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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

SWAT Vehicle Allegedly Involved In Accident After Standoff

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The action apparently did not completely stop after law enforcement arrested a shooting suspect, holed up at the Motel 6 Sunday night, Sept. 2. Around 7:30 p.m., Andover State Police reported that a driver said he had been sideswiped on I-93 by an extended blue van driven by a law enforcement officer. According to the driver that was struck, the other driver got out of his vehicle and told him he was going to send him a ticket. According to the report, Deputy Chief John Voto spoke with a representative from SWAT, who was able to identify the officer involved. According to the repot, SWAT will be taking care of the incident. Domestic disturbance leads to drug arrest (Sept. 1) On Saturday, around 10:25 p.m., a man called police to report …

Janellen27

11:24 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012

That was some blue full moon! Losing handcuffed prisoners, then Driving While Swiping! Well, everyone has a bad day now and then. . .   more ›

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Stolen Iguana, Drunk Driving At The Drive-Thru

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A 15-year-old is facing charges of theft, after he allegedly pilfered a reptile from a local pet store. An employee of Pets Plus on Route 38 called Tewksbury Police at around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25 and reported that about 90 minutes earlier, a teenager had walked out of the store with an iguana. The police report did not indicate why the call came so long after the alleged crime. Officers responded to the scene and were able to track down the teen nearby. He was charged with larceny and the iguana was returned to the store. Hopefully he was ordering coffee Sunday, Aug. 26, at 12:32 a.m., an employee of Burger King, 1965 Main St., called police to report that a man at the drive-thru window of the restaurant appeared to be …

Monday, August 27, 2012

Habitual Drunk Driver Indicted By Grand Jury For 6th Offense

Worcester man was arrested in Tewksbury in June.

A habitual drunk driver will be facing felony charges in Lowell Superior after being indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury for his 6th OUI offense. Steven Letellier, 38, of Worcester, was arrested by State Police on I-93 in Tewksbury. At the time, he was held without bail after a district court judge deemed him to be a danger to society. In addition to OUI-Liquor (3rd of subsequent offense), Lettelier is charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license (3rd or subsequent offense) and operating a motor vehicle after his license had been suspended for drunk driving, according to a press release from the office of District Attorney Gerry Leone. Lettelier's earliest OUI-liquor conviction came in 1995.

denise

8:26 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

What to do with this guy? He is gonna keep drinking and driving!!!   more ›

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Tewksbury Police Department Launches Crackdown on Impaired Driving

Sheehan warns drives to drive sober or be pulled over.

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by Tewksbury Police Chief Timothy Sheehan.) The Tewksbury Police Department today announced it will join 128 other law enforcement agencies statewide in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving from August 15 to September 3 as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over mobilization, funded by a federal grant administered through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division (EOPSS-HSD).   Impaired driving is one of America’s most often committed and deadliest crimes. In 2010, 115 people died in impaired driving related crashes in the Commonwealth.  Moreover, there were an additional 2,750 impaired driving related personal injury and…

Rusty

12:22 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012

They just have to watch the Tewksbury veterans clubs and the Kof C   more ›

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Amesbury Woman Charged With Break-in, Jewelry Theft

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A 26-year Amesbury woman is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $10,000 in jewelry from a home in Tewksbury. Leanne Maniscalco, of 34 Sparhawk Drive, was arrested Monday night, Aug. 13, in Amesbury and arraigned Tuesday in Lowell District Court. She is charged with breaking and entering in the daytime with the intent to commit a felony and larceny in excess of $10,000. Tewksbury Police believe Maniscalo let herself into the home of a family member by using a spare key and made off with the jewelry while the family member was away on vacation. Some of the items were later found at an area pawn shop and records indicated it was Maniscalo was the person that had pawned them. Maniscalo is also facing larceny …

Ronald

1:59 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Sued, sorry you feel that way. I know it is discouraging when you are victimized. It does more to a person than just the vandalizing of the property, it feels like you personally have been vandalised. That's too bad. I understand the anger, but show me a police dept that can stop or even cut crime in half and ill and ill buy you a house in that town. Also, I am not a police officer, I just have …   more ›

