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Car Crash Into Townsend Home Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted By Leominster Police Car Crash Into Townsend Home Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted By Leominster Police
Car Crash Into Townsend Home Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted By Leominster Police A 46-year-old man from New Hampshire, who was wanted by police in Central Massachusetts, was apprehended after he crashed his car into a home this weekend, according to authorities.  Dennis Legere, of Mason, NH, was arrested and charged after he allegedly fled a traffic stop and crashed into a Townsend home just before 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, Townsend Police Chief James Sartell reports.  The crash came after an officer tried pulling over a gray 2021 Buick Encore, driven by Legere, that was speeding near the Lunenburg line. Police learned that the car had crashed in…

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by David Cifarelli
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Foreign Phone Threats Put Leominster Hospital On Temporary Lockdown: Police Foreign Phone Threats Put Leominster Hospital On Temporary Lockdown: Police
Foreign Phone Threats Put Leominster Hospital On Temporary Lockdown: Police A hospital in Central Massachusetts was on a brief lockdown after threatening phone calls were made against the building, authorities said.  Local along with State Police locked down Leominster Hospital after an individual made the threats around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, Leominster Police report.  pic.twitter.com/ESHpEAeCPl — Annie Cox (@anniemommyshark) December 22, 2022 Initially, there appeared to be no danger and everyone inside the hospital was said to be safe.  After a quick search of the premises, authorities lifted the lockdown and allowed staff to proceed normally, po…

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by David Cifarelli
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Woman Stabs Leominster Police Officer During Wellness Check: Report Woman Stabs Leominster Police Officer During Wellness Check: Report
Woman Stabs Leominster Police Officer During Wellness Check: Report A Leominster police officer is recovering after he was stabbed during a wellness check, reports said. Police responded to a call from a private medical company about an employee who was assaulted by a woman at an apartment building on Water Street around 10 a.m. on Monday. Oct. 17, Boston 25 reports.  While on scene, a 30-year-old woman, stabbed officer Mathew Chagnon in the thigh with a weapon being described as a "dagger,"  WHDH reports said citing Leominster Police. Leominster Police Officer Matthew Chagnon is recovering after being stabbed in the thigh today after responding to a w…

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by David Cifarelli
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Leader Of $1M Shoplifting Ring Busted In Worcester, Police Say Leader Of $1M Shoplifting Ring Busted In Worcester, Police Say
Leader Of $1M Shoplifting Ring Busted In Worcester, Police Say A months-long investigation led to the arrest of a Massachusetts man for running an alleged large shoplifting enterprise that earned him more than $1 million. The investigation began in February 2020, when Trooper Joseph Hall made a traffic stop in Leominster which resulted in one of the vehicle’s occupants being arrested for outstanding warrants, said the Massachusetts State Police. After the arrest, the rest of the occupants, including the boyfriend of the person arrested, were allowed to leave, according to police.  A short time later a BOLO was issued for the same vehicle regardin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drugs Disguised As 'Crunch' Chocolate Bars Seized In Central Mass. Drugs Disguised As 'Crunch' Chocolate Bars Seized In Central Mass.
Drugs Disguised As 'Crunch' Chocolate Bars Seized In Central Mass. Drug-laced chocolates designed to look like “Crunch” candy bars were among the pounds upon pounds of narcotics and related items seized during a recent police raid on a suspected trap house. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, members of the North Worcester County Drug Task Force & State Police Gang Unit and local officials executed a search warrant at 1052 Elam Road in Fitchburg, Leominster Police said. Many of the narcotics allegedly confiscated on Elam Road were processed to look like various foods including Crunch chocolate bars, lollipops, and pouches of gummies. Officers also allegedly found …

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by Kristin Palpini
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10-Pound Salt Keg Filled With Fentanyl Among Drugs Seized In Bust 10-Pound Salt Keg Filled With Fentanyl Among Drugs Seized In Bust
10-Pound Salt Keg Filled With Fentanyl Among Drugs Seized In Bust Police allegedly found a 10-pound plastic keg of drugs among other narcotics during the execution of a search warrant on Saturday, Oct. 3. The drugs were allegedly found at 178 High St., an apartment in Clinton. Police arrested the home’s resident Alberto Valdez on the charges of trafficking in cocaine and trafficking in fentanyl, police said. During the search of Valdez’s apartment, police allegedly found: - 32 grams of crack - a 10-pound Linda Refined Salt keg filled with 2,140 grams of fentanyl (about 2 kilos) - $1,000 in cash - and drug paraphernalia associated with drug dealing. …

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by Kristin Palpini