In the past week police made two motor vehicle stops, both resulting only in verbal warnings—something those drivers can be thankful for this week. Officers also made one well-being check and responded to a false burglar alarm.
The Ambulance Service responded to 10 calls; three additional calls came in that were handled by ambulances from other towns under mutual aid agreements. Harvard ambulance crews transported four people to the hospital, three with Advanced Life Support on board. Three of the calls were to motor vehicle crashes, one was to stand by at a fire, and one person needed a lift assist.
Tuesday, Nov. 15
At 2:29 p.m. a caller expressed concern about a person who might be considering suicide, and the mental health clinician was sent to do a well-being check. At 5:44 p.m. state police reported a number of drones flying over the Federal Bureau of Prisons property in Devens and asked Harvard police to check at the Prospect Hill overlook and at the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge to see who might be launching the drones. Officers checked those areas but did not find the source of the drones. At 8:31 p.m. a resident asked to speak with an officer about getting a restraining order. At 10:03 p.m. and again at 10:32 p.m., 911 callers reported two separate one-car crashes on Route 2 westbound; state police dealt with both.
Wednesday, Nov. 16
At 5:11 p.m. an off-duty state trooper reported drones were again flying over the federal prison property, and Harvard officers checked local areas for the source but found no one. At 8:45 p.m. a caller reported a sedan with its lights on in the Holy Hill conservation area parking lot, which is closed after sunset; an officer spoke with the occupants of the car and sent them on their way.
Thursday, Nov. 17
parked on Pinnacle Road were creating a driving hazard; a police detail was on the scene. At 1:25 p.m. a police report was filed on a collision that had taken place at the Department of Public Works lot. At 3:09 p.m. a Poor Farm Road resident came to the station to report a case of larceny and fraud. At 3:29 p.m. state police alerted both Harvard and Bolton police about an erratic driver who had exited Interstate 495 at Mass. Ave. At 7:10 p.m. someone called 911 to report a speeding car on Route 2 westbound, and state police were notified.
Friday, Nov. 18
Nothing significant to report.
Saturday, Nov. 19
At 1:56 p.m. a 911 caller told police about a crash on Route 2 eastbound, but the caller then canceled the report. At 2:19 p.m. a caller reported a dog wandering along Littleton Road and police notified the animal control officer. Not long afterward, the caller told police the dog had been picked up, so the animal control officer wasn’t needed.
Sunday, Nov. 20
At 12:11 a.m. someone phoned about a crash on Interstate 495 southbound; state police had jurisdiction. Between 10:30 a.m. and early afternoon, high winds brought down a number of trees and tree branches around town, including on Ayer, Shaker, Stow, Littleton, and Still River roads. Police officers, a volunteer firefighter, and the DPW all helped to clear the roadways. For a fallen tree that was blocking both lanes of Littleton Road near Cruft Lane, the DPW needed a backhoe to reopen the road.
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.
