Table of Contents
Feb. 18
7 a.m. — Officer Daniel Gagnon was monitoring traffic in the area of West Shore Drive when he observed a gray Honda Accord allegedly travel through a red light at the intersection with Village Street. Gagnon activated his emergency lights and conducted a traffic stop at West Shore Drive and Lafayette Street. Following a check of the vehicle’s registration, the vehicle was ordered towed per department policy. The operator complied, and a motor vehicle inventory was conducted before the vehicle was removed by a towing company. The incident was classified as a traffic violation.
Feb. 19
11:54 a.m. — Officer Brandon Boutilier spoke with a resident near Fort Sewall on Front Street who reported finding a fuel can she believed had been stolen from a boat on Pond Street the previous summer. The resident said she recognized the red Attwood fuel can by a yellow marking on the back that she and the boat’s owner had placed there. Boutilier spoke by phone with the boat’s owner, who confirmed the details. Neither party wished to recover the can, but the resident wanted the find documented, given the unusual circumstance of the item turning up months later and blocks from where it was allegedly taken. Boutilier photographed the fuel can and documented the report. The incident was classified as found property with no crime involved.
12:15 p.m. — Officer Andrew Clark spoke by telephone with a resident of Hammond Place regarding alleged fraudulent activity. The resident reported receiving a phone call that morning from an unknown woman who claimed to be confirming an Amazon purchase of $1,000. When the resident denied making any such purchase, the caller allegedly transferred her to a man who identified himself as an assistant attorney general. The man claimed he had been investigating the resident for fraud and needed personal information to prevent her from losing her assets. The resident told Clark the caller already possessed her Social Security number, credit card account details and banking information. The man then allegedly requested a copy of her driver’s license, which the resident provided. He also reportedly asked about her bank balance and claimed she owned property in Ohio, which she said she did not. Clark advised the resident to contact her financial institutions and freeze her accounts. He also provided her with the Federal Trade Commission’s identity theft website for reporting. The case was forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Division for follow-up. The incident was classified as identity fraud.
Feb. 20
8:26 a.m. — Officer Andrew Clark spoke with a resident who reported that a black zipper wallet had been lost or possibly stolen at the post office on Smith Street two days earlier. The resident told Clark she had placed the wallet on the counter while conducting business and left without it. When she returned a few hours later, the wallet was gone. The resident said she noticed an unknown man in line behind her at the time but was unsure whether he had taken it. Inside the wallet were a Massachusetts driver’s license, a bank debit card, an AAA membership card, a health insurance card, a wholesale club membership card, several gift cards and a medical identification card. Clark checked the post office for surveillance cameras but found none. He advised the resident to cancel any debit and credit cards and to contact her insurance company about the missing card. The incident was classified as lost property with no crime involved.
Feb. 21
9:46 p.m. — Officer Dennis DeFelice met with a resident of Pleasant Street at the police station who sought advice regarding a neighbor dispute. The resident told DeFelice that several weeks earlier, he had received a text message from a neighbor asking that his family be quieter while using their home gym. The resident said his son uses the gym but does not cause excessive noise. That evening, he received a second text message from another member of the neighboring household stating that the gym noise was disruptive and describing it as a quality-of-life issue. The message concluded with the statement, “this will be the last request for this.” The resident told DeFelice he was unsure what the message meant and wanted it documented that he and his family were not trying to cause problems. The incident was classified as a citizen assist with no crime involved.
Feb. 23
12:50 p.m. — Officer Adam Mastrangelo reported that while working during blizzard conditions with heavy snow and winds of up to 60 mph, the windshield wiper on his assigned cruiser became heavily iced over. When Mastrangelo attempted to clear ice from the wiper blade, the blade came off in his hand and the wiper arm sprang forward, striking the windshield and producing a spider crack roughly 12 by 12 inches. Mastrangelo immediately notified his captain and returned to the station for cruiser repair. The incident was classified as police information with no crime involved.
