METHUEN – Chief Joseph Solomon and the Methuen City Council are pleased to announce that the Methuen Police Department promoted seven of its officers this week. On Wednesday, July 12, seven officers were sworn into their new ranks surrounded by family, friends, fellow officers and city officials during a ceremony at Sanborn Hall. “I would like […]
Methuen police have issued an official statement regarding Tuesday morning’s fatality on Riverside Driver. This morning at approximately 8:00 am The Methuen Police received several 911 calls reporting a serious motor vehicle accident that occurred on Riverside Drive near Strathmore Road in Methuen. We responded along with the Methuen Fire department and paramedics. The […]
July 10, 2017- (Original Report Below) The woman that Methuen police have been desperately looking for since Saturday, believing her life to be in danger as a witness to a man being pistol whipped and robbed, is now herself, wanted by police. Methuen police released a wanted photo of the woman early Monday afternoon which […]
By: DJ DEEB – June, 2017 At our May 22nd Methuen School Committee meeting, members of the committee voted to approve an operating budget for fiscal year 2018 of $72 million, a decrease of 2% from last year’s operating budget of $73.47 million. This is a positive development given the constraints of our city, but […]
METHUEN — Mayor Stephen Zanni and Chief Joseph Solomon are pleased to announce that the Methuen Police Department participated in this year’s Law Enforcement Torch Run and Cruiser Convoy to benefit the Special Olympics of Massachusetts for the third year in a row. On Friday, June 9, two Methuen Police Student Officers, Joshua Waller […]
A man was arrested early Monday morning for making a bomb threat at Holy Family Hospital. James Tirado, 41, of Lawrence was arrested and charged with: • Communicating a Bomb Scare • Possession of a Class E Substance Police say that at 1:08am., Methuen Police and Fire Departments responded to the emergency room lobby at […]
6-16-17 Lawrence Police responded to a domestic violence call late Friday night where the caller stated a man was beating a woman outside the home of 4 Andover St. When police arrived, however, they determined there was no domestic assault and the call was false. While at the address officers discovered a missing 13 year old named […]
BOSTON – A Methuen attorney and a Methuen loan officer pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a sweeping conspiracy to defraud banks and mortgage companies by engaging in sham “short” sales of residential properties in Merrimack Valley. Separately, a Methuen real estate broker was arrested on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, on related charges, and a […]
By: Tom Duggan – 5-27-17|8:45pm Methuen police were called to Tenny St. late Saturday afternoon for reports of a disturbance, which sources say led police to an address on Annis St. There, police found a 16 year old with a gunshot wound to his shouler. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Methuen Police are seeking the suspect, pictured here, wanted in a violent home invasion Friday. (Courtesy Photo) Click here for surveillance video footage of the suspect. (Please note that the dates are incorrect in the footage’s timestamp) METHUEN — Police Chief Joseph Solomon reports that the Methuen Police Department is seeking a suspect in a […]
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 […]
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 […]