Truck Missing Two Wheels Drives Nearly 500 Feet Down Graniteville Road

The following are entries from the Westford Police log for May 4, 5 and 6.

The Westford Police Log is available to the public at the  station on Main Street, with earlier logs available online at www.westfordma.gov

Additional information is available in certain cases from the Westford Police Records Department for a nominal fee, but not in any case involving an arrest.

Any instances where streets are mentioned without addresses shall be placed on the map as occurring on the first address on that street for geographical convenience unless otherwise stated even though the incident may have happened somewhere else on the street.

Friday, May 4

8:35 p.m. – Phillip Baxter, 49, 29 Brookfield Dr. in Groton, was arrested on Tyngsboro Road during a motor vehicle stop.

Baxter was charged with alleged operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.

10:35 p.m. – Connor Sullivan, 18, 4 Lanes End, was arrested on Lanes End for an alleged violation of a domestic abuse prevention order.

Follow Up

March 31, 1:22 a.m. – A neighbor living on Boston Road was jostled awake when she heard the loud screeching noise of a motor vehicle accident on the corner of Boston and Crown Road.

Although there was broken glass and tire marks in the vicinity, the vehicle had left the scene, leaving car parts and markings in the pavement all the way down Graniteville Street to Broadway Street, leading to where they found a pickup truck parked in a driveway with driver side damage and a lack of driver side tires.

No one opened the door at that residence, although a neighbor said that he had heard the vehicle arrive in the driveway recently.

Police estimated that the vehicle traveled in the wrong lane for 478 feet along Graniteville Road, with the truck’s hubcaps and tires located at various points along the way.

When found several days later, the operator of the vehicle was given a criminal citation for alleged operation to endanger, leaving the scene of property damage, marked lane violations, and speeding greater than reasonable.

April 27, 10:10 p.m. – A woman was turning left off 495 North into the center of town when she saw a vehicle that she told police was “laying on its horn and forced her to the side of the road.”

She turned around toward Littleton Road hoping to find a police cruiser, but could not provide any description for the car outside of the fact that it was a Mercedes and it had a Connecticut license plate with the letters “A” and “J.”

April 29, 6:25 p.m. – Two motorcycle helmets were reported stolen from . The combined value of the two helmets was $150.

While the officer on the scene advised the rider not to go home on the bike, the owner responded that he couldn’t afford a tow and left despite the officer asking him not to operate the bike.

The owner of the bike was able to get home safely according to the report.

Editor's Note:

A notice for West Street residents, the Westford Police will be engaged in training at the Westford Sportsman's Club from May 7 to May 11 and May 14 to 18

For questions about the log, please e-mail the editor at andrew.sylvia@patch.com