In the past week, police made 17 motor vehicle stops, resulting in three verbal warnings and 14 written warnings. They also made one well-being check and one mental health evaluation, issued or renewed one firearm permit, and responded to two false burglar alarms.
The Ambulance Service responded to four calls but transported no patients to the hospital. There was one motor vehicle accident but no lift assists.
Tuesday, Aug. 29
At 7:54 p.m. police followed up on previous complaints about a dog barking on Abbot Lane.
Wednesday, Aug. 30
At 11:19 a.m. a Westcott Road caller reported a couple of loud bangs in the area; police attributed them to demolition exercises at Devens. At 3:10 p.m. an elderly Ayer Road resident said a caretaker outside his door was threatening him; police spoke to the parties involved. At 8:20 p.m. someone called to say a Subaru was weaving from side to side on Codman Hill and Stow roads and was headed toward Boxborough; police there were alerted. At 9:58 p.m. a 911 caller said a man was exposing himself in the bushes outside an Ayer Road building; an officer said the report was unfounded.
Thursday, Aug. 31
At 3:29 p.m. someone came to the station to report a case of fraud. At 8:41 p.m. an officer checked on a landscaping service’s truck without a license plate; it was parked on Ayer Road with its lights on. The officer locked the doors of the truck and turned out its lights. At 9:24 p.m. Ayer police asked a Harvard officer to contact the owner or operator of a vehicle registered here about a larceny in Ayer.
Friday, Sept. 1
At 6:14 a.m. someone called 911 to say another car had run into the side of the caller’s car on Ayer Road; no one was injured. At 6:22 p.m. a Stow Road resident told police her daughter, who is in high school, had received an email from a boy who mentioned a gun, although the email was not specifically threatening. At 10:10 p.m. a caller reported people in several cars at the Prospect Hill overlook were playing loud music; an officer spoke with the occupants of the cars.
Saturday, Sept. 2
At 12:26 p.m. a resident came to the police station to report a case of harassment. At 2:03 p.m. a caller told police he had damaged the ground along Sholan Circle while driving a tractor-trailer there. At 4:42 p.m. a caller reported a large bag of insulation lying on Littleton Road, and the Department of Public Works was notified. At 5:43 p.m. someone called 911 to report a fox that looked sick and was lying in the driveway; police left a voice message for the animal control officer.
Sunday, Sept. 3
At 2:25 p.m. a car struck a utility pole on East Bare Hill Road. The airbag deployed, but the occupant refused ambulance transport. The car was towed, and National Grid was notified of damage to the pole. At 6:18 p.m. someone called police from the parking lot at the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge at the end of Still River Depot Road; she said a train was stopped on the tracks across the way out, preventing her and other drivers from leaving the lot. Police called the dispatcher for Pan Am Railways (now part of CSX), who said the train was halted because of work farther down the tracks; the train eventually moved forward enough that cars could leave. At 11:50 p.m. a 911 caller reported a Pomeranian dog running around on Ayer Road; the owner retrieved it.
Monday, Sept. 4
At 4:11 a.m. an elderly man died at a home on Old Mill Road; the death had been expected. The Harvard Ambulance Service responded, and the medical examiner and state police were notified, as required by law. At 2:39 p.m. a Still River Road resident reported a canoe missing from his property.
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.
