Saturday, November 10, 2012
Woman was allegedly held against her will at Tewksbury motel.
A 26-year-old Boston man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly holding a pregnant woman against her will in a Tewksbury motel and then beating her when she tried to escape. Mark Silvia, of 39 Boylston St, was arrested after police responded to a 911 call from a guest at the Motel Caswell, reporting a possible domestic assault in the adjacent room. The first officers at the scene found Silvia and a woman in Room 238. According to Tewksbury Police Chief Timothy Sheehan, they interviewed the two separately and learned that the woman had been assaulted and was injured. They also learned that the woman was four months pregnant. She was taken Lowell Hospital Saints Campus for treatment of her injuries. According to the Tewksbury …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Event is open to the public and is part of Drug Awareness Week.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by Tewksbury Police Chief Timothy Sheehan.) As the Town of Tewksbury continues to face and fight the increasing drug epidemic within our Community, the Tewksbury Police Department feels that raising public awareness is a crucial weapon in that battle. Opioid abuse is viewed as the largest and fastest growing drug problem in Massachusetts and we aim to provide our Community with a level of education that will provide an ounce of prevention and some promise for a better future. The Police Department will be working with various Town Departments and local organizations to provide that education to our resident populations during the week of Oct. 14, 2012. These departments are working …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Lowell woman was arrested Monday for allegedly trying to steal jewelry belonging to her boyfriend's mother. Kayleigh M. Frost, 26, of 215 Mammoth Road, #1, Lowell, is charged with larceny under $250 and possession of a Class E drug. According to Tewksbury Police records, the incident began Monday afternoon when dispatch received a call from a Bay State Avenue resident regarding a robbery. According to the caller, his girlfriend in the process of stealing his mother's jewelry and leaving the house. Two officers were dispatched to the address and placed Frost under arrest. Smash-n-Grabs plague local businesses Three local businesses have been the site of vehicle beak-ins over the past several days. And in each case, a window of the car had…
Sunday, August 26, 2012
TPD is one of 23 Massachusetts police departments honored by the state.
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the Department of Highway Safety.) The Tewksbury Police Department was one of 23 local police departments honored at the annual Massachusetts Law Enforcement Challenge (MLEC) Awards Ceremony along with the Massachusetts State Police for excellence in traffic safety efforts during calendar year 2011 to reduce motor vehicle related fatalities, injuries, and economic losses to the Commonwealth. In recognition of their efforts, the Tewksbury Police Department was awarded a plaque in the gold category and selected a gift card from In Control Advanced Driver Training from the nearly $25,000 in donated prizes by vendors. The event was held at the Devens Common Center on Friday, August 24…
Friday, March 23, 2012
Northgate Road and Germano Road residents targeted by alleged thieves.
Two teens are facing multiple charges after being arrested this week in connection with a series of building and vehicle break-ins. According to Tewskbury Police, the incident began Friday night, March 16. Police received a call at around 10:45 p.m. from a resident on Northgate Road, who said a vehicle had been broken into. As officers were responding to that call, a resident on Germano Drive called police to report two people were trying to breaking into a shed on their property. The suspects were described as males, wearing dark-hooded sweatshirts. The caller said that the suspects had run off into the woods. Multiple officers quickly converged on the area and established a perimeter. According to Chief Timothy Sheehan, the Tewksbury …
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Join the conversation with any questions or comments you have about law enforcement in Tewskbury.
Welcome to the latest edition in our "Lunch With ..." series. Today's very special guest is Tewksbury Police Chief Timothy Sheehan. We invite you to join the conversation by logging on and asking any questions you might have regarding law enforcement in Tewksbury.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
2011 statistics paint a clear picture of the department's mission and the challenges facing the community.
A record number of overall arrests and crackdown on drunk driving highlight the Tewksbury Police Department's statistics for 2011. Mark Twain may have considered statistics to be one of the "three types of lies" but in this case, the numbers paint a clear picture of Chief Timothy Sheehan's priorities and of the challenges facing Tewksbury as a community. Tewksbury Police made 693 arrests in 2011, the most in department history. That number is up from 623 in 2010 and up roughly 60 percent from 2006, when the department made 441 arrests. Many of those arrests were the result of property related crimes. While thefts from vehicles dropped significantly (119 from 194), the number of thefts from buildings jumped from 85 to 121 and burglaries …
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Sheehan says his department will target those businesses that sell to minors.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The Tewksbury Police Department will receive $5,000 as one of 17 grants to local police departments from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) to combat underage drinking. A total of $114,000 in grants, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, were awarded on a competitive basis. These awards varied between $5,000 and $15,000 based on the size of the community. This is the second round of grants culled from federal funds. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 33 percent of 15 to 20 year-olds who were killed in crashes nationwide in 2009 had a blood alcohol content of .01 or higher. According to Police Chief Timothy Sheehan, young drivers tend to engage in …
Monday, July 18, 2011
Statistics indicate usage increased from 60 percent to 76 percent over the course of the campaign.
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Monday, July 18, 2011
(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by Tewksbury Police Chief Timothy Sheehan.) The Tewksbury Police Department increased both enforcement of and educational efforts towards our community safety belt usage rate with assistance from a $1,400 grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division (EOPSS/HSD) for the high-visibility Click It or Ticket (CIOT) Mobilization from May 23 through June 5, 2011. This annual grant opportunity provides federal funds for additional high-visibility traffic enforcement patrols. During the federally funded CIOT Mobilization and the community safety belt survey, the Tewksbury Police Department reported notable gains in observed safety belt usage from …
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