CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
1:09 p.m. – A drunken man on the floor of a downtown restaurant was brought to the Craig’s Place homeless shelter.
DISTURBANCES
12:36 a.m. – Police responded to a Fearing Street home to assist a resident having trouble removing unruly guests. They were gone when police got there.
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ACCIDENTS
10:08 a.m. – A hit-and-run accident was reported on Berkshire Terrace. Police said they later identified the offending vehicle.
TRAFFIC
5:37 a.m. – A suspicious vehicle stopping abruptly, and whose driver was throwing items out the window, was pulled over by police on Middle Street. Police determined the driver was delivering newspapers.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
11:55 a.m. – A man rolling marijuana joints while seated at a downtown restaurant was issued a trespass notice to stay out of the business.
4:47 p.m. – South Amherst residents told police a neighbor entered their property and yelled at their children. The residents were unable to identify the man to police.
VANDALISM
3:11 p.m. – Mailboxes at three South East Street homes were reported damaged by vandals.
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ACCIDENTS
7:18 p.m. – One vehicle was towed following a two-car accident with no personal injuries at the intersection of Meadow Street and the Route 116 bypass, police said. One driver was issued a citation for a traffic violation.
9 p.m. – A vehicle that struck a tree near the intersection of Meadow Street and Route 116 was towed, police said.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
5:12 a.m. – A man trespassed from the Olympia Oaks apartments property seen loitering between homes was not located by police.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
4:40 p.m. – Police issued a verbal warning to Colonial Village residents playing loud music and yelling.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
10:16 a.m. – A hawk with an injured leg in the Big Y Supermarket parking lot on University Drive flew away into a tree when police got there.
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ACCIDENTS
5:40 a.m. – A vehicle that went off Flat Hills Road into a snowbank caused wires to come down, police said. Eversource was on scene making repairs to the lines. The vehicle was able to drive off under its own power.
TRAFFIC
6:35 p.m. – A vehicle double-parked in front of a downtown restaurant was issued a ticket.
6:53 p.m. – A woman was seen pouring herself a glass of wine in a vehicle parked in Amherst, then began drinking before traveling north to Leverett. Leverett Police was notified about the possible drunken driver.
10:51 p.m. – A passenger in a vehicle stopped on Main Street from a traffic infraction used a blanket to cover a small amount of marijuana and a bong in the back seat. Police warned the passenger about making suspicious movements during a traffic stop.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
1:30 a.m. – A man standing outside a downtown restaurant screaming at customers and employees was gone when police got there.
8:29 a.m. – Illegally dumped tires were located on Bay Road at the entrance to the Sweet Alice Trail.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
9:05 a.m. – A panhandler in the median at the intersection of University Drive and Northampton Road was advised to leave the location due to the snowy weather.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
4:35 a.m. – Police issued a verbal warning to Riverside Park Apartments residents talking loudly.
TRAFFIC
12:44 p.m. – The Department of Public Works was notified about a tree that fell across Market Hill Road, blocking the street.
3:42 p.m. – A vehicle stuck in snow on Northampton Road was pushed out by police officers.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
1:24 a.m. – Amherst Police assisted Belchertown Police in searching for a missing woman.
1:41 p.m. – Amherst Police assisted Hadley Police with a crash on the Route 116 bypass.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
1 p.m. – Police assisted a woman at a Belchertown Road home remove her former boyfriend, get him to return the keys to the residence and disable a camera that he put in the home to observe her. The woman told police she didn’t want to pursue charges against the man for his alleged surveillance.
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ACCIDENTS
9:13 a.m. – Hedges on Summer Street were damaged when a vehicle went off the snow-covered road, police said. The driver agreed to compensate the homeowner for the damage.
1:49 p.m. – A vehicle was towed from West Street near the entrance to Hampshire College after a wind gust blew it off the road into a utility pole, police said.
3:45 p.m. – Both vehicles were towed following a two-car accident with no personal injuries at the intersection of Mill Lane and South East Street that occurred when one slid through a stop sign because of the snow-covered road, police said.
6:38 p.m. – A vehicle drove off West Street into a snowbank near Atkins Farms Country Market, police said. The vehicle was towed.
8:43 p.m. – Snow drifts caused a vehicle to go off Meadow Street near Russellville Road, police said. The vehicle was towed and the Department of Public Works was notified to treat the road.
TRAFFIC
11:22 a.m. – The Department of Public Works was notified to put sand down on Stanley Street after several vehicles spun out on an icy road surface at the corner near Kiwanis Field.
1 p.m. – A man disrupting traffic while panhandling from the median at the intersection of University Drive and Northampton Road was removed by officers.
2:39 p.m. – A PVTA bus got stuck in the middle of a roundabout on West Street due to icy road conditions.
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ACCIDENTS
12:36 p.m. – A vehicle went off Meadow Street into a fence, police said. The vehicle was towed.
1:11 p.m. – Police said they called for a tow of a vehicle that went off West Street at one of the roundabouts.
TRAFFIC
4:33 p.m. – Police issued a warning to a driver on Belchertown Road who failed to yield for an ambulance.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
12:01 p.m. – A West Street property owner was given a warning for failing to clear sidewalks of snow and ice.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
3:58 a.m. – Police assisted roommates at a South Amherst home resolve their differences after one was awoken by the other making loud noise while making an early morning macaroni and cheese meal.
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ACCIDENTS
9:28 a.m. – A vehicle went off Middle Street when it hit a patch of snow that drifted into the road, police said. Officers called for a tow.
2:48 p.m. – Both vehicles were towed following a two-car accident with no personal injuries on Bridge Street, police said.
TRAFFIC
1:39 p.m. – A vehicle blocking one of the bays at the downtown fire station was issued a ticket after a passenger refused to move it or call back its driver, who was getting a coffee at a nearby restaurant.
