In the past week, emergency responders received 10 medical calls. Nine people required ambulance transport, four of whom needed Advanced Life Support services in attendance; one person refused transport. Dispatch also received one request for a well-being check. Officers also responded to two false burglar alarms.
Tuesday, Jan. 12
At 11:39 p.m. an officer saw a car pulled over on the side of Ayer Road and checked to see if there was a problem. However, the driver was just checking the GPS for directions.
Wednesday, Jan. 13
At 11:25 a.m. a caller reported someone who was possibly in need of assistance along Route 2 eastbound, but the person was gone when an officer arrived.
Thursday, Jan. 14
At 5:45 p.m. someone called to say a fallen tree branch had brought down wires on Bolton Road. Police determined there was no hazard because the low wires were for phone and cable service; the companies were notified.
Friday, Jan. 15
Nothing significant to report.
Saturday, Jan. 16
At 8:42 a.m. police initiated an investigation into sexual offenses; no further information was available. At 2:24 p.m. a caller reported a cracked phone pole near the intersection of West Bare Hill and Still River roads; police say the damage had occurred during a past snowstorm, and they notified National Grid.
Sunday, Jan. 17
At 3:44 p.m. an officer helped a Woodside Road resident reset an alarm system after a neighbor had accidentally set it off. At 9:28 p.m. a West Bare Hill Road resident called with suspicions about a vehicle at the end of the driveway; the vehicle was gone when police arrived. At 9:56 p.m. an officer on patrol saw three young people jumping over a fence at the Department of Public Works; the officer spoke with them and called their parents to come pick them up.
Monday, Jan. 18
t 11:33 a.m. a Myrick Lane resident called to say a fraudulent unemployment claim had been filed in the resident’s name. At 4:02 p.m. a Fairbank Street resident reported concerns that an elderly relative was being scammed through his computer. In a separate warning, police said many residents have received phone calls that claim to be from Amazon, reporting suspicious charges on their accounts. The calls are not from Amazon; they are an attempt to scam people by getting account information.
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 the names of people arrested will be based on our need to balance the privacy of individuals with our responsibility to report news of significance.
