GROTON — Vehicle crashes — and an alleged sighting of a naked rider — made the top of the Groton Police Department’s weekly log report.
On Oct. 2, at 12:28 a.m., a motorist, later identified as Jeffrey Thompson, of Groton, reported that he had a flat tire on Lowell Road. Thompson advised dispatch that his vehicle was off the roadway, he was unhurt and a tow truck was on its way.
Officers were handling other calls at the time and did not respond to the reported disabled vehicle.
But some hours later, officers observed that Thompson’s vehicle was still on the side of the road and had not been towed.
“As officers approached the vehicle, they observed heavy front-end damage and determined that the vehicle had been involved in a crash, which had caused the previously reported flat tire,” Deputy Chief Rachael Mead said in a statement. “Mr. Thompson was no longer with the vehicle.”
Officers contacted Thompson, who admitted that he had been involved in a crash earlier that night, but stated he had swerved to avoid hitting an animal that had run into the roadway, causing him to strike what he believed was a rock.
“Mr. Thompson did not explain to officers why he had not reported the crash,” Mead said. “During their investigation, officers located the utility pole that Mr. Thompson had struck after swerving.”
Thompson was charged with leaving the scene of property damage and will be arraigned at Ayer District Court at a later date.
Two-vehicle crash at Boston and Old Ayer roads
Later that afternoon, officers were dispatched to the intersection of Boston and Old Ayer roads for a report of a two-car crash. Upon arrival, officers observed that a white van and a red Jeep had collided in the eastbound lane.
During the investigation, the operator of the Jeep told officers that the operator of the white van, later identified as Levi Carpio, of Worcester, had cut them off while attempting to turn onto Old Ayer Road. The intersection is not a three-way stop and Old Ayer Road traffic has the right of way.
As officers continued their investigation, they learned that Carpio had an active arrest warrant out of Natick District Court.
“Officers also determined that Mr. Carpio was operating the van with a suspended driver’s license and that he was required to operate a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device,” Mead said.
Carpio was charged with operating a motor vehicle after suspension, operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device, and failure to yield to oncoming traffic. He will be arraigned at Ayer District Court at a later date.
Police logs
According to the police logs for the week of Sept. 21, a motorist stated that they observed a naked man riding a motorcycle down Main Street, heading toward the center of town.
“Officers were in the area as the call came in, and the only party matching that description did in fact have on shorts,” Mead said. “We received no other phone calls or complaints about someone driving while nude.”
During that same reporting period, the Patriot Regional Emergency Communications Center answered 1,593 calls for service.
Groton Police officers responded to six abandoned 911 calls; most ended up being accidental dials on cellphones. The Police Department also investigated 15 incidents, made two arrests for various criminal offenses, and received three complaints reporting suspicious activity calls — most were unfounded.
The Fire Department responded to 15 fire service calls, and emergency responders went to 28 calls for medical aid in which nine patients declined further treatment after being treated by EMS.
The department updates its reporting weekly.
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