By: Lenny Mirra – June, 2018 The mission was simple, get both sides to sit down with each other and discuss new ways to end gun violence that all sides could agree on. This was my initial feeling when the gun control group Moms Demand Action demanded to speak with me about this very issue, […]
BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for his role in an opioid trafficking conspiracy involving the distribution of fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone across Massachusetts and Florida. ORIGINAL STORY Juan Reyes, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 55 months in prison and three […]
Representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts met yesterday with Sheriff Kevin Coppinger and the members of the Financial Advisory Board of the Essex County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ECRECC) to discuss future options for the center. The ECRECC, located in Middleton and which currently falls under the Sheriff’s oversight, has been in operation since 2013. […]
BREAKING….. UPDATE FROM YESTERDAYS CRASH IN BOXFORD By: Tom Duggan – 6-26-18 A Haverhill woman is being arraigned this morning after crashing her car in Boxford yesterday with two children in the car while she was under the influence of drugs. > A witness at the scene said she admitted to EMS that she […]
Methuen Police Detective William Kannan received the Gift of Caring award from the Trauma Intervention Program last month. (Courtesy Photo) METHUEN — Mayor James Jajuga and Chief Joseph Solomon are pleased to announce that Methuen Police Detective William Kannan received the Gift of Caring award from the Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of the Merrimack […]
At 2:34pm on Tuesday (6/19/2018), North Andover Police responded to 154 Main St, Bank of America, for a report of an attempted robbery. The suspect passed a note to the teller, however the suspect fled the scene for some reason without getting any money. No weapon was shown during this attempt, and there was no […]
Early this morning, Wednesday June 20th, Lawrence Police responded to 182 Dawes Street for a report of a possible home invasion in progress. As officers arrived on scene, Sergeant Ariel Montas and Officer Edward Mejia proceeded up the front stairs of the residence, while Officer Carlos Aguirre proceeded to cover the rear/side entrance of the […]
FORCED BOSTON COP TO DISMANTLE WEAPON TO ATTEND GRADUATION Last month Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan attended the SNHU (Southern New Hampshire University) graduation at the SNHU Center in Manchester NH to watch his daughter get her degree. Upon entering the building he learned that a Boston Police Officer named Brian was attending the graduation in […]
In December 2016, Justyn Moro, Patrick Flaherty, and Max Rose, alongside Anthem Films began producing a feature length film about the Heroin problem in Lawerence, MA. The team set out with an objective of finding a story amongst the chaos of the opioid problem in Lawerence. Justyn Moro spearheaded the creation of the documentary after […]
North Andover Police with the cooperation of Massachusetts State Police and the Salem Police Dive Recovery Team have recovered the body of a 22 year old Lawrence man from Ecuador in Lake Cochichewick. The young man went under the water last night while swimming with his friends and never re-surfaced. North Andover Police and Fire […]
By: Duncan Burns – May, 2018 As readers know by now, Yarmouth K-9 Police Officer Sean Gannon was murdered by a career criminal. A criminal, whose very nature was filled with a violent history of trying to infringe or the actual taking of other people’s liberties. The man responsible, whose name is being intentionally […]
By: Joe D’Amore – May, 2018 The Federal Assault Weapon’s Ban (AWB) enacted in 1994, prohibited the manufacturing, for civilian use, a variety of fire-arms loosely categorized as assault weapons, as well as detachable, large capacity magazines. It was a subsection of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The aim was […]
PART 1 Last month Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger appeared on the Paying Attention Podcast with Tom Duggan to discuss the opioid crisis and what he is doing in the Sheriff’s Department to help stem the tide. “I served in the Lynn Police Dept. for 32 years, before that I was a police officer in […]
ANDOVER — Superintendent John Lavoie is pleased to announce that GLTS partnered with the Lawrence Police Department to restore three police cruisers. Juniors and seniors in the school’s auto collision and repair program, and instructor Tom Hatem, repaired three vehicles that were in need of some TLC. Students completed minor body work and […]
Fox and Jones pay $1,250 civil penalties for filing their 2016 Statements of Financial Interests late The State Ethics Commission on May 17th allowed motions to dismiss adjudicatory proceedings against former State Representative Gloria Fox and former State Police Major James Jones after each paid a $1,250 civil penalty for failing to file a 2016 […]