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Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Charlestown Man Arrested On Charges Related to Selling Prescription Medications

On Monday police arrested Shane Michael Smith on a charge of Distribute a Class B Drug (Oxycodone/Percocet).

[UPDATED Thursday, March 7, 11:47 a.m.] Police arrested a Charlestown man after an investigation led them to investigate a possible drug sale at the McDonald's on Montvale Avenue on Monday. According to a release, on Monday, March 4, members of the Woburn Police Department Drug Unit arrested a man on charges related to drug distribution. The Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force and Woburn Police Department patrol officers also assisted in the investigation. Police arrested Shane Michael Smith, 21, of 31 Tibbetts Town Way, Charlestown. Shane was charged with one count of Distribute a Class B Drug (Oxycodone/Percocet) and one count of Possess to Distribute Class B Drug (Oxycodone/Percocet).  According to the release Smith was known to…

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

POLICE LOG: Teenager Struck By Car At WMHS

An excerpt from the WPD police log. The following arrest information was supplied by the Woburn Police Department. The arrest does not indicate a conviction.

  The following is an excerpt from the Woburn Police Department log. Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log. Featured Call of the Day: Dec. 18 – At 7:09 a.m., a Woburn Memorial High School student was struck by a car on Montvale Avenue, near Eastern Ave. According to police, the 14-year-old boy was wearing dark clothing when he ran across the street, about 60 feet away from a crosswalk. When the boy entered the travel lane of the car, the driver struck him, telling police she did not see him. A witness also driving on Montvale Avenue reported that she did not see the student either. Police reported the boy was hit by the car, flipped …

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

POLICE LOG: 'Detective' Questions Woburn Man on Homicide

An excerpt from the WPD police log. The following arrest information was supplied by the Woburn Police Department. The arrest does not indicate a conviction.

  The following is an excerpt from the Woburn Police Department log. Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log. Featured Call of the Day: Nov. 19 – At 9:10 p.m., a Woburn man reported receiving a strange phone call from a man claiming to be a Boston Police detective. According to police, the man called from a Malden telephone number and hung up when asked for his badge number. The man reported that the caller claimed to have questions about an October homicide in the city of Boston.  Other Incidents: Nov. 19 – At 7:07 p.m., police were called to a four-car accident on Willow Street at Bedford Road. According to police, one driver admitted …

Earnhardt

6:51 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Sorry that old Dick Trickel got arrested! :) lolol   more ›

NJ, NH Women Arrested For Prostitution

New Jersey woman busted at local hotel after allegedly putting her hand down an undercover officer's pants. New Hampshire woman acted in similar fashion, according to police.

  A New Jersey woman and New Hampshire woman were arrested on sex charges Friday during an undercover investigation by Woburn Police and the Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force. Kimberly Bethea, 31, of 271 King St. Apt. 323 in Perthamboy, NJ, was arrested and charged with Sexual Conduct for a Fee on Friday, Nov. 16. Lisa Letourneau, 43, of 105 Falcon Crest Way in Manchester, NH, was also arrested and charged with Sexual Conduct for a Fee on Nov. 16. As part of the Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force, officers routinely monitor advertisements "to curb the illegal sex trade in the city of Woburn." According to police, officers found an advertisement for a woman with the name "Destinee" who claimed to be "super busty" and "…

Keith

1:00 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

For those who believe prostitution is a victimless crime, i note the following as appropriately summarizing the transaction: "Police noted that prostitution is a "quality of life issue... [which is] often associated with drug usage, drug addiction, sexually transmitted diseases, human trafficking, abuse and violence including assaults, rape, and robbery." Arrest the johns and publish names and …   more ›

Monday, November 19, 2012

Woburn Man, Woman Arrested During Drug Bust

Pair arrested on drug possession and distribution charges.

  A Woburn man and woman were arrested on drug possession and distribution charges last Tuesday. Paige E. Gallagher, 22, of 18 Spring Court Ext., and Nicholas C. McMaster, 22, also of 18 Spring Court Ext., were arrested and charged with: Possession of a Class B Drug (Oxycodone/Percocet), Possess to Distribute Class B Drug (Oxycodone/Percocet), and Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law (Distribute Oxycodone/Percocet). Police reported the pair were arrested during a Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force investigation with the Woburn Police Nov. 13. According to police, Gallagher and McMaster are known to officers as Percocet distributors and also have a record of selling marijuana in 2009. Woburn Police stopped Gallagher's vehicle on Montvale…

Comment

8:24 am on Sunday, November 25, 2012

This sounds like a good bust, maybe these two can do some life adjustments quick and get a job and off the goverment dime! The Woburn Police do a great job, thank you for all you do, please keep in mind civil rights and avoid paramilitary task forces..it always ends bad.   more ›

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Woburn Man Arrested on Drug Charges

Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force makes arrest Sunday.

