In the past week, police made six motor vehicle stops, two resulting verbal warnings and two in written warnings or citations; the other two were resolved without warnings. Officers also helped one person who was locked out of a car, issued or renewed a firearm permit, and responded to a false burglar alarm.
Tuesday, May 20
At 10:23 a.m. a 911 caller reported a minor collision on Ayer Road; two cars had clipped mirrors, but no one was injured and both cars remained drivable.
Wednesday, May 21
At 6 a.m. police were advised that someone from U.S. Wildlife would be firing a shotgun at Shaker Hills Country Club for the next half hour to clear geese off the property. At 9:10 a.m. police called the Department of Public Works to clear a dead animal off Ayer Road. At 11:56 a.m. a car hit and killed an owl on Ann Lees Road, and the DPW was again notified. At 1:06 p.m. a Baldwin Court resident called with suspicions about someone taking photographs from a car; an officer found it was a real estate photographer waiting to go to their next job in the area. At 2:11 p.m. someone came to the police station to report a fraudulent account had been opened in his name. At 10:03 p.m. someone called 911 about two cars parked by the basketball courts; an officer spoke with the occupants of the cars.
Thursday, May 22
At 10:06 p.m. a caller reported a tree or branch down on Littleton County Road, and the DPW was called to remove it.
Friday, May 23
At 3:14 p.m. someone called with concerns about a raccoon in the Murray Lane area; the animal control officer located the raccoon, saw it was sick, and asked police to kill it. At 4:11 p.m. a resident came to the station expressing concern about an elderly man who had approached children and made comments the resident considered odd. At 6:03 p.m. another parent from the same neighborhood expressed similar concerns.
Saturday, May 24
At 12:38 p.m. a caller reported a tree limb down on Shaker Road; an officer and a resident removed it. At 5:17 p.m., after a call from a concerned observer, Littleton police asked for a Harvard officer to check on the well-being of a child who had gotten into a man’s car at a parking lot; an officer spoke with the man and child and found no cause for concern. At 7:20 p.m. a caller complained about an erratic driver on Stow Road. Police located and arrested a 41-year-old Boxborough resident for driving under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a vehicle, and crossing marked lanes. He was also charged with two counts of malicious destruction of property—one for damage to a house, and the second for damage to property at the police station.
Sunday, May 25
At 12:14 p.m. a Littleton Road resident called, asking to speak with the animal control officer about a banded dove in the caller’s yard. At 12:32 p.m. a burglar alarm went off at one of the school buildings; officers checked the building and made it secure. At 4:59 p.m. a caller reported intruders at the observatory on Pinnacle Road. (See story on page 1.) At 6:55 p.m. someone reported picking up a dog that was wandering on Bolton Road; the animal control officer was informed. At 8:01 p.m. a 911 caller hit a deer near the intersection of Prospect Hill and Still River roads; Bolton police helped remove the carcass.
Monday, May 26
At 9:50 a.m. a caller reported an injured deer on Ayer Road; the call was referred to the state police. At 12:03 p.m. someone came to the station to report losing a set of keys at the Memorial Day parade. At 1:31 p.m. a loose golden retriever was reported on Brown Road; the animal control officer was notified. At 3:23 p.m. a Woodchuck Hill resident called with suspicions about someone in a car with out-of-state plates who might have been looking in the caller’s mailbox; an officer found the suspicions were not supported. At 6:47 p.m. an Old Littleton Road resident called with suspicions about a person who seemed to be going door to door.
The police and fire logs are written by a Press reporter based on dispatch logs and interviews with police and fire 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.
