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Topsfield Police Department: Citizens Information Alert
Topsfield Police Department Citizens Information Alert - August 2, 2010
On Saturday July 31, 2010 at 2:52 am. Officers Shawn Frost and Kelly Pickering responded to a report from a citizen on Alderbrook Dr. in Topsfield of a suspicious subject allegedly attempting to break into their motor vehicle.
Officers arrived at the scene and observed one of the suspects flee into a wooded area off of Alderbrook Drive .
Mutual Aid assistance was requested from the Wenham, Ipswich, Danvers and Boxford police departments as well as the Massachusetts State Police.
Responding units were able to secure a perimeter around the area where a search was conducted locating four suspects in the woods.
Arrested at the scene were the following:
Cory Price, age 17, from Boxford, Ma.
Andrew Kelly, Age 17 from Boxford, Ma.
Two juveniles, one from Topsfield and one from Middleton.
Further investigation of the area revealed that 15 motor vehicles had been entered into. Officers recovered some of the items taken which included electronic and personal items.
The police department wishes to commend the alert homeowner for their quick actions allowing the police department to take action.
The Topsfield Police Department has been asking citizens to be more alert and take special precautions to items left in their vehicle or where their vehicle is parked over night due to the rise in car breaks throughout the tri Town area.
The case remains under investigation.
Topsfield Police Department Citizens Information Alert - August 2, 2010
On July 21, 2010 Topsfield Police Detective Sergeant Gary Hayward with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Fugitive Apprehension unit arrested Paige Ryan, age 24 from Florida .
Subject Ryan allegedly was the operator of a white Buick 4 door vehicle with Florida plates wanted in connection with numerous burglaries in Topsfield and surrounding towns. Topsfield Police had put an attempt to locate on the vehicle.
Investigators located the subject in Jamaica Plain , Massachusetts where she was arrested and charged with the following:
Receiving Stolen Property over $250. (Felony) and Receiving Stolen Property under $250. (Misdemeanor).
Boxford Police had previously arrested a second subject allegedly involved in connection with these crimes identified as Jason McColgan, age 38, of Florida .
Both Ryan and McColgan were charged by Topsfield Police with three additional counts of Breaking and Entering in the daytime (Felony) as a result of burglaries allegedly committed on Perkins Row, Perkins Circle and River Rd.
Subjects are presently being held pending trail. Case remains under investigation.
Topsfield Police Department
Citizens Information Alert - July 14, 2010
Five motor vehicles were entered overnight on Ross Rd and Brook Rd. All
of the vehicles were unlocked.
Items taken were sunglasses and a GPS.
Please remove all valuables from your vehicle, lock your vehicle and park
it under a motion activated light or inside of a garage. Keep an eye on
your neighbors’ property as well, help protect each other.
Residences' in close proximity to Rt-95 or the Town line should pay special
attention to anything unusual. These areas have been targeted more frequently
then others areas. Our Department asks that you pay attention to anything
out of the ordinary and call the police at 978-887-6533 or 911 should
you become suspicious.
Please pass this notification on to others. Have them join our Citizen
Information Alerts. For more information to join go to
http://www.topsfield-ma.gov/police/ciaprogram.shtml complete t he
form and drop it off at the police department or give it to a police officer.
Topsfield Police Department:
Citizens Information Alert - July 13, 2010
Please read the attached news
story.
Congratulations to the Boxford Police Department for their quick response
in apprehending a suspect wanted for house breaks in the area.
This person is suspected in 3 attempted and 2 completed burglaries over
the last two weeks in Topsfield as well as area towns.
The female suspect remains at large and is believed to be driving a 1993
White Buick 4 door bearing Florida License Plate 866MGM.
Should anyone locate the vehicle contact your police department immediately.
Police: Man, 38, caught robbing Boxford home
By Bruno Matarazzo Jr. Staff Writer
BOXFORD — A 38-year-old man armed with a knife and a can of Mace
was arrested yesterday inside a home moments after police said he broke
in.
Police responded to the King John Drive home at 4:30 p.m. after the 68-year-old
resident heard a loud noise in the back of the house and fled to a neighbor's
to call 911.
