Tuesday, Jan. 24
At 1:37 p.m., the driver of a tow truck reported seeing a man wearing a white leather jacket waving his hands on the side of Ayer Road near the Route 2 ramps. Police checked the area but did not locate anyone matching that description.
Wednesday, Jan. 25
At 2:19 a.m., police told a driver who was parked at the overlook on Prospect Hill Road to move along. At 4:26 p.m., Harvard police helped Boxborough police serve an arrest warrant at an apartment on Codman Hill Road.
Thursday, Jan. 26
At 6:42 a.m., police received a report of a road obstruction on Ayer Road near the intersection with South Shaker Road. According to police, a portable toilet had fallen off the back of a truck and was blocking the road. Police called the number of the company written on the toilet and the company came and picked it up, police report. At 9:01 a.m., a resident of Old Boston Turnpike reported smelling propane in the basement and requested the fire department. The fire department reported a propane reading of less than 1 percent, according to police. At 9:25 a.m., a resident of Tahanto Trail stopped a police officer to report seeing a suspicious vehicle in the area. The officer spoke to the driver of the vehicle, who was delivering newspapers, police say. At 3:09 p.m., an employee of the Dunkin’ Donuts on Ayer Road reported he had just told a woman to leave the store because she was loitering and taking sugar packets. The woman was in the parking lot asking people for a ride, the employee said. According to police, the woman got a ride before they could respond.
Friday, Jan. 27
At 2:39 p.m., police received a report of a black Ford Explorer blocking the road on West Bare Hill Road. Police checked the area but didn’t find a vehicle matching that description. At 5:29 p.m., a caller reported a man running on Ayer Road wearing all black. Police checked the area but could not find the runner. At 11:32 p.m., police left a message for a construction company working at a site on Ayer Road that a gate to the work site had been left open.
Saturday, Jan. 28
At 11:07 a.m., police received a report of a dog walking on the side of the road near the overlook on Prospect Hill Road. No more information was available on the incident. At 12:48 p.m., police investigated a home on Prospect Hill Road where a burglar alarm had gone off. Everything checked out, police say. At 4:45 p.m., 5:09 p.m., and 5:27 p.m., police served court summonses to three witnesses in an upcoming criminal trial.
Sunday, Jan. 29
At 9:11 a.m., police responded to a residential burglar alarm going off at a home on Old Littleton Road. Police report nothing out of order.
Monday, Jan. 30
At 11:12 a.m., a Still River Road resident came to the police station to file a report for credit card fraud. At 7:23 p.m., a resident of Ayer Road reported the larceny of a vehicle. According to police, the man said he had shipped a car down to his daughter in Florida, but the shipping company was not releasing the car to her. Harvard police contacted police in Florida, who will be investigating the incident, police say.