Feb. 24
11:06 a.m. — Officer Charles Sweeney was dispatched to the police station lobby to speak with a resident of Lee Street who reported that a pair of skis and ski poles had been stolen from in front of his home two days earlier. The resident told Sweeney he had returned from a ski trip on Feb. 22 and placed the equipment in a snowbank outside his house. After stepping away for approximately four minutes, he returned to find the skis and poles missing. A neighbor told the resident he had witnessed a white van pull up and take the equipment but was unable to provide any additional description. Sweeney asked whether any home surveillance cameras had captured the incident, but the resident said his system had not picked up the vehicle. The resident completed a lost property report before leaving the station. The incident was classified as larceny under $1,200.
12:40 p.m. — Officer Douglas Mills was dispatched to the station to take a fraud report by phone from a resident of Glendale Road. The resident told Mills she had fallen for an alleged Medicare phishing scam earlier that morning. She said she received a phone call from someone claiming to be from Medicare who told her the agency was in the process of changing cards. The caller allegedly provided the resident with some of her account information and asked her to supply the rest. The resident said she then provided her Medicare account information and zip code but did not share her Social Security number or any banking details. After realizing the call was a scam, the resident contacted Medicare, which told her it would close the compromised account and issue a new card. Mills advised the resident to check all her other accounts for unauthorized activity and explained how to place a freeze on her credit. He also provided information on reporting the fraud to the Federal Trade Commission. The incident was classified as attempted fraud.
Feb. 25
8:18 a.m. — Officer Andrew Clark spoke with a resident at the police station regarding a motor vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7:55 a.m. at the intersection of Pleasant Street and Baldwin Road. The resident told Clark he had been traveling inbound on Pleasant Street when another vehicle, a 2025 Kia utility, allegedly ran the red light while crossing from Baldwin Road and struck his Tesla. Road conditions at the time were poor, with heavy snow and slush. The resident said the other operator appeared upset and unstable after the collision. Information was exchanged at the scene, though the other operator did not provide a driver’s license. While Clark was attempting to contact the registered lessee of the Kia, the other operator arrived at the station to file his own report. He told Clark he had been traveling from Baldwin Road onto Pleasant Street and claimed to have had a green light, describing the intersection as chaotic with vehicles turning in multiple directions. Damage to the Tesla was on the front driver’s side, while damage to the Kia was on the front passenger side. The incident was classified as a motor vehicle crash.
9:23 a.m. — Officer Brandon Boutilier responded to an apartment on Washington Street for a complaint about snow blocking the rear exit. Upon arrival, Boutilier observed a crew finishing work clearing snow from the building’s roof. Inside, a resident and her husband told Boutilier they were upset that the roof crew had pushed snow off the back side of the building, completely blocking the pathway and door to their rear entrance. The resident expressed concern that in the event of an emergency, they would have no way to get out. She called her property manager, who spoke with Boutilier over speakerphone. The property manager said he had hired a separate crew to shovel out the back and was awaiting an update on their arrival time. The resident heard the conversation and understood the plan but remained frustrated and wanted the incident documented. Boutilier told her he would document everything and suggested she contact the property manager for further updates. The incident was classified as a citizen assist with no crime involved.
1:56 p.m. — Officer Andrew Clark spoke with a resident of Angenica Terrace regarding a threatening text message and phone call he received earlier that day. The resident told Clark he first received a text message from an unknown number accusing him of wasting someone’s time and claiming the sender knew who the resident was, where he lived and who his family members were. The message allegedly threatened that someone would come to his home and hurt whoever got in the way. Shortly afterward, the resident received a phone call from the same number. The caller allegedly identified himself as a member of a Mexican drug cartel and demanded $3,000. When the resident said he did not have that amount, the caller allegedly lowered the demand to $500. The resident recognized the call as a scam, ended the conversation and contacted police. Clark advised the resident to ignore any further calls and messages. A department check of the phone number yielded results traced to New Mexico. The Criminal Investigation Division was notified. The incident was classified as attempted fraud.
