In the past week, police made 28 motor vehicle stops, six resulting in verbal warnings and 22 in written warnings or citations. Officers also checked on eight disabled vehicles, made four well-being checks, and responded to three false burglar alarms.
Tuesday, Jan. 20
At 7:08 a.m. a 911 caller told police someone in dark clothing was walking in the middle of the road near the intersection of Codman Hill and Stow roads; the caller had spoken with the walker about the danger, and the two had gotten into an altercation. An officer went to speak with the walker. At 10:04 a.m. an Old Shirley Road resident called 911 to say her black, three-legged shih tzu had gotten loose. The animal control officer and the drone team were called to help find the dog. At 10:26 a.m. someone came to the station and reported seeing the missing dog, but it was gone when searchers arrived. At 11:25 a.m. the dog was located after another Old Shirley Road resident reported it was hiding on her property.
Wednesday, Jan. 21
At 2:05 p.m. a 911 caller reported a collision on Ayer Road, where a car had hit a tractor-trailer. No one was injured. The driver of the car was cited for running a stop sign. At 10:08 p.m. a car hit a slippery patch on Oak Hill Road, went partly over a ledge, and needed to be towed back. At 10:39 p.m. the Department of Public Works reported a car in need of a tow on Still River Road; AAA was on its way. At 11:34 p.m. the DPW asked for police help in moving a car and trailer that were partly blocking Madigan Lane. At 11:51 p.m. a 911 caller reported a disabled truck on Ayer Road.
Thursday, Jan. 22
At 11:43 a.m. a Littleton County Road resident called 911 for help because her cell phone was not working. At 12:11 p.m. the police chief and an officer asked workers from a tree company on Tahanto Trail to leave because they were blocking the road. At 7:18 p.m. a caller reported an injured possum walking in circles near Old Mill Road. At 7:23 p.m. someone called 911 about a stopped car that might have hit a deer on Bolton Road.
Friday, Jan. 23
At 4:25 p.m. someone reported a fox with mange near Clinton Shore Drive and asked that the animal control officer be notified. At 8:34 p.m. Ayer police asked for mutual aid in responding to a commercial burglar alarm on Central Avenue.
Saturday, Jan. 24
At 5:03 p.m. someone on Stow Road reported that a dog had been outside in the cold for hours at a nearby house, and there was also a package outside on the stairs; police checked and found all was well and the dog had been taken inside.
Sunday, Jan. 25
At 7:21 a.m. an alarm went off at a house on Haskell Lane, but police found the owners were at home and nothing was amiss. At 5:30 p.m. on Prospect Hill Road a 26-year-old Lawrence man with a disabled motor vehicle received a summons for driving without a license; the car was towed. At 8:31 p.m. a caller complained that a landscaping company had been plowing nearby for hours; the DPW was notified.
Monday, Jan. 26
Hazardous road conditions were reported at various locations throughout the day. At 7:07 p.m. a Mass. Ave. resident near the schools complained about the noise from many hours of snow plowing; the caller was told the plowing had to continue because school would be in session the following morning.
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