The police made three traffic stops during the week, all resulting in verbal warnings, and assisted two drivers with disabled vehicles. They also responded to six medical emergencies, and the ambulance squad took six people to various hospitals, three with Advanced Life Support assistance. Police also processed five firearms licenses.
Tuesday, May 29
At 11:23 a.m. a man came to the Public Safety Building seeking medical assistance, and the police alerted the ambulance squad, which took him to the hospital. During peak traffic time, at 5:44 p.m., someone called to report that a family of ducks was trying to cross Ayer Road near Sorrento’s Pizzeria. An officer halted cars until the ducklings crossed safely. A Slough Road resident called at 6:27 p.m. to report someone going door to door soliciting. The person had not checked in with police, so an officer spoke with the person and explained it was necessary to let police know in advance. (The only exception is for religious groups.) At 7:40 p.m. a West Bare Hill Road resident reported a dog attack; no other information was available.
Wednesday, May 30
At 8:04 a.m. a woman called to say someone had rummaged through her unlocked car during the night, but nothing had been taken. At 3:54 p.m. Sgt. James Babu was called to assist Upton police because of his expertise in accident reconstruction. In the Upton case, a car had struck a teenager on a bicycle. (Police reported that the teen was all right.)
Thursday, May 31
At 8:11 a.m. an officer assisted a Pattee Road resident in a dispute with an employee of an elder care agency. At 8:54 a.m. an alarm signaled a robbery in progress at the Rollstone Bank on Ayer Road, but when police arrived they found that a bank employee had pushed the panic button in error, thinking it was in test mode. Afternoon winds brought a branch down on Littleton Road electric wires at 12:47 p.m., leading police to call National Grid. A little later, at 1:15 p.m., a neighbor of the previous caller reported that a large tree had fallen on telephone wires, so the police called Verizon to deal with the wires and the DPW to deal with the tree. At 6:17 p.m. a person at Town Hall became trapped in the elevator; the victim was freed when someone from the Fire Department came with the key.
Friday, June 1
At 8:09 a.m. an East Bare Hill road resident reported that a package had been stolen from the mailbox, but it turned out that the package had been delivered to the wrong address and was soon returned. At 1:14 p.m. the police responded to a 911 call for a medical emergency at a Brown Road residence; the ambulance squad took a man to Emerson Hospital with ALS assistance. Another 911 call at 2:50 p.m. brought police to Foxglove Apartments on Ayer Road to deal with a snapping turtle in the parking lot. Police and ambulance crews responded to two more medical emergencies that evening, one at 5:44 p.m. on Harris Lane and the other at 8:26 p.m. on Slough Road. In both cases, a person was taken to an area hospital with ALS assistance.
Saturday, June 2
At 7:10 p.m. and again at 8:31 p.m., Harvard police were called to assist Ayer police in keeping the peace in two different neighborhoods there.
Sunday, June 3
At 3:28 a.m. a Stow Road resident called 911 with a medical emergency, and the ambulance squad took a woman to Emerson Hospital. Burglar alarms from several zones in the Bromfield School brought police to the school at 11:16 a.m. They found two people in the building’s weight room. The police advised them that, although a door might have been left unlocked, they were technically breaking and entering because the building was closed. At 1:36 p.m. a Bowers Brook Apartments resident called to report a series of annoying and persistent phone calls; police advised her to give no personal information to such callers. At 2:38 p.m. another Bowers Brook resident called for medical assistance, and the ambulance squad took her to Nashoba Valley Medical Center. At 11:31 p.m. a Littleton County Road resident called 911 because a car had pulled into his driveway and stayed for several minutes. When police arrived, the car had driven away toward Littleton.
Monday, June 4
At 10:01 a.m. a Stow Road resident called police about missing mail. An investigation is continuing. At 1:09 p.m. Harvard police again assisted Ayer police, this time for a mental health check.
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