March 2
11:35 a.m. — Officer Brandon Boutilier took a report at the station regarding found property. A resident told Boutilier by phone that the previous day she had found $70 in cash — three twenty-dollar bills and one ten-dollar bill — in the parking lot near Dunkin’ Donuts on Pleasant Street at Village Plaza. The resident said she had posted about the found money on Facebook and was encouraged by others to turn it in to police. Boutilier placed the cash into an evidence locker and notified the department’s property officers for safekeeping. The incident was classified as found property with no crime involved.
March 3
2:48 p.m. — Officer Charles Sweeney was dispatched to Atlantic Avenue for a motor vehicle accident involving three vehicles. Upon arrival, Sweeney observed a gray 2023 Toyota RAV4 that had crashed into the rear of a black 2007 Toyota Camry. A bystander was assisting the RAV4’s operator to a bench on the sidewalk. Sweeney radioed for emergency medical services to respond. While walking the scene, Sweeney discovered that a black 2025 Volvo XC90 parked in front of a building on Atlantic Avenue had also been struck. The Volvo’s owner told Sweeney she had returned to find her vehicle heavily damaged on the left side. The Camry’s owner said he had not witnessed the crash but heard it from inside the building and came outside to assist the RAV4’s operator onto the bench. Sweeney reviewed surveillance footage from a nearby business, which showed the RAV4 traveling outbound on Atlantic Avenue, sideswiping the parked Volvo and then losing control before crashing into the rear of the Camry. The footage did not indicate excessive speed; the operator appeared to drift into the parked vehicles. Both the RAV4 and the Volvo were towed from the scene. A motor vehicle inventory and accident report were completed. The incident was classified as a motor vehicle accident with no crime involved.
March 4
10:38 a.m. — Officer Brandon Boutilier took a report by phone regarding alleged vandalism to a vehicle parked on Pleasant Street. A resident told Boutilier that while attempting to back out of her driveway that morning, a tire pressure alert indicated her front passenger tire was at zero. She said she stepped out and discovered three slash marks on the tire that appeared to have been made with a sharp tool. The resident sent Boutilier photographs showing gouge marks in three locations, though Boutilier noted the tire appeared deteriorated and the rim showed existing scuff marks. The resident suspected a neighbor but told Boutilier she had no proof and no threats had ever been made. She said she believed the damage may have been in retaliation for a noise complaint she had previously filed. Boutilier contacted the neighbor by phone, and he denied any involvement, said there was no bad blood between the two parties and stated he had no reason to slash anyone’s tires. He mentioned he had spoken with a different officer earlier that week regarding work on his property that the complainant had objected to. Boutilier documented the incident and advised the resident to call again if she discovered any new information. The incident was classified as malicious destruction of property over $1,200.
12:01 p.m. — Officer Brandon Boutilier took a report by phone from a resident of Gingerbread Hill Road regarding alleged credit card fraud. The resident told Boutilier that a Walmart credit card had been opened under her name and a purchase of $919.45 had been made for a PlayStation and a pair of headphones. She said she does not own a Walmart credit card and never applied for one. The resident told Boutilier she had contacted Walmart, which determined she was not at fault, canceled the card and waived any payment. The resident said she had never given her personal information to anyone and rarely shops online. Boutilier advised her to monitor her accounts for any additional unauthorized charges. The incident was classified as credit card fraud under $1,200.
March 5
7:58 a.m. — Officer Brandon Boutilier took a report by phone from a Salem resident regarding a lost iPhone. The caller told Boutilier she had lost her phone one evening while out and had been unable to locate it since. About a week before the report, she said her Find My iPhone app showed the device pinging near Broughton Road. There had been no new pings since that time. Boutilier advised the caller to contact police immediately if the phone pinged again so an officer could attempt to locate it. Given the age of the ping and the radius of the signal, Boutilier told her the phone could have been moved or could be in any number of nearby apartments. The caller said she understood and was not looking to get anyone in trouble; she simply wanted to locate the phone so she could trade it in. Boutilier documented the incident and advised her to call back if the device appeared in the area again. The incident was classified as lost property with no crime involved.
