The following came from the Westford Police Department.
Oct. 4, 4:30 p.m. – While on patrol, an officer was dispatched to Perham Circle for reports of a possible past dog bite.
After arriving at Perham Circle, the officer met a resident who said he was attacked by a dog while jogging on Vineyard Road several hours earlier.
The dog was “medium-sized” and jumped on his leg, potentially biting him once, although he was unsure if the dog’s teeth went into his skin.
Although the resident’s wound had largely healed since the incident, the officer advised the resident to contact a doctor about potential animal based viruses.
Afterward, the officer met with the owner of the dog and said that the dog is easily excitable. At the time of the incident, the owner’s family was throwing a Frisbee to the dog when it jumped on the jogger. However, they were not aware the jogger had potentially been bitten.
They apologized for the incident, the officer thanked them for their time and indicated the town’s Animal Control Officer would follow up.
Oct. 8, 7:59 p.m. – A resident on Rolling Meadow Lane called the police for legal advice.
This resident reported that she had purchased a washing machine and dryer from an individual on Craig’s List.
Initially there was no problem, but she was concerned that the individual wanted to drop off the item at 10 p.m., as this was too late at night for her to feel comfortable with someone she has not met.
The officer told the resident that she should reschedule the time of the transaction and told her to call the police if the individual came to her house during the night.
Oct. 29, 4:29 p.m. – An officer was dispatched to the parking area of Westford Valley Marketplace to contact a woman who believed she was being followed.
The woman indicated she had filed a lawsuit against Nashoba Tech due to a worker’s compensation case from several years ago, and felt that she was being retaliated against.
She could not provide schedule vehicle descriptions or license plate numbers, but indicated that in addition to vehicles following her, people acted strangely in her presence and added that they purposefully did not want to speak to her.
The officer asked if any of these incidents happened in Westford. The woman said no, and the officer said he could not help her unless an incident occurred in Westford.
Oct. 29, 10:25 p.m. – An anonymous resident called police after spotting a vehicle at the end of Doris Road.
The anonymous resident believed that teenagers were inside the vehicle smoking marijuana.
After arriving in the area, the officer did not detect the smell of marijuana in the area. The officer met with two individuals in the vehicle, informing them of the complaint.
Both occupants of the vehicle were observed with no indications of drug use, and there was no marijuana smell within the vehicle. There was also no indication of drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle.
One of the vehicle’s occupants said that they live on Doris Road and they were reviewing study questions for a Hunters’ Safety Course. Both of the occupants had just come from the course and the officer spotted the material at the time he arrived at the vehicle.
The vehicle occupant said that the neighbor does not like people using the end of the road for additional parking, despite the fact that the neighbor parks his commercial vehicle and trailer there.
Additionally, the occupant said that the neighbor had set off the alarm to his vehicle twice in the past fifteen minutes in order to disturb the two occupants of the vehicle.
The officer told the occupants of the vehicle that they were free to park there as long as needed as long they followed town bylaws, but advised them to find another place to study to avoid conflict with the neighbor.
