As part of National Teen Driver Safety Week, Chief James Sartell and the Townsend Police Department wish to provide families with safety tips and tools to discuss the importance of safe driving with their young drivers. National Teen Driver Safety…
Townsend and Pepperell Police Chiefs to Join Peers in 2020 Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk Fundraiser
Townsend Police Chief James Sartell and Pepperell Police Chief Dave Scott announce they will be participating in the 2020 Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk this weekend as part of a fundraising effort for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The two will…
Townsend Police Share Support Resources, Services in Honor of World Suicide Prevention Day
Chief James Sartell wishes to share mental health support resources and services in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day. World Suicide Prevention Day is recognized each year on Sept. 10 to further raise awareness about suicide prevention and to reduce…
*WANTED* Townsend Police Actively Search for Man Wanted for Pharmacy Break-In
Chief James Sartell reports the Townsend Police Department is actively searching for a man who is believed to have burglarized a local pharmacy in Townsend last fall. BRIAN DELEON, AGE 25 OF LEOMINSTER, has a warrant out for his arrest…
Town of Townsend Offers Safety Reminders After EEE Virus Confirmed in Mosquitoes Locally
Chief James Sartell reports that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has elevated the Town’s risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) to low after the virus was found in mosquitoes collected from Townsend. At this time, there have been…
Townsend’s North Middlesex Regional High School to Hold Two Days of Graduation Ceremonies for Class of 2020
Police Chief James Sartell would like to inform residents that graduation ceremonies for the North Middlesex Regional High School Class of 2020 will take place Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6.
Townsend Police Department Commemorates National Police Week
Chief James Sartell announces that the Townsend Police Department will honor fallen officers from near and far during National Police Week this week. National Police Week runs from May 10 to May 16 and is observed throughout the United States…