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Moped Or Car, Drunk Driving Is Drunk Driving

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A drunk driving suspect learned the hard way this week that is doesn't matter what type of motorized vehicle you are operating, driving is still driving. Just after 5:31 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2, an employee of the Pushcart restaurant called police to report a patron had just left there and appeared to be drunk. The employee said the man drove away on a blue moped. Two Tewksbury Police units responded to the scene and pulled over the moped, driven by Anthony J. Manfredi, 49, 213 Elizabeth Drive, Dracut. After an investigation, Manfredi was arrested and charged with OUI-liquor (2nd offense), negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle after his license was suspended for drunk driving and operating a motor vehicle after…

Mike C

5:24 pm on Sunday, August 5, 2012

This scumbag should be in prison right now and his license suspended for life.   more ›

Monday, July 30, 2012

Two-Car Crash Leads To Drunk Driving Arrest

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A Tewksbury man is facing drunk driving charges after allegedly causing a two-car accident on Shawsheen Street this week. Russell Winter, 78, of 70 Franklin St., was arrested after rescue crews and Tewksbury Police responded to the accident, which took place at 9:41 p.m. on Thursday, July 26. According to the police report, several 911 calls reported the accident, which took place near 1101 Shawsheen St. Damage to one of the vehicles was more severe than the other and had to be towed. Neither driver was seriously injured and did not require medical attention. A utility pole was also damaged in the crash and National Grid was notified. After a brief investigation, Tewksbury Police arrested Winter and charged him with OUI-liquor, negligent …

Monday, July 23, 2012

Lawrence Couple Arrested For Possession Of Drugs And Stun Gun

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Good instincts by a Tewksbury Police officer led to the arrest of a pair of Lawrence residents on drug charges, Friday evening (July 20). The officer spotted car in the parking lot of the Motel Caswell and determined the occupants were acting suspiciously. With a second officer at the scene as backup, the officer approached the vehicle. After a brief investigation, drugs and a weapon were found in the car and both occupants, a man and a woman, were arrested. Mariano Barrera, 48, 167 Salem Road, Lawrence, is charged with possession of a Class B substance and possession of an electronic stun gun. Omaida Romero, 20, was charged with possession of a Class B substance. They knocked on the wrong door (July 20) On Friday, a Highland Road resident…

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Bill Jon

11:47 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Probably cleaner than your house, the last time you stayed at a hotel did they serch you and do a background check ?   more ›

Friday, July 20, 2012

Domestic Disturbances Lead To Two Assault Arrests

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A pair of domestic disturbances this week resulted in the arrests of two men on assault and battery charges. On Tuesday, July 17, a woman called 911 at 12:42 a.m. to report that she had just been hit by her "ex" and that he was trying to take things out of her house that didn't belong to him. Three Tewksbury Police officers responded to the scene and found the man outside the home. After a brief investigation, Vito Lomagno, 57, of 7 James Road, Methuen, was placed under arrest and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. On Monday, July 16, an employee at Extended Stay America, 1910 Andover St., called police to report a domestic disturbance in progress. The employee said a woman was screaming at a man to leave. The man …

Friday, July 13, 2012

Four Teens Arrested After Fight At McDonald's

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A group of hungry teenagers got a rather unhappy meal when they were arrested Monday evening (July 9) after getting into a fight at the McDonald's Restaurant, 1928 Main St. Tewksbury Police Responded to McDonald's after a call regarding a fight at 7:31 p.m. Police broke up the tussle and placed four teens under arrest. Arrested were Corey M. Lloyd, 17, 12 Hodgson St., Tewksbury, Zachary Young, 19, 400 North St., Tewksbury, a 16-year-old juvenile and a 15-year-old juvenile. All four were charged with disturbing the peace. Man acquires virus through adult entertainment On Tuesday, July 10, a man walked into Police Headquarters at 9:55 a.m. and asked to speak with an officer. He said he had visited an adult web site on his computer and left …

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