In the past week police made 11 motor vehicle stops; nine resulted in verbal warnings and two in written warnings. Officers also responded to three false burglar alarms. The Ambulance Service responded to seven calls and transported five people to the hospital, two with Advanced Life Support on board. Two of the calls were to motor vehicle crashes.
Tuesday, Nov. 8
At 6:50 a.m. a 911 caller reported a crash on Route 2 eastbound; state police had jurisdiction over the scene. At 8:13 a.m. a two-car collision took place on the Route 2 offramp to Ayer Road, and Harvard police went to the scene. The Harvard ambulance crew took injured people from both the morning’s crashes to the hospital. At 3:35 p.m. a resident called asking for help with casting a ballot in the state election, as the person was barred by a restraining order from going to the Bromfield School; the town clerk came to the police station to allow the resident to cast a ballot there. At 5:47 p.m., because of last week’s burglary at the Dunkin’ Donuts, someone called with suspicions about a group of people hanging out there; an officer checked and found they were buying coffee.
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Nothing significant to report.
Thursday, Nov. 10
At 5:35 a.m. state police asked Harvard police to stop a car that was exiting from Route 2 and to stand by until state officers arrived. At 9:34 a.m. the department’s mental health clinician was called to the station to follow up on a previous incident. At 2:58 p.m. officers on patrol were advised to watch for cars speeding near Oak Hill Road, in response to a complaint from a resident. At 3:28 p.m. an officer spoke with someone who was illegally parked on Stow Road. At 4:43 p.m. an officer investigated a report that a Harvard resident had threatened someone in another town.
Friday, Nov. 11
At 10:52 a.m. a 911 caller told police a tractor-trailer was blocking Ayer Road; the disabled vehicle was removed. At 11:56 a.m. someone reported a tree branch had fallen on a power line on Stow Road, and National Grid was notified.
Saturday, Nov. 12
At 7:43 a.m. a caller reported an animal carcass on Still River Road near the center of town, but police found nothing. At 10:40 p.m. someone called 911 to report loud music on Woodside Road, but all was quiet when police arrived. At 11:21 p.m. a large tree was reported blocking Littleton County Road, and police called the Department of Public Works.
Sunday, Nov. 13
At 1 a.m. the state Department of Families and Children requested a well-being check after receiving a report via computer that a girl was being hit in the face at a house in Harvard. When police went to the address, however, they found no young girl lived there, and there was no sign of any such problem. It is not clear whether the DFC gave the wrong address or town, or perhaps the initial report was a hoax. At 12:13 p.m. an officer noticed some rebar sticking up through the pavement on Mass. Ave. and reported the problem to the DPW. At 5:18 p.m. a caller reported a driver swerving along Mass. Ave. and headed toward Bolton, so Bolton police were alerted.
Monday, Nov. 14
At 3:09 p.m. a caller told police a dead deer was lying on Ayer Road; police notified the DPW to remove the carcass.
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.
