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P.O. Box 280
893 Main Street
Ashby, MA 01431
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Welcome to Ashby Police Online!
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This website is part of an overall program of community policing and will help us better communicate with the public.
We hope you find the site informative and useful, and visit it often.
We value your input, so please direct comments and suggestions about the website to me.
Chief Edward Drew
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| May 18, 2012 |
Click It or Ticket May 14 - June 3 2012 |
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It has been well-documented that safety belts help reduce the risk of serious injury or death in the event of a motor vehicle crash. Drivers and passengers increase their risk of injury or death by up to 50% when not wearing safety belts. In 2009, Massachusetts recorded 347 fatalities and 3,193 serious injuries related to motor vehicle crashes on the roadway of the Commonwealth. This was a marked decrease from the 364 fatalities and 3,983 serious injuries reported in 2008.
Through federal highway safety grant funding, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Highway Safety Division has been successfully implementing the annual "Click It or Ticket" initiative since 2002. Over the past 7 years, Click It or Ticket initiatives have helped increase safety belt usage in Massachusetts from 51% in 2002 to 74% in 2009. During the same period, fatalities involving non-restrained (belted) vehicle occupants dropped significantly from 57% of crash fatalities to 23%.
Massachusetts law requires all occupants to be properly restrained by safety belts when riding in a private passenger motor vehicle, including vans and trucks.
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| May 17, 2012 |
Police Week Fact. |
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Darius Quimby is recognized as the first known law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty in the United States. Constable Quimby worked for the Albany County Constable's Office of New York. He was killed on January 3, 1791.
He was most likely an unpaid peace officer.
Constable Quimby was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man named Whiting Sweeting of Stephentown, Rensselaer County, N.Y., on a trespassing warrant. The suspect was found guilty of murdering Constable Quimby in the July session of the New York State Supreme Court and was hanged on August 26, 1791.
Since Constable Quimby's death, there have been at least 20,000 peace officers killed in the line of duty in the United States.
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| May 16, 2012 |
Remembering Local Officers Killed in the Line of Duty. |
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Patrolman Lawrence M. Jupin Westminster PD
Patrolman Keith J. Nivala Westminster PD
Patrolman Peter M. Nikitas Fitchburg PD
Patrolman Kenneth B. Bell Fitchburg PD
Patrolman Ivan E. Kelley Lunenburg PD
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| May 15, 2012 |
Police Week Fact. |
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On average, one law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty somewhere in the United States every 53 hours. Since the first known line-of-duty death in 1791, more than 19,000 U.S. law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Read about the officers at the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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| May 14, 2012 |
National Police Week May 13-19 2012 |
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In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
The Memorial Service began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park of approximately 120 survivors and supporters of law enforcement. Decades later, the event, more commonly known as National Police Week, has grown to a series of events which attracts thousands of survivors and law enforcement officers to our Nation's Capital each year.
The National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, which is sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, is one in a series of events which includes the Candlelight Vigil, which is sponsored by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and seminars sponsored by Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.).
National Police Week draws in between 25,000 to 40,000 attendees. The attendees come from departments throughout the United States as well as from agencies throughout the world. This provides a unique opportunity to meet others that share a common brotherhood. In that spirit, the Fraternal Order of Police DC Lodge #1 sponsors receptions each afternoon and evening during Police Week. These events are open to all law enforcement personnel and are an experience unlike any other.
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| May 13, 2012 |
Ashby Police Logs for week of May 06, 2012 |
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Ashby Police Logs for week of May 06, 2012 are available. Click Logs for more information.
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| May 10, 2012 |
Motor Vehicle Rollover. |
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On Thursday 05/10/2012 at approximately 0716 hours the Ashby Police, Fire and EMS were dispatched to Main Street for a report of a one car motor vehicle accident. The operator was not injured and refused medical treatment at the scene. Main Street was closed for approximately one hour while crews worked to clear the accident scene.
Investigating Officer: Patrolman Shawn R. McCluskey.
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| May 10, 2012 |
Possible scam. |
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On Tuesday 05/08/2012 a New Ipswich Road residence reported that two men knocked on her door and claimed to be from Comcast. The men advised that they needed to repair phone and cable lines in the house. The men were allowed access to the residence and were in the residence for approximately 30-60 minutes.
The female advised that the men were wearing rain coats and driving a white van.
The female reported that after the men left she contacted Comcast and they advised that they did not have any service calls at her residence. The female checked her residence and nothing appears to be missing at this time.
The Ashby Police would remind residents that all utility workers should have a company vehicle with some type of markings on it. If you dont feel comfortable with the person at the door then call the police and the officer will identify the person and what company they represent.
Investigating Officer: Patrolman John R. Dillon
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| May 5, 2012 |
Motor Vehicle Accident. |
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On Saturday 05/05/2012 at approximately 1722 hours the Ashby Police, Fire and EMS were dispatched to Richardson Road for a report of a one car motor vehicle accident. The operator was transported to Leominster Hospital with unknown injuries. The operator was issued a citation for negligent operator of a motor vehicle.
Investigating Officer: Patrolman Brian F. Vautour.
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| May 4, 2012 |
Two Car Motor Vehicle Accident. |
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On Wednesday 05/04/2012 at approximately 1120 hours the Ashby Police, Fire and EMS were dispatched to Townsend Road for a report of a two car motor vehicle accident. The operator of vehicle #1 was cited for speeding, marked lanes violation and bald front tires. The operator of vehicle #2 was transported to Nashoba Hospital with unknown injuries.
Townsend Road was closed for approximately one hour while crews worked to clear the accident scene.
Investigating Officer: Patrolman Derek J. Pepple
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| May 3, 2012 |
Motor Vehicle Accident. |
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On Thursday 05/03/2012 at approximately 2100 hours the Ashby Police, Fire and EMS were dispatched to West Road for a report of a one car motor vehicle accident. After a brief search of the area the operator was located at a nearby residence. The operator was not injured and refused medical treatment at the scene.
Investigating Officers: Sgt. Fred S. Alden IV, Patrolman John R. Dillon and Reserve Officer Anthony C. Montesion.
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