March 6
8:22 a.m. — Officer Charles Sweeney was dispatched to an apartment building on Intrepid Circle for a neighbor complaint. A resident of a fourth-floor unit told Sweeney that the tenant in the unit directly below had been hitting the ceiling with something each morning while his family was getting ready for school. He said the banging was loud and disruptive but that his family was planning to move out in April and he did not want problems with any neighbors. Sweeney then went downstairs and spoke with the tenant in the third-floor unit, who said she works for an airline and gets one day off per week. She told Sweeney that every morning at 6:30 a.m. her upstairs neighbors begin stomping and banging, waking her up. She said she had contacted building management about the issue multiple times. The tenant acknowledged she had been hitting her ceiling with a broom out of frustration but said she would stop. The incident was classified as a neighbor complaint with no crime involved.
6:15 p.m. — Officer Robert Picariello was dispatched to the same Intrepid Circle apartment building for a follow-up to the neighbor complaint documented earlier that day, this time called in by the third-floor tenant. The tenant told Picariello she could hear stomping from children and a dog in the unit above her all day and that it was especially bothersome on her only day off from work. She said she had emailed building management multiple times with little result and admitted to slamming her ceiling with a broom when she became upset. The tenant asked Picariello to speak with her upstairs neighbors. Picariello noted he could not hear any noise while inside her unit. He then went upstairs and spoke with the fourth-floor resident, who was home with his wife, three young children and their dog. The resident told Picariello he was doing his best to keep the noise down but that his family was simply walking around, which appeared to be enough to trigger the banging from below. He said he was also in contact with building management and planned to move out within the next month or two. The incident was classified as a noise complaint with no crime involved.
March 7
5 p.m. — Officer Nicholas Michaud was dispatched to Broughton Road for a dispute between a mother and daughter. The daughter, who was the reporting party, told Michaud that her mother had come to the residence earlier that day and taken the car she had been allowing her daughter to use. The daughter said she pays her mother insurance money on the first of each month but did not yet have the funds because she had not received her tax refund. That evening, the mother had come and demanded the keys, which were provided, but the daughter was not allowed to retrieve personal items from the vehicle, including fishing equipment, toys and miscellaneous paperwork. The daughter told Michaud she wished to have the incident documented and planned to contact her mother the following day to arrange retrieval of her belongings when things had cooled down. She declined Michaud’s offer to speak with her mother, saying she did not want to escalate the matter further. The incident was classified as a family dispute with no crime involved.
March 9
9:55 a.m. — Officer Charles Sweeney was dispatched to the police station lobby to speak with a representative of a nonprofit organization located on Essex Street regarding alleged fraud. The representative told Sweeney she had received an email she believed was from an employee requesting an update to payroll information. She processed the change as requested, and $1,026 was subsequently sent to the account provided in the email. After the transfer, other employees informed her the email was fraudulent. The representative flagged the transaction as fraud with the financial institution. Sweeney collected all documentation and emails associated with the incident and forwarded the case to detectives for further investigation. The incident was classified as larceny under $1,200 by false pretense.
March 13
9:30 p.m. — Officer Tyler Bates and Officer Christian Hennigar were dispatched to Anchorage Lane for a report of someone yelling in the area. Upon arrival, neither officer could locate anyone yelling. Hennigar spoke with the caller, who said they had heard someone shouting commands including “get on your knees and put your hands up” from the direction of Corn Point Road. Both officers remained in the area for approximately 10 to 15 minutes but heard nothing. About 30 minutes later, the caller requested to speak with an officer again. Bates returned to the residence, and the caller said no new yelling had occurred but they remained concerned that what they had heard earlier could have been a domestic incident. Bates informed the caller that officers had surveyed the area thoroughly. He then patrolled the surrounding streets for an additional 15 to 20 minutes without hearing any disturbance. The incident was classified as a citizen assist with no crime involved.
March 14
10:56 a.m. — Officer Neil Comeau was dispatched to Longview Drive for a report of a suspicious event. A resident told Comeau he believed he was a potential victim of a scam. The resident explained he had been communicating with someone he met on Instagram through the app’s messenger feature. After several exchanges, they shared phone numbers. The resident became suspicious when the person began describing how she had allegedly been scammed out of $4,000 and asked him to send her money. The resident said he investigated the phone number on his own and discovered it was registered to a person in Nigeria. He told Comeau he had never provided any financial information or personal details beyond his first name and a general description of where he lived, though he acknowledged sending a photograph of himself and the exterior of his home to prove he was real. Comeau advised the resident to block all numbers and social media profiles associated with the individual and to monitor his credit activity as a precaution. The incident was classified as a citizen assist with no crime involved.
