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Volunteers, friends and family to search for Harmony Montgomery's remains in Mass.
Dozens of people are expected to search for Harmony Montgomery's remains in Saugus, Massachusetts on Saturday morning. They are expected to search at the Rumney Marsh Reservation near the Saugus-Revere town line, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader. Investigators believe Harmony was murdered in December 2019, though she wasn't...
Scammers posing as Institution for Savings target local customers
Institution for Savings says that scammers are sending text messages to its customers asking them to “click a link” if they do not recognize charges from “CVS, Costco, etc.”. “DO NOT CLICK ON THIS LINK—it is fraudulent!” the bank wrote on its Facebook page Thursday afternoon....
Tales from the scanner: Missing food, brush fire
At around 4:25 p.m. on Thursday, a group of teens (including five boys and one girl) stole food from CVS. The caller said they were now standing in front of the old Santander building eating. An employee told police they could not do anything about it and needed police to intervene. Police caught up with the kids a short while later.
Salem Man Sentenced to Over Five Years for Role in North Shore Drug Trafficking Operation
A Salem man has received a 70-month prison sentence for his contribution to a drug trafficking operation that saw tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills, laced with dangerous substances such as fentanyl and methamphetamine, distributed on the North Shore. Kion Shepherd, a 25-year-old from Salem, was handed down this sentence by Chief U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV, as announced today by the U.S. Attorney's Office. He was also assigned three years of supervised release following his prison term.
Four people, including juvenile, injured in Medford crash
A crash on Interstate 93 in Medford, Massachusetts, sent four people to the hospital and caused major delays on Thursday morning. Troopers responded to I-93 south near exit 24 just after 5 a.m. for a three-vehicle crash, according to Massachusetts State Police, who said one of the vehicles hit was part of a road detail.
Groveland Police Dept. Promotes L’Italien to Sergeant
Groveland Police Officer Chris L’Italien was promoted to the rank of sergeant at the start of the month. L’Italien joined the department in 2015 as a reserve officer and dispatcher, following his graduation from the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Training Alliance Reserve/Intermittent Police Academy. He joined the department as a full-time officer in 2017 after graduating from the Northern Essex Community College Police Academy.
Coordinated campaign aims to crack down on speeders in Mass., N.H., and Maine
National highway administrators remind drivers to slow down and reach their destination safely. A regional task force organized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working with local law enforcement to stop speeding in its tracks. Officials from the NHTSA, law enforcement representatives, and highway safety officials from...
ARREST LOG: Wilmington Police Makes 1 Arrest & Serve 4 Summonses [July 15-21, 2024]
WILMINGTON, MA — According to the Wilmington Police Log, Wilmington Police issued the following arrests and summonses between July 15, 2024 and July 21, 2024. Kervin Leon Brown (58, Boston) was served a summons for intimidating a witness/juror/police/court official. Police responded to a caller that a black male with short hair ran up to her vehicle, tried to put his hands in the window, and screamed for money. (4:43pm)
Tragic house fire spurs community support for Winchester mail carrier
A GoFundMe campaign and item collection drive have been launched to support Corey Lyons Marsden, a well-known letter carrier in Winchester, following a devastating house fire on July 20. The fire destroyed the Marsden family home in Woburn, leaving Corey, a single mother of two daughters, ages 10 and 9,...
Family of murdered Lowell man cheers in court as temple shooting suspect held on no bail
“He doesn’t deserve to be out on the streets. He doesn’t deserve to be walking around while my brother is getting ready to get buried,” said Jose Ortiz’s sister, Sasha Rivera.
Police blotter July 16-22: Two-wheeler thefts continue; malicious damage, accident with wire down
The following is based on selected Arlington Police Department logs from July 16 through 22. No arrests were reported. Excerpts from the Arlington Police Department log:. 5:41 a.m. – Disturbance, Criminal Harassment. A Forest Street couple visited APD to report a woman starting to film them on their lawn while repeatedly screaming at them that they had property of hers that they were “supposed to repair.” The couple told officers that this was the fifth such harangue in recent days and that they could only guess what “property” the woman was referring to. Officers advised the couple to consider seeking a Massachusetts state harassment-prevention order. The officers said that they plan to try to speak to the woman and to suggest that she talk with an APD clinician.
Police Chief, Council Address Speeding and Traffic Issues
Addressing rampant speeding and traffic concerns in the city has been a top goal for the city council and the mayor in recent years. Monday night, Police Chief David Callahan and several other department heads appeared before the council to discuss steps they are taking to deal with the issue.
Horse therapy program helping kids and Lowell Police build trust and respect
TEWKSBURY - A program that connects kids, Lowell police officers and therapy horses at a farm is building trust and teaching some valuable lessons.Through grant money and the police department, the children have been learning how to ride and take care of horses at Strongwater Farm, a therapeutic animal farm in Tewksbury.The goal is not only for the students to build social and emotional skills while working with the animals, but to build trust with police."I'm just hoping to have a great experience, and the kids to have fun ultimately just being here," Lowell Police Superintendent Greg Hudon told WBZ-TV....
Haverhill police seek help finding missing 14-year-old girl
HAVERHILL — Haverhill Police Department has issued an alert for a missing 14-year-old girl, Georgia Plachouras, who was last seen in the Ward Hill area of the city. Georgia, described as 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighing about 100 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes, was last seen wearing a black hoodie/jacket and black sweatpants.
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