Patrolman Joseph Borodawka and Lt. Robert Hazelwood responded to the home
and found Jason K. McColgan, 38, on the second floor.
Police charged him with breaking and entering and putting a person in
fear, as well as larceny and malicious destruction of property.
He will be arraigned today at Haverhill District Court.
Police continue to search for a female accomplice who is believed to be
driving a white 1993 four-door Buick with Florida plates.
The woman who lives in the home was not injured. Police did not want to
say which house was broken into.
Police said she had seen the man walking on her property moments before
the noise caused her to flee. The 68-year-old woman had been on the phone
at the time and didn't do anything about it, Hazelwood said.
Police said the noise was the sound of glass in a cellar door being smashed.
The man was able to climb through and make his way inside the home.
He was on the second floor, wearing gloves and holding a pillowcase with
jewelry inside, when police arrived, Hazelwood said.
McColgan told police he is homeless and is living out of his car. His
last known address is in the South Shore town of Scituate.
McColgan is suspected of another break-in in Topsfield.
Topsfield Police Department:
Citizen Information Alert - July 9, 2010
Topsfield Police are investigating
a motor vehicle brake-in that occurred overnight on Bare Hill Rd between
the hours of 9pm to 6 am where a satchel was taken from the vehicle with
electronic equipment in it. Suspects broke the side window of the vehicle
to gain entry
Other area towns have seen a drastic increase in vehicle break-ins and
residential burglaries over the past few weeks. Bare Hill Rd. borders
on the Boxford line where they also have had to deal with numerous motor
vehicle break-ins during the past week.
The humid weather seams to be a prime time for the thefts to occur as
most residences have their air conditioners on and would have difficulty
hearing this type of disturbance in the neighborhood.
See below for a list of prevention tips.
* Be on the alert for suspicious
vehicles in your neighborhood.
* DO NOT leave your ignition keys in your vehicle.
* Lock your vehicle.
* Remove all valuables from your vehicle when parked for the night.
* Do not leave your GPS system inside of the vehicle.
* Clean your windshield to remove the suction cup marks from your windshield
caused by the GPS mount.
These marks are a dead giveaway to thieves that you use a GPS system.
* Park your car in the garage or if outdoors park under a motion sensor
light.
* Keep an eye on your neighbors property as well, protect each other.
The subjects committing these crimes will be driving around casing the
area. When they see a vehicle they want, they will drop off a passenger
who then commits the theft.
Contact the Police Department immediately should you see or hear anything
suspicious or out of the ordinary. Do not hesitate to call.
Let's all work together to keep our community safe.
Topsfield Police Department :Citizens Information Alert - July 6, 2010
Topsfield Police are investigating a burglary on Perkins Circle that occurred over the holiday weekend. Entrance was gained to the residence through a window. There have also been recent attempted burglaries to a residence on Candlewood Drive and Juniper Lane .
Neighboring towns are also investigating burglaries over the holiday weekend as well.
Residents and business owners are reminded to be observant and report anything suspicious in nature to the police department.
If you are planning on leaving your residence for vacation, why don't you sign up for our House Check program? Go to http://www.topsfield-ma.gov/police/HouseCheck.shtml Complete the form and drop it off at the Police Department.
Our officers' will check your residence while you are away.
Prescription drug disposal program - February 19th, 2010
The Topsfield Police Department is pleased to announce a new prescription drug drop off disposal program. With the concerns of prescription drugs getting into the wrong hands or entering our water table when improperly disposed of the Topsfield Police department is making available to you the ability to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs in a safe and environmentally friendly way. Citizens can now bring your unwanted prescription drugs to the Topsfield Police Department and place them into the disposal box located in our front lobby. The drugs will be brought to the State Police laboratory for proper disposal. The Topsfield Police Department would like to thank the staff and students of the Merrimack Educational Collaborative in Topsfield for their work in constructing the boxes. Additional drop off locations will be announced in the future. If you have any questions contact the Topsfield Police Department at 978-887-6533. Spread the word and inform your neighbors and friends so they can be kept up to date on issues in the community with our Citizen Information Alerts. Have them go to http://www.topsfield-ma.gov/police/ciaprogram.shtml complete the form and drop it off at the Police department.