4:23 p.m. — Officer Dean Peralta was dispatched to a supermarket on Washington Street for a report of a past shoplifting incident. A store manager told Peralta the alleged theft had occurred on March 11 but was only discovered after a routine inventory check and a review of surveillance footage. The footage showed an older man with gray hair and glasses wearing dark clothing. The individual had allegedly filled a shopping cart with food, left the cart in one of the aisles, then walked to the front of the store and retrieved several brown paper bags. He then allegedly returned to the cart, placed the food into the bags to make it appear the items had been purchased, waited near the exit doors for other customers to leave and walked out without paying. The manager provided Peralta with an itemized list of the allegedly stolen merchandise and said he would deliver surveillance footage to the station on a thumb drive. Peralta advised the manager to contact police immediately if the individual returned and forwarded the report to detectives for follow-up. The incident was classified as shoplifting by asportation.
March 16
5:23 a.m. — Officer Neil Comeau, along with additional officers, was dispatched to the area of Countryside Lane for a motor vehicle complaint. While responding, a second call from Broughton Road reported that a red Toyota had been honking its horn and causing a disturbance. Officer Christopher Gallo located a man asleep in a red Toyota Camry in front of a residence on Broughton Road. After several knocks on the window, the man awoke in a confused state. Officers were unable to immediately identify him or determine what he was doing in the area, as he did not speak English. Through limited communication, the man indicated he was trying to reach a friend at a nearby address on Broughton Road. A resident from that address eventually came outside and confirmed she knew the man, explaining that he had arrived with the registered owner of the vehicle, who was visiting a friend at a different apartment on the same street. Officers noted the vehicle’s front passenger tire was flat, with very little rubber remaining on the rim. Once the resident agreed to bring the man inside, Comeau inspected the vehicle and walked the length of Broughton Road looking for signs of an accident but found none. He also drove the surrounding streets searching for evidence of a tire blowout or rim marks in the pavement but was unable to locate any. The incident was classified as a vehicle complaint with no crime involved.
4:56 p.m. — Officer Christian Hennigar responded to Market Square for a report of a disturbance. The incident involved juveniles, and the details of the response were not made publicly available due to the involvement of minors. No crime was involved.
10:25 p.m. — Officer Christian Hennigar responded to Village Street for a report of a tree that had fallen on a parked vehicle. Upon arrival, Hennigar observed a tree branch that had landed in front of the vehicle but found no visible damage. Sgt. Timothy Morley assisted Hennigar in moving the branch onto the sidewalk. Hennigar then made contact with the vehicle’s owner at a nearby residence on Village Street and informed her that the branch had fallen in front of her car but appeared to have caused no damage. The incident was classified as a downed tree or branch with no crime involved.
March 17
8 a.m. — Officer Adam Mastrangelo was dispatched to the police station lobby for a report of fraud. A resident of Humphrey Street told Mastrangelo she had recently been in communication with individuals claiming to represent the Federal Trade Commission and Apple. The resident said she had provided them with personal and banking information before learning they were scammers. She told Mastrangelo that $20,000 had been taken from her bank account and another $20,000 from her investment account. The resident expressed concern that additional funds may have been taken from her cryptocurrency holdings. Mastrangelo advised her to consult with a computer specialist or banking specialist regarding the cryptocurrency accounts. The resident said she needed to visit the bank and left the station. The following day, the resident’s husband came to the station and told Mastrangelo he had also provided information to the alleged Federal Trade Commission representatives, including his Social Security number and a photograph of the front of his driver’s license. He wanted the information documented so he could obtain a new license from the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The husband said they were also working with their bank, their investment firm and a computer services company to address the situation. The case was forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Division. The incident was classified as larceny from a person over 65 and identity fraud.
