Tewksbury Man Charged With DUI In Crash That Injures Three

Driver may have been texting at the time of the accident

A Tewksbury man is scheduled to appear in a Salem, NH courtroom next month after allegedly causing a multi-car accident while driving drunk last week. The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune reported that Harold Medeiros, 59, was arrested on Jan. 26 after allegedly causing a four-car pile up in Pelham. Medeiros and two other people sustained injuries in the crash and were taken to area hospitals for treatment. According to the Eagle-Tribune report, a concerned driver called _police_ in Methuen and Pelham about a possible drunk driver in a gold Lexus SUV around 8 p.m. An officer in Pelham tried to pull over Medeiros but he allegedly slammed into a vehicle parked at an intersection, causing the four-car crash. Medeiros has a court date in Salem, NH on …

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Assault Suspect Escapes With Mom

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 seeking a suspect involved in an altercation at the Motel 6 early Wednesday (Jan. 4) morning. According to the police report, a clerk from the motel called police around 4:30 a.m. to report a possible fight outside one of the rooms. Four units responded to the scene and located the victim, who had suffered a laceration on his finger. Police were told that the suspect had escaped, with his mother, in a blue Toyota Camry. The vehicle was last scene travelling south on Main Street in the direction of Wilmington. The victim was treated at the scene for his injury. Local man charged with domestic assault (Jan. 5) Police received a 911 call from a woman on Jan. 5. She told police that her boyfriend had been drinking all day …

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Jade

7:20 am on Monday, January 9, 2012

Sam, I fully agree with you. Between the two hotels we spend a lot of our police department's budget!   more ›

Phony Personal Care Assistant Robs Man

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Tewksbury Police are searching for a woman claiming to be a personal care assistant (PCA), who allegedly robbed a man Friday night. According to a Tewksbury Police report, dispatch received a call just after 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, from a man staying at the Motel 6. He said that a woman knocked at his door and claimed to be his new PCA. According to the man, once inside the room, the woman robbed him of his Oxycontin and a phone worth $600. No arrests have been made. This investigation is ongoing. Arrests: Crystal Gail Andrade, 29, 65 Huffington St., Lowell, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 3 on two outstanding warrants. Stefanos Theofilou, 20, 32 Heritage Road, Billerica, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 2 and charged with operating a motor …

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B&E, Upset Mom And A Domestic Assault That Wasn't

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On Monday, Dec. 26, at roughly 6 p.m., Tewksbury Police received a 911 call regarding a hit and run accident in the parking lot at the Extended Stay America hotel on Route 133. The caller told police that one vehicle had struck another and then left the area in the direction of the Hess Station. A short time later, the registered owner of the car that had left called Tewksbury Police to report the accident. She said she had not been driving the vehicle at the time of the accident but that her 21-year-old son and his 16-year-old girlfriend had been in the vehicle. An officer told the woman she would need to come to Police Headquarters and fill out an accident report. A domestic assault that wasn't On Friday, Dec. 23, just after 1 a.m., …

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Shoplifter Slips A Tackle, Thief Steals From Washing Machine

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A shoplifter with the skills of a running back managed to slip away from Home Depot security, Sunday evening. Around 6:30 p.m., Tewksbury Police received a call from loss prevention at Home Depot, reporting that they had tackled a man trying to steal a drill. However, the man managed to elude their grasp and ran out of the store. A short time later, a woman called 911 and reported that she saw the suspect running toward Motel 6. A sergeant then spoke to a witness who said they saw the suspect get into a green Stratus or Neon and flee the scene. The witness was unable to provide a license plate number. Thief adds to his haul, quarter-by-quarter (Dec. 18) Around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, a clerk from the Marriott Town Place Suites called police …

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Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over

Tewksbury Police Department ramping up efforts to combat drunk driving during the holiday season.

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by Tewksbury Police Chief Timothy Sheehan.) As you celebrate the holiday season enjoying traditions, food, family and fun, be reminded that the Tewksbury Police Department will be out in force from Dec. 16, 2011 to Jan. 2, 2012 to protect the Commonwealth’s citizens by arresting anyone caught behind the wheel operating under the influence. Tewksbury Police Department will join up to 180 local law enforcement agencies and the MA State Police to run extra patrols through the New Year 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…

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Two Women Report Being Assaulted

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Two women reported being assaulted last week in separate incidents. The first incident came to light Thursday, around 5:30 p.m., when Tewksbury Hospital Campus Police called Dispatch and a patient at the hospital reported she had been raped the night before. The Campus Police officer said that they had reached the point in their investigation when a rape kit was needed. Det. Peter Regan was sent to the hospital with the rape kit and filed a report. The case remains under investigation. No charges have yet been filed. Early Friday, just before 1 a.m., Tewksbury Police received a 911 call from a Tewksbury home. Two officers were sent to investigate and in the meantime, a second 911 call came in from the same address. The caller indicated …

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Motor Vehicle Stop Leads To Drug Arrest

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Two women face charges after their motor vehicle stop turned into a drug bust. Jennifer McGuire, 18, of 7 Glad Valley Drive, Billerica and Jamie Coulouris, 25, of 2 Boyle St., Wilmington, were arrested on Saturday, at around 11 p.m. The vehicle the women were travelling in was pulled over by Tewksbury Police, after a routine registration check came back that the registration had been revoked. During the subsequent investigation, it was discovered that the women had (unspecified) drugs in their possession. They were each charged with possession of Class A narcotics. Other Incidents: A three-car motor vehicle accident was reported near the entrance to Gold's Gym on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 1:43 p.m. One person was injured in the accident and taken…

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Alleged Drunk Driver Blamed For Closing Main Street

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A Wilmington woman has been charged with drunk driving in connection with an accident that shut down a section of Main Street for several hours on Sunday. Victoria Anne Lacount, 32, of 6 Bond St., faces charges of OUI-liquor, marked lanes violations and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. The accident took place just before 1 a.m. on Sunday near the intersection of Hinkley Road and Main Street. A resident of Hinkley Road called 911 and told police he heard tires screeching and multiple loud "bangs" just before his home lost power. Tewksbury Police officers responded to the scene and found a vehicle, allegedly driven by Lacount, had struck a utility pole, breaking it in two and bringing the pole and live wires into the street. Lacount …

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Tewksbury Teens Arrested In Violent Home Invasion

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A pair of Tewksbury teens are facing multiple felony charges after allegedly forcing their way into a Catamount Road home an assaulting one of the residents with a hammer and a metal crowbar. Alex Smith, 18, of 91 Germano Drive, and Ray Tremlett, 18, of 3 Tomahawk Drive, were arrested Friday (Oct. 28) and charged with armed home invasion, kidnapping, assault & battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault with intent to rob. According to Tewksbury Police records, the incident began Friday morning, just before 2 a.m., when Dispatch received a call from a resident on Catamount Road. The man said that two men had knocked on his door and then forced their way into the house. According to the man, the intruders wore ski masks and attacked his 21…

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Tewksbury2001

9:08 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012

Why? Did they not do it? Armed home invasion? A couple of scum bags that should be locked up for a while.   more ›