  A Woburn man was arrested on three drug charges Sunday, as a result of a Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force investigation. James Michael Najarian, 35, of 20 Longwood Ave., was arrested and charged with charged with three individual counts of Possess Class B Drug (cocaine, Percocet/Oxycodone, and Suboxone). Najarian was also arrested in March on similar charges, as well as possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. He was also in court in October on Mass State Police charges for operating a motor vehicle after suspension and cocaine possession charges. During the investigation, Woburn Police officers approached Najarian on Charles Street. Najarian was reportedly cooperative and was placed in custody on drug charges, said police. …

Roth Gill

3:22 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012

I see a trend. So in 6-7 months we should be reading another article about this guy getting arrested for drugs again? How come there's been no convictions yet? The revolving door....   more ›

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Woburn Man May Have Sold Drugs To Teens

The 27-year-old man was arrested Friday by the Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force.

  A Woburn man was arrested Friday on drug charges after police began investigating claims that he sold marijuana to teenagers. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday, David P. Graziano, 27, of 48 Warren Ave. Apt. #3, was arrested and charged with three counts of possession of a Class B Drug (Suboxone tablets; Suboxone sublingual films; Adderal-Amphetamine); one count of possession to distribute Class C drug (Clonazepam); one count of possession to distribute Class D drug (marijuana); and one count of drug violation near school/park (Woburn Montessori School and St. Charles School). According to Woburn Police, investigators received a tip that Graziano was selling drugs to teenagers. Other complaints were also lodged with WPD for the Warren Avenue…

linda smith

10:19 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Well my thoughts are, knowing he's already got open cases is something is going on....careful out there people....why would he get bail is what i'm saying, he's got open cases....what does that tell you??????????   more ›

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

High Street Pair Summonsed on Drug Charges

Large quantities of drugs found by Woburn Police, Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force.

  A search warrant execution led to two Woburn residents being summonsed to court for drug charges. Sandra J. Tello, 29, of 16A High St., and Cliff Maingrette, 25, also of 16A High St., were summonsed for: According to police, Woburn officers and the Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force conducted a search warrant at the 16A High St. apartment as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged illegal distribution of Oxycodone and Cocaine by Tello and Maingrette.  At 5:29 p.m. Friday, officers knocked on the door at 16A High St., announcing, "Police, search warrant!" Officers entered the home, but found no one there. Two televisions were turned on in the residence on the first floor and the third floor, reported police. Police left…

Renee

10:55 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Why are these two still walking around and not in jail?   more ›

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Police Arrest Alleged Drug Dealer in Stoneham

Woburn Police and the Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force investigation leads to 17-year-old's arrest.

  After a two-month investigation, a Stoneham man accused of dealing marijuana was arrested while police executed a search warrant last week, according to Stoneham Police Chief Richard Bongiorno. On April 17, the Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the residence of Patrick Decroteau, 17, of 5 Pond Street, according to Bongiorno. Decroteau, who was home at the time the warrant was executed, was taken into custody and charged with possession and distribution of a class D illicit substance (marijuana). If convicted, he could face up to two years in the House of Corrections, according to a police press statement.  The drug task force includes police officers from several towns, including Stoneham Det. Paul …

Friday, May 20, 2011

POLICE LOG: Drug Task Force Arrests Two Thursday

An excerpt from the Woburn Police Department's May 19-20 police log.

The following is an excerpt from the Woburn Police Department log. Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log. May 19 – At 5:57 a.m., police responded to a report of a parked car damaged by an unknown vehicle on Garfield Avenue. At 4:41 p.m., a Georgia man reported his laptop computer was stolen while he was in the bar area of the Unicorn Park Marriot. According to the victim, he left the laptop on a table and went to the bar. When he returned an hour later, the laptop was gone. At 5:08 p.m., Anthony Thomas Dacosta, 24, of 134 Garfield Ave., was arrested and charged conspiracy to violate the drug law. At the same time, Wilfredo Gonzalez, 22…

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