Police Seek Help Tracking Down Hit and Run Driver

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

Tewksbury Police are asking the public for their assistance in tracking town a truck involved in a property damage hit and run accident on Friday afternoon. A Code Red Alert was sent to residents regarding the accident, which took place at 73 Patten Road, just after 2 p.m. According to the police report, a blue pickup truck towing a yellow wood chipper took out an entire chain link fence along a piece of property. Any residents who can help to identify the vehicle or the driver or who witnessed the accident is asked to contact Tewksbury Police at 978-640-4381. Methuen woman faces multiple charges A Methuen woman, already wanted by police, is facing a myriad of charges after being caught sitting in a stolen car in the Motel 6 parking lot. A…

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Janellen27

1:21 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

BILL ~ Everytime I've had a problem w/CODE RED I have done just that. I've actually replied to their E-mails letting them know what has worked and what has not worked, just so that they are aware that there are problems, and secondly, what types of problems. If we don't let them know then all they can say is, "Well, nobody ever tells us", and then it would be noone's fault but our own if problems…   more ›

UPDATED: Tewksbury Woman Arrested After Hit and Run

Driver was allegedly drunk at the time of the accident and then abandoned her vehicle.

(Editor's note: In it's original version the time of the arrest was incorrectly printed. It is now corrected. We regret the error.) UPDATED: Friday, 10:30 a.m. A Tewksbury woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly causing an accident in Wilmington Tuesday morning in Wilmington and then fleeing the accident scene. Wilmington Police allege Sara Brothers, 32, of 21 Hickory Lane, Tewksbury, was drunk behind the wheel when she struck another vehicle while driving on Salem Street at 1:11 a.m. Salem Street was closed temporarily following the accident and Tewksbury Police provided assistance with the follow up. According to Wilmington Police, when officers responded to the scene of the accident they found Brothers' vehicle abandoned at the…

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Bill Gilman

9:16 am on Friday, July 13, 2012

Thank you Patrick. And RAM, i can definitely tell you that nothing was left out intentionally on our end. We made an error with the time and corrected it.   more ›

UPDATED: Woman Injured In Hit-and-Run, Police Seek Green Sedan

Police search for driver involved in Tuesday night incident.

UPDATED -- March 21, 3:40 p.m. Tewksbury Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the car and driver involved in a hit-and-run accident Tuesday night (March 20) that left a young woman with serious injuries. According to Tewksbury Police, the accident took place near 550 Whipple Road at around 10:41 p.m. Officers responding to the call arrived at the scene and located the victim, described as a a 29-year-old woman, "lying in a grassy area by the intersection of Whipple Road and Farwood Drive." The victim was given immediate medical attention, and was then taken by ambulance to Saints Memorial Medical Center. A medical flight had originally been requested but was later cancelled. State Police accident reconstruction and Crime …

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Woman's Condition Unknown After She Was Struck by Car

Accident took place in front of Donna's Donuts

A woman remains hospitalized after suffering serious injuries when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in front of Donna's Donuts. The accident took place around 11:30 a.m, Saturday. According to Deputy Police Chief John Voto, the woman, whose name is not being released, was crossing Route 38 on a crosswalk when she was struck by a black 2005 Jeep Wrangler. The name of the driver has also not been released at this point. However, Voto stated the driver was issued a citation for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Voto added the the accident remains under investigation and the victim, who was taken to Leahy Clinic in Burlington, remains hospitalized. Arrests: Andrew R. Swanson, 30, 22 Park St, Salem, was …

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