By: Jeff Katz – May, 2017 In 1962, President John F. Kennedy designated May 15th as Peace Officers’ Memorial Day. President Kennedy further designated the week in which that date falls as Police Week. In the fifty five years since President Kennedy issued his proclamations, we have lost thousands of law enforcement officers. Some of […]
By: Tom Duggan – 5-27-17 (all photos (c) 2017, Valley Patriot Lawrence Police, Massachusetts State Police, and the Essex County Sheriff’s Department were busy in Lawrence Friday night as several calls for shots fired came in throughout the night breaking the four weeks of decreasing gun violence in the city. Lawrence officials called in multiple law […]
Twenty year old Tyler Haddad is a junior at Becker College in Worcester and is hosting an event for Lawrence Kids on Saturday, May 27th at at Eli’s Place Diner on Merrimack St. in Lawrence at 2:30pm. Hadad has developed video games for phone apps and says he wants to give back to his community […]
North Andover Police are looking for the public’s help identifying and locating a man who broke into the Richdale convenience store at 75 Chickering Road. The B&E occurred sometime around 1am on Monday, May 22nd while the store was closed. At least one suspect entered the store, attempted to destroy on site video surveillance equipment, […]
Left to right: Juan Ocasio, Carlos Andujar, Raul Rios, Hector Rivera and Stephen Laboy, who police say is still at large and should be considered armed and dangerous. LAWRENCE — Chief James Fitzpatrick reports that the Lawrence Police Department has arrested four suspects allegedly involved in a home invasion that occurred in March. JUAN OCASIO, […]
A Haverhill man was arrested and charged today with robbing a branch of Santander Bank in Boston. Federal swat teams blocked off streets near Primrose as reports came that a man barricaded in a church might be the man federal officials were looking for. Gregory Carter, 58, was charged in a criminal complaint with one […]
This morning (Tuesday May 23rd) at approximately 10:30 AM, Lawrence Police responded to a Larceny from a person at the St. Mary-Immaculate Conception Cemetery on Currant Hill Road Lawrence. Officers arrived on scene and interviewed an 80 year old female who stated that she was cleaning up her husband gravesite when a white male came […]
Aliases: Diego Pires, Diego Barros I Pires, “Smurf”, “Do It” Date of Birth Used: February 20, 1993 Sex: Male Nationality: American Scars and Marks: Pires has the following tattoos: one on his right forearm that says “RIP Johnny” and one on his left forearm that says “Kyle”. The Federal Bureau of Investigation Boston Division’s Southeastern […]
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN METHUEN LOOP WEEKLY “Over the past year our team of officers has researched ways to reduce high speed pursuits, thus reducing the risk to the public, the officers and those we pursue,” Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon said in a press release earlier today. “Through the use of a new technology, Starchase, […]
Defendant alleged to be nationwide leader of Molinos clique BOSTON –The nationwide leader of MS-13’s Molinos clique was charged in a fifth superseding indictment in connection with authorizing two of the six murders identified in prior superseding indictments. This indictment is part of an ongoing investigation into the criminal activities of leaders, members and associates […]
“Glenn Pearson took advantage of disabled military veterans who could not manage their own financial affairs, by diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars in VA payments to his personal benefit,” said Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Goldberg. A former Whitman, Massachusetts police sergeant pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, preparing false income tax returns […]
Police Called 754 Times in three years 419 Times for Missing Kids By: Tom Duggan – May, 2017 “The Department of Children and Families has worked diligently to build a strong system for protecting children and families across the Commonwealth. Recent enhancements include hiring more than 550 new employees in 2014 and distributing […]
Protest for Illegal Aliens in Lawrence Closes Downtown Area Despite Promises Not to Do So By: Tom Duggan – May, 2017 Last week a rally was held in Lawrence in support of illegal aliens on the same day as the communist holiday May Day. Attending the rally and distributing literature were the fascist organization ANTIFA […]
May 14, 2017 Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera finally pulled the trigger this week and fired embattled Lawrence police officer William Green for a host of corruption offenses including theft, threats on other police officers, abandoning a prisoner who escaped, refusing to show up for scheduled shifts, and falsely accusing another police officer of committing an […]
Lawrence, MA, May 11, 2017 – The Grainger Foundation, an independent, private foundation based in Lake Forest, Illinois, has donated $10,000 to The Psychological Center, Inc. – Daybreak Shelter in support of empowering people to reclaim their lives by providing food, shelter, mental health services, addiction counseling, and life skills to those in need. “This […]