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• Pelham Police adopt new texting tip system

  BY DERRICK PERKINS Residents can let local law enforcement know at the push of a button if they’ve seen a crime, thanks to an anonymous text message tip system. Tip411 is the newest feature of Citizen Observer, a Web-based community alert program Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 5:24 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police, text message

• Pelham resident stabbed during burglary

  BY DERRICK PERKINS A Derry man has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted burglary that ended in a physical altercation with a Vassar Drive homeowner on Aug. 26. Now facing first-degree assault and burglary charges, 37-year-old Anthony Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 02, 2009 2:43 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Burglary, police, stabbing, arrest

• Theft of wall safe on Ledge Road is third Pelham burglary in a week

  BY DERRICK PERKINS The burglary of a Ledge Road home on Aug. 1 was the third in a string of residential break-ins reported in the span of a single week, according to local authorities. Police said one or more suspects entered the Ledge Road residence Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:16 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Burglary, police

• New Pelham police fleet should save town money

  BY DERRICK PERKINS After trading in their Ford Crown Victorias for a fleet of leased Chevrolet Impalas late last month, police officers are taking to the streets with a new look. Lt. Brian McCarthy said switching to Chevrolet made good financial sense Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 10, 2009 4:17 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police, vehicles

• Pelham students discover consequences of drunk driving

  BY DARRELL HALEN Nick Peters was “drunk” when the vehicle he was driving knocked over an orange safety cone. He hadn’t really been drinking. Rather, the goggles he was wearing had impaired his vision as if his blood alcohol content level Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2009 2:44 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police, students, drunk driving

• Pelham homeowner gets burglar to put stuff back

  BY DERRICK PERKINS Police are looking for an alleged burglar who apologized to the homeowner he was attempting to rob after being caught in the act. According to authorities, the homeowner found the burglar walking out of the rear of his residence with Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:49 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Burglary, police

• Police ID suspect by missing fingers

  BY DERRICK PERKINS A closer look at a photograph of a man wielding a gun during an armed robbery in Dracut, Mass., helped Pelham police identify a man who allegedly committed a series of crimes in the area. According to Lt. Brian Mc- Carthy, officers Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 3:57 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police, robbery

• Pelham officer solves Mass. hit and run

  A Salem man was arrested for a Massachusetts hit-and-run crash after a Pelham traffic officer noticed heavy damage to the front of the man’s car. Traffic officer Matt Keenliside was helping the Pelham Fire Department direct traffic on Windham Road Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:22 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Salem, police

• Pelham police cruisers may be replaced all at once

  BY DERRICK PERKINS Police Chief Joseph Roark is hoping to update and replace his existing fleet of police cruisers with the lease of seven new Chevrolet Impalas next year. While the police department typically makes an annual purchase of two Ford Crown Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:27 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police, budget

• Phone fraud on rise, Pelham police say

  BY JENN McDOWELL The Police Department has fielded many calls related to telephone fraud recently, according to Police Chief Joseph Roark. “The common thread of all the complaints is an attempt by the caller to obtain personal information from the Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 8:42 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police, crime

• Three suspected of murdering a Pelham man plead innocent

  BY JENN McDOWELL The three suspects accused of fatally shooting a Pelham man in Worcester, Mass., after a conflict over a woman pleaded innocent at their arraignments in Worcester Superior Court. Adrian Ortiz-Rodriguez, 21, of Pelham was gunned down on Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 2:04 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police, crime

• Drugs at Pelham High School

  BY JENN McDOWELL A 16-year-old Pelham High School student was arrested on the second day of school for allegedly bringing narcotics into the school to sell them to other students. The student’s name is not being released because he is a juvenile. Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 4:13 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Health & Fitness, Drug bust, police, crime, pelham elementary school

• Special ops called in on Pelham mental health case

  BY JENN McDOWELL Pelham police called in the region’s special operations unit to negotiate with a 31-year-old man after they heard what they at first believed to be a gunshot coming from inside a home on Victoria Circle and could not get the man Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:10 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police

• Pelham Police say OxyContin use on rise

  BY JENN McDOWELL Police arrested an 18-year-old Pelham man as part of an ongoing effort to halt the use and sale of prescription drugs, particularly OxyContin, in the community. Krystopher Draper, 18, of Pelham was pulled over on Sherburne Road on Thursday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 3:00 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Drug bust, police

• Pelham teen charged in Mass. pizzeria robbery

  BY JENN McDOWELL A Pelham teen was one of three people charged as a result of an armed robbery of the owner of a Dracut pizza parlor after beating him repeatedly with a wooden stick, police said. As police waited to execute a search warrant on the home Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 2:12 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police, crime