Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Accident seriously injured 83-year-old man.
A Tewksbury woman has been sentenced to prison for a drunk driving accident that seriously injured an 83-year-old man back in 2011. Mary Beth Chandler, of 437 Chandler St., was found guilty earlier this month of OUI-liquor (second offense), OUI-causing serious injury and failure to grant right of way by a jury in Lowell District Court, according to an article that appeared in the Lowell Sun. Last week, a judge sentenced Chandler to 15 months in prison, with 94 days credited for time served. Her license was revoked permanently and once she is released from jail, she will remain on probation through March 9, 2018. The victim in the crash, Edward Grant, was a passenger in the vehicle struck by Chandler. The accident took place at around 1:30 …
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Quick response by the Tewksbury Fire Department limited the damage from a fire that broke out in a barn at Krochmal Farms on Tuesday afternoon. The call came in around 3:15 p.m., reporting a working fire inside the barn, located off South Street. Firefighters had to run a hose from South Street but still managed to contain the fire from breaching the walls or roof of the barn, which was not being used to house animals at the time. Damage estimates and a cause of the fire were not immediately known. No injuries were reported. Resident helps nab hit and run driver On Monday, Jan. 28, police received a call regarding a hit and run accident near 820 Shawsheen St. at around 3 p.m. According to the police report, two units were dispatched to the…
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Tewksbury homeowner spotted a man allegedly breaking into his vehicle and his sharp eyes and detailed description helped police quickly track down the suspect. According to a Tewksbury Police report, the Chandler Street resident called dispatch at 7:43 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, to report that a man had just broken into both of his vehicles while they were parked in his driveway. The man described the suspect as white, around 25, wearing a gray sweatshirt. He said the man escaped in a late 80s or early 90s grey/silver Pontiac Grand Am heading toward Pine Street. About 20 minutes later, police pulled over a vehicle further down Chandler Street that matched the description given by the victim. Following a brief investigation the driver was…
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The incident took place at approximately 1:45 a.m.
Windham, NH Police didn't have to go far to make an arrest early this morning after they found a man passed out in his driver's seat and parked in the restricted employee lot at the police station. Jonathan Sullivan, 31, of 140 Judith E Drive in Tewksbury, was arrested at 1:45 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating drugs or liquor. Officers responded to the restricted parking lot after a dispatcher located the vehicle on a security camera. The vehicle was running at the time of the arrest. Officers woke up Sullivan and conducted a thorough investigation which included field sobriety tests. Sullivan was released on $500 personal recognizance bail and given a court date of Jan. 28, 2013. If convicted he faces …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Police Dispatch received a 911 call Sunday morning (Dec. 30) reporting that a man had severed his finger in a snowblower accident. The call came in at 10:33 a.m. from a residence on Chester Street. Full emergency medical response was dispatched to the scene. The man was rushed by ambulance to Lahey Medical Center in Burlington. There was no immediate word on his condition or if the finger was able to be reattached. Drug arrests in IHOP parking lot An officer working a detail at Motel 6 requested a cruiser early Saturday (Dec. 29) after seeing suspicious activity in a vehicle in the parking lot of the IHOP restaurant. The call came in at 2:33 a.m. Responding officers investigated and made two arrests. Dorothy O. Manlief, 22, 12 Bates Road, …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A woman suspected of assault resisted arrest in such an aggressive manner that Tewksbury Police officers were forced to use a TASER to subdue her. The call came in just after 9 p.m. on Dec. 18. A male caller reported that he had just been assaulted in an apartment on Main Street. Officers responded to the scene and after a brief investigation, attempted to arrest Janice M. Lombardi, 52, 1830 Main St., Apt. 18. According to the police report, Lombardi resisted arrest in such a manner that officers had to administer "2 applications dry stun, 1 taser." Lombardi is charged with assault and battery (domestic, threatening to commit a crime and resisting arrest. Copper Thieves Strike Home Again On Wednesday, Dec. 19, a Brown Street resident …
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Wilmington man was arrested Tuesday morning (Dec. 18) after driving his car off the road and striking a utility pole. The accident took place around 10:40 a.m. at the intersection of Birch Street and State Street. During the course of responding to the accident, officers determined the driver had been impaired and did not have a valid license. Keegan S. Farnham, 21, 83 Nichols St., Wilmington, was arrested and charged with OUI-Drugs, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and driving with a suspended license. Police Don't Just Make Arrests, They Help Families On Monday, Dec. 17, at 5:37 p.m., a woman came into Tewksbury Police Headquarters and asked to speak to an officer about her 6-year-old son. She told an officer that she was having …
Monday, December 17, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
For one woman, the joy of being newly engaged lasted less than a half-hour. The woman called Tewksbury Police from Stadium Plaza on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 9:51 p.m. She told dispatch that about 25 minutes after her future husband had proposed to her, she lost the engagement ring. She described the ring as being white gold and the stone as being a 1 ct. solitaire, emerald cut. The woman told dispatch that when she told her fiancee, she would try to get the receipt for the ring. With Friends Like These ... A Salem Road resident called Tewksbury Police around 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 and reported that her male friend had just assaulted her and fled toward Main Street. Three officers responded to the scene. The woman said she suspected the man …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Often times, illegal dumping is dark of night ... and for good reason. At around 3:15 p.m. on Monday, Tewksbury Police received a call from the manager of the RTN Federal Credit Union on Route 38, reporting a man who was dumping items into the credit union's dumpster behind the building. According to the caller, the man had also been dumping items into the dumpster used by Harrow's Chicken Pies. Police notified the Harrow's manager of the situation. The caller was able to describe the man's vehicle and provided a license plate number to police. An officer went to the home of the man to discuss the allegations. Very quickly, the man confessed. To settle the matter, the man agreed to go back to the dumpsters, remove the items and dispose of …
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Troopers from all over New England want to help local drivers stay safe and prevent crashes during the holiday season.
The holidays are upon us, and many residents will be traveling this week to see family and friends all across New England. State Police are doing their part to help ensure these visits don't end in tragedy because of impaired or distracted driving. The Massachusetts State Police joined forces with other New England State Police divisions at headquarters in Framingham to explain their C.A.R.E program. Increased patrols this week will be cracking down on impaired/drunk driving, texting while driving and seatbelt law violations, among other things. "We aren't trying to discourage people from going out and enjoying themselves," Massachusetts State Police Col. Timothy P. Alben said. "We just want to make sure they are being safe and responsible…
jim
12:59 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Seeing that I moved here in 2003, I clearly experienced the truth without any assistance of the Internet. Judging by your other columns you have written on the "Internet", it seems like you should spending more time with your family than on the Internet trolling around worrying about what opinions people have on the 'wizard of oz' ....I mean Krochmal Farms. If you only spent your time this … more ›