In the past week, police made 15 motor vehicle stops, issuing six verbal warnings and eight written warnings or citations. Officers also checked on two disabled vehicles, performed two well-being checks, and responded to one false burglar alarm.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
At 3:20 p.m. a resident requested officers to do a mental health evaluation. A 22-year-old Harvard man was taken to a hospital and also received a summons for threats and intimidation.
Wednesday, Feb. 25
At 1:01 p.m. a caller reported a vehicle had been parked at an Ayer Road business for several days. It was on private property, so police could not tow it and instead referred the business owner to a towing company. At 2:17 p.m. someone on Ayer Road reported a package had been stolen. At 3:55 p.m. a caller notified police he would have to leave a disabled snowmobile trailer at a town-owned parking lot while he made arrangements to move it.
Thursday, Feb. 26
At 9:33 a.m. on Myrick Lane a 29-year-old Lowell man received a summons for driving with a suspended license. At 6:52 p.m. a Lovers Lane resident who was not at home called police because the house security camera showed an unfamiliar man on the property. Police did not locate the person, but at 8:47 p.m. the resident forwarded the video to the police, and it was posted on the department’s Facebook page.
Friday, Feb. 27
At 10:10 a.m. on Ayer Road a 69-year-old Harvard resident received a summons for a number plate violation and driving without a license. At 10:26 p.m. a caller reported hitting a deer on Poor Farm Road.
Saturday, Feb. 28
At 10:36 a.m. police responded to a burglar alarm at an Ayer Road business. The alarm had been set off inadvertently by workers there.
Sunday, March 1
At 1:16 p.m. Stow police asked Harvard officers to be alert for a car whose driver might be having a mental health crisis after an incident elsewhere; the car was not located. At 3:41 p.m. Bolton police asked Harvard for assistance at a motor vehicle stop on Mass. Ave. A 44-year-old Sterling man was arrested for marked lanes violations and for driving under the influence of alcohol. At 9:14 p.m. a 911 caller said someone was driving erratically and speeding on Ayer Road, but the car was gone when police arrived.
Monday, March 2
At 6:54 a.m. an officer came upon a car that had gone into a snowbank along Prospect Hill Road after the driver swerved to avoid a deer. The driver was not injured, but the car required a tow. At 5:27 p.m. police received an automatic 911 alert from a one-car crash on Woodchuck Hill Road; the car required a tow, so an officer gave the driver a ride to the police station. At 7:57 p.m. a detective from another town called to say they might recognize the person shown on the Feb. 26 security camera video from Lovers Lane that police had posted on Facebook. (The posting has since been taken down.)
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.