In the past week police made eight motor vehicle stops; six resulted in verbal warnings, one in a written warning, and one with no recorded outcome. Officers also checked on a disabled vehicle, responded to three false burglar alarms, and made three well-being checks and one mental health evaluation. The Ambulance Service was called to four medical emergencies and took three people to the hospital, one with Advanced Life Support services in attendance; one person needed a lift assist.
Tuesday, Sept. 6
At 6:26 a.m. state police dealt with a two-car crash on Route 2 eastbound; the ambulance took one person to Nashoba Valley Medical Center. At 8:24 a.m. a 911 caller reported suspected drug activity in a parked car on Ayer Road. But police found a person in the car needed medical attention, and the ambulance took the person to a hospital. At 12:21 p.m. a tree fell on the electric lines on Hillcrest Drive near Stow Road, which required shutting down the road until National Grid could make the area safe. At 6:21 p.m. an officer removed a fallen tree branch on Mass. Ave.
Wednesday, Sept. 7
At 7:22 a.m. a 911 caller told police a black SUV had hit another car in Bolton and then fled toward Harvard; Harvard police checked the area but did not find the SUV. At 7:30 a.m. police called the Department of Public Works to remove a rotted tree branch that fell on Littleton Road. A few minutes later, at 7:44 a.m., the DPW was called again, this time to cut up a fallen tree blocking Partridge Hill Road. At 4:23 p.m. someone reported a car had rolled through the stop sign in town center.
Thursday, Sept. 8
At 7:08 p.m. a driver apparently stepped on the gas instead of the brake while parking at an Ayer Road building; the driver was injured but refused ambulance transport. At 8:46 p.m. two drivers parked at that same Ayer Road building to complete a Craigslist sale; the lot is private property, and a maintenance person called the police. At 9:37 p.m. a West Bare Hill Road resident called 911, saying a stranger was at the door; the stranger then left and went to a house across the street. Police believe it was a delivery driver who initially went to the wrong address.
Friday, Sept. 9
Nothing significant to report.
Saturday, Sept. 10
At 12:17 p.m. police received a call from a Still River gift shop; the caller was suspicious of two people who had come into the shop, but they were gone when police arrived. At 5:32 p.m. a Stow Road resident called about a loose dog; the animal control officer picked up the dog to take it home.
Sunday, Sept. 11
At 10:29 a.m. another stray dog was reported, this time on Madigan Lane, and again the animal control officer was called. At 11:09 a.m. someone on Still River Road complained that many cars were speeding on the road. At 12:56 p.m. a Federal Express truck hit a pole on Slough Road, breaking a window in the truck. The driver was injured by flying glass and was taken to a hospital; the truck was towed. At 1:05 p.m. a Jacob Gates Road resident reported a shirtless man walking around the area; when police arrived, the man explained he was looking for “Indian rocks”—presumably some of the stone cairns considered the work of prehistoric Native Americans. At 10:30 p.m. police were called to assist a young man from Boxborough who had badly gashed his arm and was driving on Ayer Road, trying to reach medical help. An officer called the ambulance, which took him to the hospital.
Monday, Sept. 12
At 2:20 a.m. police received a 911 call from a girl who had been accompanying the injured young man. Police say she had panicked at the sight of blood, left her friend’s car, and wandered off. Police made sure she was all right and drove her back to Boxborough. At 6:59 p.m. a 911 caller from Tahanto Trail spoke with police about receiving threats online. At 11:12 p.m. an Abbot Lane resident called 911, suspecting an intruder was in the house. Police investigated and found no sign of an intruder
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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.
