METHUEN — Mayor Stephen Zanni and Police Chief Joseph Solomon are pleased to announce that the Methuen Police Department will take part in the national Click It or Ticket campaign next week to promote seat belt use through increased traffic enforcement. The initiative is organized through the Massachusetts Highway Safety Division of the Executive […]
LAWRENCE — El Jefe James Fitzpatrick y el Departamento de Policía de Lawrence están advirtiendo a los residentes sobre las estafas telefónicas que se han reportado recientemente a la policía, en las que el estafador habla español en un intento de estafar a los residentes de su dinero o información personal. Según el Censo de […]
By: Helen Price – April, 2017 In recent months, New Hampshire (and, in fact, New England in general) has seen something of an increase in drugs-related problems. What the media termed a ‘heroin apocalypse’ was consistently raised as an issue during last year’s elections, and the drugs casualty rates are truly horrifying. Emergency services are […]
Leonardo Lara, 36, pleaded guilty yesterday to concealment money laundering, transacting in criminally-derived property, and theft of public funds. U.S. District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel scheduled sentencing for June 28, 2017. On at least 10 occasions between January and March 2012, Lara converted fraudulent United States Treasury tax refund checks for his own use. […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-JcHni_8E&t=61s&w=380&H=280] It’s amazing what the Valley Patriot has done with this annual BASH scholarship program,” said Chris Eldredge of the Lawrence High School Alumni Association. Each year The Valley Patriot throws an Anniversary BASH where awards are given to cops, firefighters, veterans, and those who fight for the 1st Amendment. The annual BASH also raises […]
2017 is the first year The Valley Patriot BASH has partnered with the men and women of the Methuen Police Department for a scholarship presentation in the amount of $1,000 each to two students. David Gardner, Methuen Police Patrolman’s Union president took the microphone to honor their two scholarship recipients for the evening. Gardner was […]
By: State Rep. Linda Dean Campbell – April, 2017 My prior service in the U. S. Army has influenced my public service in many ways, very significantly in my understanding of threats, sacrifices and increasing challenges faced by our public safety officers. This past legislative session I was honored to serve as the Vice-Chair of […]
LAWRENCE UNDER SIEGE By: Tom Duggan – 4-30-17 HERE COME THE FEDS After a significant spike in violent crimes over the last six months, Lawrence Police Chief James Fitzpatrick has called in some heavy reinforcements to take back the streets and protect the nearly 90,000 people living in his city. Lawrence is the poorest community […]
Defendants in Discrimination Case Say They May Be Filing a Defamation Suit Against Fellow Officer By: Tom Duggan – 4-26-17 The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) has ruled in favor of Lawrence Police in a discrimination suit filed by embattled Lawrence Police Officer William Green. Green accused the Lawrence Police Department, and in particular Superior […]
4-22-17 – The bank robber in Methuen has been identified and captured. He is Thomas Bowler, age 48. He is being charged with armed robbery, possession of a firearm a firearm while committing a felony. Stealing by confining or putting in fear. PREVIOUS STORY 4-22-17 – BREAKING … The Savings bank on Burnham Rd. […]
VALLLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL April 2017 A few months ago The Valley Patriot began to investigate the goings on at the Boxford police station. Rumors about a department out of control because of a police chief who is “mailing it in” motivated us to start requesting documents. Instead of cooperating with the press and being […]
By: Tom Duggan – Feb. 2017 Lawrence Police Officer Frank Daly says he always wondered about his family legend about his Great Grandfather Jeremiah O’Connor dying in the line of duty while serving as a Lawrence Police Officer in the 1950s. Until last week, the official records show only two Lawrence police officers have died […]
By: Tom Duggan – 3/30/17 Former Lawrence Mayor Willie Lantigua’s Chief of Staff Lenny Degnan, was denied an appeal of his conviction for his role in soliciting a bribe from Allied Waste, the company that contracts with the City of Lawrence for trash removal. Degnan was sentenced to pay a fine of $10,000 and serve 18 months in […]
Extradition Underway by the FBI Boston Division’s Violent Crimes Task Force Douglas Pereira Lemes, a fugitive wanted for armed assault with intent to murder, has been turned over to United States authorities following his arrest in Panama. Special Agents from the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force escorted Lemes from Panama to Logan International Airport on […]
BOSTON – Two former corrections officers at the Essex County Correctional Facility were sentenced recently in U.S. District Court in Boston for their involvement with smuggling Suboxone into the Essex County House of Corrections – Middleton for inmates. Katherine Sullivan, 32, of Londonderry, N.H., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs […]