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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Armed Robbery at the Wrentham Village Outlets

Armed Robbery Suspect
black male in his 20's
believed to be less than 6 feet tall and
of medium to heavy build.


Wrentham Outlet Mall Guess Store Armed Robbery

On December 20, 2011 at about 9:20 p.m., Wrentham Police responded to an armed robbery at the Wrentham Outlet Mall.

The suspect, a black male in his twenties, average height and build, wearing a baseball cap and dark clothes, forced four employees at gunpoint into a fitting room. 

After using duct tape to cover the employee’s mouths and bind their legs, the suspect forced one employee to empty cash drawers and then bound that employee with duct tape, placing him in the fitting room with the others. One employee sustained minor injuries and was transported to Norwood Hospital.

The suspect fled the store with a substantial, undetermined amount of cash, the exact figure being calculated by the Guess Store.

The investigation is continuing with efforts to retrieve videos, analysis of evidence collected from the scene, interviewing witnesses and other follow up. Mass State Police is assisting with crime scene services and a composite artist is working with the victims.

Anyone with information is requested to contact Lieutenant Detective Bill McGrath at 508-384-6950 or 508-384-6915. E-mail mcgrath@wrenthampolice.com .



Sunday, November 27, 2011

Counterfeiting

Michael J. Meade of Easton, Mass

Meade is being charged with 2 counts possession & Uttering of a Counterfeit note ($20.00). The incident began when Meade passed a fake twenty dollar bill as payment for food delivery on November 18, 2011 and has resulted in Meade’s association with a person currently under investigation by the Secret Service for similar counterfeiting activities. Officer Barry R. McGrath investigating with the assistance of Officer David Halloway.

Monday, November 14, 2011

EMAIL SCAM : HITMAN

An email similar to this one (below) has been circulating.  Please be aware that this is a scam and this type of email has been circulating for years in various forms.

Please let your loved ones know, especially those who are not as "Internet savvy."  Email fraud is serious and every year unwitting individuals pay large sums of money to these scam artists.

Subject: Someone you call a friend wants you Dead
GOOD DAY......

I am very sorry for you. It is a pity that this is how your life is going to end as soon as you don't comply. As you can see there is no need of introducing myself to you because I don't have any business with you, my duty as I am mailing you now is just to KILL you and I have to do it as I have already been paid for that.
Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means, and the person have spent a lot of money on this, the person also came to us and told me that he wanted you dead and he provided us with your name ,picture and other necessary information's we needed about you. So I sent my boys to track you down and they have carried out the necessary investigation needed for the operation on you, and they have done that but I told them not to kill you that I will like to contact you and see if your life is Important to you or not since their findings shows that you are innocent.

I called my client back and ask her of your email address which I didn't tell her what I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me and I am using it to contact you now. As I am writing to you now my men are monitoring you and they are telling me everything about you.

Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE? As someone has paid us to kill you, Get back to me now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, $15,000 is all you need to spend You will first of all pay $2,000 then I will send a tape to you which i recorded every discussion I had with the person who wanted you dead and as soon as you get the tape, you will pay the remaining $13,000. If you are not ready for my help, then I will carry on with my job straight-up.

WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE POLICE OR EVEN TELLING ANYONE BECAUSE I WILL KNOW.REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL WANT YOU DEAD! I WILL EXTEND IT TO YOUR FAMILY, INCASE I NOTICE SOMETHING FUNNY.

DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 10:00PM UNTIL YOU GET THE TAPE OF MY DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO WANT YOU DEAD THEN YOU CAN USE IT TO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOUR REPLY

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Drug Arrest Leads to Recovery of Stolen Merchandise

Brett Frigon
New Emerald Lane
Wrentham, MA

Alleged Stolen Items Recovered
From Brett Frigon's Room
 On October 11th, 2011, Sgt. George Labonte and Off. Barry McGrath were working the overnight shift.  Sgt. Labonte, assisted by Off. McGrath, stopped a car for a traffic violation and saw a 4 foot marijuana plant in the car along with other equipment related to cultivating marijuana.  Brett Frigon was arrested for several violations of the controlled substance laws (posession, cultivation-distribution etc).

A subsequent consent search of Frigon's room on New Emerald Lane resulted in the recovery of several thousand dollars worth of what the Wrentham Police believe are stolen goods.  Frigon was charged with receiving stolen property.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Changes are in the wind!!!

The old Wrentham Police Website is being taken down.  Don't panic!!!  This new site will provide you with relevant and up to date information that the old website could not. 

After a long discussion, it was determined that the best way to disseminate information to the public is through the Facebook, Twitter and Blog pages.  It is far too difficult to maintain a website without having a fulltime employee devoted to the task of keeping it up to date.  Blogs, Facebook and Twitter, on the other hand, can be easily updated by cell phone if necessary.

So it only makes sense for the Wrentham Police to support the pages we believe can help the public the most with the limited resources we must work with.

Over the next days and weeks, I will add links to this page that will allow users to download forms, crash reports and other documents directly rather than have to come to the station to get them.  I will keep you all updated when new resources become available.

Please bear with me over the weeks and months ahead... I am learning as I go!

If you have any concerns or comments, feel free to email feedback@police.wrentham.ma.us

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Overturned Tractor Trailer Crash Wampum Corner

Wrentham Police
Press Release

Early Wednesday morning (10-12-2011), a tractor trailer unit overturned at Wampum Corner on
South Street
in Wrentham.  The vehicle is owned by Webster Trucking and was being operated by Julio Lora.  Sgt. George Labonte is the investigating officer.
The crash damaged a utility pole and curbing in front of Wampum Corner Liquors.  The overturned trailer spilled frozen food onto the roadway and into the parking lot where it finally came to rest.
Trooper Paul Powell of the MSP Truck Team informed Sgt. Labonte that the truck appeared to be in working order before the accident occurred.  Sgt Labonte made the determination that the truck was traveling at a speed greater than the posted 20 MPH and failed to stay within marked lanes.  The operator, Mr. Lora, was issued a citation for the violations.
Debris clearing and utility work caused traffic delays until roughly 4:00pm on
South Street
.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

A few of our recent arrests...


Laura DiTomasso
Homeless


DiTomasso is being charged with breaking and entering a home on Madison Street in August of 2011, with intent to commit a misdemeanor.  DiTomasso's whereabouts are unknown and there is a warrant for her arrest on this charge.  She is believed to be in the Taunton, MA area.

Beau Thibeault
428 West Street
Wrentham, MA
 Mr. Thibeault was arrested on 9-4-2011 on two default warrants.  He was arrested at his residence.


Christopher King
147 Arnold Street
Wrentham, MA
Christopher King is being charged with breaking and entering into the appartment of his tenant and subsequently killing his cat.  He is being charged with 'killing an animal' which is a felony in Massachusetts.




Jeffrey Watterman
Arbor Inn Rt 1
Wrentham, MA
 Arrested on 9-26-2011 on outstanding warrants.

Jonathan Staubin
Arbor Inn Rt.1
Wrentham, MA

Arrested at the Arbor Inn on 8-26-2011 for outstanding warrants.