The following came from the Westford Police Department. Anyone arrested is innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.
June 14, 6:46 p.m. – Alleged solicitors were reported around the area of Barrister Drive. The alleged solicitors were two women according to the person who called police, saying they identified with a group called “Urban Nation.”
Police eventually found two individuals fitting the description of the alleged solicitors, who indicated they were with a non-profit group called “Graceful Hands,” which gathers monetary donations to buy books for needy children. The two solicitors indicated they had checked in with police earlier in the week to let them know they would be going door to door.
The officer thanked the two women, but advised them that they needed to check in with police every day they would be going door to door in the community.
June 15, 7:18 p.m. – An individual from Princeton Way came into the Westford Police station asking for advice over a dispute with a neighbor.
She stated that the neighbor is accusing her of not returning a key for her apartment after the neighbor asked for assistance walking her dog.
The individual said she walked the neighbor’s dog earlier that day and returned the key.
She asked police to tell the neighbor that further text messages and calls were not welcome.
The neighbor told police she had the locks changed on her door due to safety concerns.
Both parties were given information on how to obtain a harassment prevention order if needed
June 19, 1:46 a.m. – While on patrol on Groton Road, an officer spotted a commercial vehicle near the intersection of Dunstable Road and began to follow it.
Soon, the commercial vehicle began to swerve right to left, going completely into the opposite lane near the intersection of Tyngsboro and Groton roads.
Shortly after turning onto Tyngsboro Road, the officer stopped the vehicle and soon discovered that there was a moderate alcoholic odor coming from inside the vehicle.
The driver told the officer that he recently had “three beers and a shot of whiskey” at the American Legion in Graniteville.
Although the driver did not submit to a breathalyzer test, he willingly agreed to take other field sobriety tests, all of which he failed according to the officer’s report. The officer also indicated that the man’s eyes appeared glassy and bloodshot.
A few minutes later, the man did agree to take a breathalyzer test and recorded a score of 0.165, just over twice the legal limit. At this point the man was arrested and given several citations.
Later that evening, he was released from custody on personal recognizance, bail was set at $40. His vehicle was towed.
