In the past week, police made three motor vehicle stops, one resulting in a verbal warning, one in a written warning or citation, and one in a civil citation, which carries a fine. Officers also made a well-being check, issued or renewed a firearm permit, dealt with a disabled motor vehicle, and responded to three false burglar alarms.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
At 3:42 a.m. a 911 caller reported a one-car crash into a guardrail on Route 2 eastbound; state police had jurisdiction. At 3:27 p.m. an officer stopped two juveniles who were spraying paint at the old Oak Ridge Observatory on Pinnacle Road. At 4:11 p.m. a woman called to say her son had been assaulted at school, and she was not satisfied with the school’s response. At 4:50 p.m. a caller said a dog on Still River Road had bitten the caller on the leg; the animal control officer was told. At 8:19 p.m. a Finn Road couple returning home called police after seeing an unfamiliar man standing near their house; the man then fled down the street and was not in the area when police searched.
Wednesday, Oct. 30
At 7:11 a.m. a woman told police her husband had hit a deer on Ayer Road while driving to work; police found no sign of the deer at the site. At 1:16 p.m. someone called 911 about an unfamiliar car in a driveway on South Shaker Road; an officer found two people were having sex in the car. At 6:43 p.m. a caller reported a yellow Lab loose near the intersection of Bolton Road and Mass. Ave.
Thursday, Oct. 31
At 12:05 p.m. a driver unsafely passed a cyclist on Warren Avenue. At 11:20 p.m. a 911 caller reported a traffic incident on Route 2 near Fitchburg; the matter was referred to the state police.
Friday, Nov. 1
At 4:15 a.m. a 911 caller said a tree had fallen across Harvard Road near the Bolton town line; it turned out the tree was on the Bolton side of the line, and the Bolton DPW was notified to remove it. At 6:15 a.m. a motorist reported an SUV with its hazard lights flashing near the intersection of Bolton and Armstrong roads. The caller said a shirtless man, possibly inebriated, was standing beside the car; but both the man and the SUV were gone when police arrived. At 3:44 p.m. a caller reported a tree down on South Shaker Road; the hazard was removed. At 9:37 p.m. someone told police a window was open at a house on Still River Road; police checked and found no signs of a break-in.
Saturday, Nov. 2
At 2:56 p.m. there was a two-car collision near the intersection of Littleton and Pinnacle roads; no one was hurt, but at least one car required a tow, and officers gave the driver a ride home. At 3:35 p.m. someone noticed a cat in a tree on Littleton County Road; suspecting the animal might be lost, the person called police. At 5:37 p.m. a Bolton Road resident told police two political signs had been stolen from his yard. At 10:08 p.m. there was a crash on Route 2 westbound, to which the state police were called. At 10:55 p.m. a 911 caller reported hearing a crash followed by screams on Ayer Road. A car in the parking lot near Sorrento’s had struck a concrete barrier hard enough to flip the car over and throw the driver out of the vehicle. The ambulance took the driver to the UMass trauma center with serious injuries.
Sunday, Nov. 3
At 12:01 a.m. a Myrick Lane resident complained about a noisy party nearby; police found no party in progress, but a neighbor admitted he had been working in his barn with the radio playing loudly. At 11:04 a.m. a 911 caller reported a family member had died suddenly, with no medical person in attendance.
Monday, Nov. 4
At 12:56 a.m. a caller reported a crash on Route 2 eastbound; state police had jurisdiction. At 8:48 a.m. a dead deer was found beside Still River Road; the DPW was notified. At 1:27 p.m. a 911 caller said a green Mini was being driven erratically on Oak Hill Road. At 6:22 p.m. a caller asked for a well-being check on a young child in Harvard after a court-ordered video call with the child was missed. At 8:56 p.m. a one-car crash on Interstate 495 northbound was reported.
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