police found that a homeowner was shooting rabbits on his own land. At 1:38 p.m. police checked on a person sitting in a vehicle on Hynes Lane after a resident called with suspicions about the vehicle’s occupant. A few minutes later, at 1:44 p.m. a caller reported goats in the road near the intersection of Madigan Lane and Prospect Hill Road; their owner was notified.
Thursday, August 15
Nothing of significance to report.
Friday, August 16
At 7:05 a.m. police responded to a burglar alarm at the Bromfield School and found it had been set off by a crew working on the school floors. The workers had a key to the building but lacked the pass code for the alarm system. A towing company called at 7:35 a.m. to let police know their driver was repossessing a car on Lancaster County Road. At 10:29 p.m. an Oak Hill Road resident reported hearing fireworks; police checked the area and found nothing amiss.
Saturday, August 17
At 12:55 a.m. someone on Withington Lane called to complain about a noisy house party. Police found about 25 people, some of whom were intoxicated and under-age for drinking alcohol; four cars were towed because they were parked unsafely. At 10:59 p.m. police were notified of a crash on Route 2 eastbound; the Harvard ambulance crew responded, but the patient refused transport to a hospital. A caller at 11:56 p.m. told police that three people at the Dunkin’ Donuts looked as if they were trying to get into the building. An officer found that the group was waiting for an Uber ride.
Sunday, August 18
At 5:56 a.m. a 911 caller reported a car had crashed into the woods along Old Schoolhouse Road. No one was injured, but the car had to be lifted back onto the road with a crane. Samwel Meliara, 38, of Westford, was charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle and failure to slow at a curve. At 9:24 a.m. a resident of Woodchuck Hill Road reported some chain saws had been stolen. A woman called at 3:11 p.m. because she had gotten off the trail while hiking and found herself on Ayer Road; an officer came and gave her a ride back to her car.
Monday, August 19
At 5:55 a.m. a 911 caller reported a two-car crash on Route 2 eastbound; no one accepted transport to the hospital. At 10:25 a.m. a caller from an Ayer Road medical office told police a car had been parked in the office lot for more than two weeks; an officer explained that, because it was a private lot, the business owner could do as he wished with the car after informing the police.
The police log is written by a Harvard Press reporter based on information gleaned from daily police logs and interviews with police staff. Decisions to publish or withhold names of people arrested is based on our need to balance the privacy of individuals with our responsibility to report news of significance and public safety.
