In the past week, Harvard police made only two motor vehicle stops, one with a verbal warning and the other with a written warning or citation. They also helped a driver with a disabled car and another who was locked out of a car. Officers responded to six medical emergencies that resulted in the ambulance squad taking three people to area hospitals, two with Advanced Life Support service in attendance. Police also issued or renewed one firearm license and dealt with five false burglar alarms.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
At 6:19 a.m. a 911 caller reported a multicar collision on Route 2 eastbound. State police had jurisdiction over the crash, but Harvard’s Fire Department and Ambulance Service also responded. The ambulance crew took one person to Nashoba Valley Medical Center; three others refused transport. At 8:02 a.m. a resident came to the police station to report a case of identity theft in which someone had tried to open a credit card in the resident’s name.
Wednesday, Sept. 18
At 2:09 p.m. state police notified Harvard of another collision on Route 2, this time in the westbound lane. A call for Harvard’s ambulance squad was canceled when the potential patient refused transport.
Thursday, Sept. 19
At 8 a.m. a Finn Road resident called because something had set off the burglar alarm and a basement door was open; police checked the house and found no intruder. Someone on Scott Road reported a lost-looking dog in the backyard at 9:44 a.m. The dog was too skittish to let anyone approach, so its owner was not identified. At 4:02 p.m. a passerby phoned 911 about a collision on Route 2 westbound; state police responded. A Littleton Road resident called 911 at 7:42 p.m., having come home and heard a radio playing inside the house. Littleton police provided backup while a Harvard officer checked the house and made sure no one was inside.
Friday, Sept. 20
An alarm company alerted police to an activated burglar alarm at a Stow Road house at 4:32 p.m., but police found the house secure. A little later, the pet sitter arrived at 5:10 p.m. and called police, asking to be escorted into the building out of concern because of the activated alarm. At 5:24 p.m. a Pinnacle Road resident reported suspicions about a man in his 20s, and police searched the area but found no one. At 10:14 p.m. someone called about a man and a woman who were sitting in a truck on Ayer Road, but the vehicle left before police arrived.
Saturday, Sept. 21
At 11:22 a.m. a worker accidentally set off the alarm at an Ayer Road business. At 10:06 p.m. a person on Stow Road called about an unfamiliar white sedan parked at her house, but the car was gone when police arrived; officers later learned there had been a party, possibly involving under-age drinking, in the neighborhood. At 10:34 p.m. a caller told police someone was driving very erratically on Ayer Road, but that car, too, was gone when an officer arrived.
Sunday, Sept.22
At 1:59 p.m. police received a report that vandals had pulled up the street sign for Pattee Road and dumped it at the Ryan Field. At 6:18 p.m. a caller said a driver was repeatedly weaving across the centerline of Prospect Hill Road, but the officer who located and observed the car saw no infractions.
Monday, Sept. 23
At 7:03 a.m. a 911 caller reported a two-car collision on Littleton Road. One car was backing out of a driveway and another car struck it. The ambulance and fire services were called, but no one required hospitalization. One car was towed. At 2:31 p.m. a Bolton Road resident came to the police station to report a case of credit card fraud.
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.
