In the past week, police made 59 motor vehicle stops, 37 resulting in verbal warnings and 19 in written warnings or citations. Officers also checked on a disabled vehicle, made three well-being checks, and responded to three false burglar alarms.
Tuesday, May 12
At 10:34 a.m. a Warren Avenue resident called about a FedEx package that had been delivered to their home by mistake, and an officer took it to the rightful owner. At 3:02 p.m. a 911 caller reported hitting a deer on Bolton Road. At 10:49 p.m. someone on Green Hill Road called with suspicions about a car parked on the road with its interior lights on; the caller said the car’s presence was making his dog bark incessantly. An officer spoke with the driver.
Wednesday, May 13
At 7:23 a.m. someone called 911 to report a 6-year-old boy walking by himself on Pinnacle Road. An officer located the boy and took him home. At 11:03 a.m. police were called about a student missing from school; the student was found and taken home. At 11:57 a.m. an East Bare Hill Road resident called with a complaint about two large trucks that had been parked on his property. An officer spoke with the drivers and they moved the trucks. At 8:28 p.m. Stow police asked for assistance in finding a 60-year-old woman who had jumped out of a male friend’s car on Finn Road after a dispute. She was later found in Boxborough.
Thursday, May 14
At 6:08 a.m. near town center, a 56-year-old Northbridge woman received a summons for driving without a license. At 12:46 p.m. an officer notified the Department of Public Works about a leaning stop sign at the intersection of Slough and Woodchuck Hill roads.
Friday, May 15
At 1:42 p.m. police notified the DPW that the yellow center line on Still River Road was coming off in places. At 10:18 p.m. a 911 caller reported someone driving erratically near the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Littleton County Road; police searched the area, but the car was gone.
Saturday, May 16
At 3 p.m. a Bolton Road resident complained that a man riding an electric scooter had come to his door but had not provided any identification. The man had left the area when police arrived. At 4:43 p.m. state police reported a white Honda that was weaving across lanes and had exited Route 2 into Harvard; police did not locate the car.
Sunday, May 17
At 12:47 a.m. on Prospect Hill Road a 21-year-old Clinton man received a summons for driving with a suspended license and having a car with no inspection sticker. At 2:41 a.m. an officer checked on someone in a parked car at an Ayer Road business; the person was an employee arriving early for work.
Monday, May 18
At 10:58 a.m. a caller who had tried to deliver medicine to someone on Shaker Road asked for a well-being check when the person did not answer the door; an officer spoke with the resident, who was all right. At 4:10 p.m. police received a complaint about an erratic driver on Poor Farm Road but were unable to locate the car. At 4:27 p.m. an Ayer Road resident complained about being defrauded by a contractor; police explained it was a civil issue. At 5:35 p.m. a Woodside Road resident called with a similar complaint and was also told it was a civil matter. At 5:43 p.m. an officer attempted to serve a restraining order at a home on Littleton County Road but found the subject of the order no longer lived there. At 8:40 p.m. a caller asked for a well-being check on a friend who had not responded to texts or phone calls. When police went to the Littleton Road home, they found the person there had died.
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