Man Tells Police He Was Kidnapped, Held At Motel 6

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

A motel room a the Motel 6 on Route 38 was being investigated as a possible crime scene after a man claimed he had been kidnapped and held there. On Wednesday, around 9:30 a.m., Lowell Police called their Tewksbury counterparts to report they had a man who claimed he had been kidnapped from Dorchester, held for a time in a room at the Motel 6 and later carjacked in Lowell. Tewksbury Police_ took the claim seriously, bringing in a CSI unit to scour the motel room. The victim was brought back to Tewksbury Police Headquarters and a report was filed. The investigation is ongoing. Officers find evidence of homeless encampment On Wednesday, Dec. 26, Tewksbury Police received a call from an employee of B&M Railroad, reporting something suspicious…

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UPDATED: One Traffic Stop Equals Two Arrests

Game of Chicken on Route 38 results in arrest.

A Tewksbury Police officer pulled over a vehicle at the Stadium Plaza on Friday based on the fact that the occupants were acting suspiciously. Those suspicions proved justified and both occupants are now facing charges. After a quick license check, driver Michael Resnick, 50, of 20 Maurice St., Manchester, NH, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and operating an unregistered motor vehicle. His passenger, Danielle Rapson, 33, of 101 Chandler St., Nashua, NH, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. It was a game of chicken and he lost Officers responded to a stretch of Route 38 early Saturday morning after receiving a report that a man and a woman were in the road playing chicken. The man, Thomas …

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