Thursday, April 25, 2013
The following is from the Plainville Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not indicate convictions.
(From the Plainville Police Department's Facebook Page) Plainville Police Stats: April 1 – April 20, 2013 Incidents: 359 Motor Vehicle Stops: 114 Motor Vehicle Crashes with Injuries: 1 Motor Vehicle Crashes with no Injuries: 10 Criminal Complaints: 8 Arrests/Protective Custodies: 11 Arrests/PCs: April 7 2:28 a.m. Emma Gavrilles, 19 of Wrentham was arrested and charged with: Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol; Marked Lanes Violation; and Speeding. The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop on South Street, where Gavrilles was stopped by Sgt. Kyle Rockett for speeding, 55 MPH in a posted 30 MPH zone. Further investigation by the police determined that she was operating under the influence of alcohol. Sgt Scott Gallerani assisted in the…
Saturday, December 8, 2012
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Selectmen to Ask For Delay in Medical Marijuana Law While the voters of Massachusetts gave their approve for medial marijuana with the passing of Question 3 during November's election, the Wrentham Board of Selectmen will be asking for a little more time to prepare for the legal use and distribution of the drug. While the law is suppose to go into effect 45 days after being approved, some towns believe they need more time to draft zoning laws for where medical marijuana can be sold. The discussion came up after the board received a letter from the Walpole Board of Selectmen, asking the Wrentham selectmen to petition State Senator Richard Ross in support of a delay in the implication of the law. The Walpole selectmen recently did the same …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The Plainville Police Department have released their arrest log for November 2012.
On November 3 at 1:07 p.m., Patrolman James Rockett arrested a 14 year old Plainville resident. The minor was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, larceny over $250, and improper use of a credit card over $250. On November 3 at 7:11 p.m., Officer Michael Street pulled over Linda Sibilia, 46, of 972 West St, Mansfield MA on East Bacon Street. Sibilia was arrested and charged with a marked lanes violation, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and operating under the influence of liquor. On November 5 at 11:19 p.m., Jessica Edwards, 24, of 7 Taunton Street, was arrested by Officer Julie Barrett and charged with assault and battery/domestic violence. On November 7 at 7:55 p.m., Officer James Rockett arrested Shanelle Barnes, 24, of…
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
A Plainville woman was arrested and charged with possession of a Class A drug with intent to distribute; possession of a Class B drug with intent to distribute; and being present where heroin is kept.
What started as a routine vehicle stop turned into a drug related arrest last week in Plainville. After pulling over a vehicle on George St on November 21, Patrolman Todd Holbrook’s check of the vehicle showed that the registered owner of the car had an active warrant but was not in the car. The owner of the car, Tracy Augustine of 51 George Street, Plainville was found at her home hiding in a crawl space by Holbrook with assistance from Patrolwoman Julie Barrett. In addition, there were drug related items in plain site around the house. Detective James Floyd was called to the house to assist with the investigation and execute a search warrant. Augustine was arrested and charged with possession of Class A drug with intent to distribute, …
Monday, November 5, 2012
In the month of October, there were 13 arrests and three people were brought into protective custody.
On October 1 at approximately 5:39 p.m., Officer James Rockett arrested a 17 year old Plainville resident for destruction of property over $250. On October 13 at approximately 6:54 p.m., Officer Daniel Morris pulled over James Joseph, 23, of 115 Knowles St, Pawtucket, RI. Joseph was then arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. On October 16 at approximately 10:14 p.m., Officer Todd Holbrook arrested Jean Paul Verronneau, 28, of 15 Division Street, Holbrook at a home on Taunton Street. Verronneau was arrested and charged with assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, defacement of real or personal property, larceny over $250, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and conspiracy. On October 16 …
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Bomb threat reported at Plainville store.
Plainville Police are reporting a bomb threat was made at a store at a store at the intersection of Route 106 and 152 at Wilkins Four Corners. According to initial reports, three black males in tuxedos entered a store and made statements about a bomb in the building. State Police are stated to be on their way to the store. More on this story as it develops.
This week in Wrentham, the Mount St. Mary's Abbey announced the rerelease of their 1962 Christmas album, the Wrentham Police released their newest police log.
Warren Up in Polls, Herald Endorses Brown: Who's Winning? Democrat Elizabeth Warren is up by five points over incumbent Republican Scott Brown in the latest WBUR/MassINC poll of the Massachusetts senate race. That's a near-total reversal of the BUR poll last month, which had Brown up by four on Oct. 9. In fact, Warren has been trending upwards in most recent polling. The New York Times' FiveThirtyEight blog has Warren up by four in an average of recent polls. The blog, which uses advanced statistical modeling akin to baseball sabermetrics (think Moneyball) gives Warren an 89 percent chance of winning the election. But Brown's got some significant energy on his side as well. He's been barnstorming the state with political luminaries like …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The Plainville Police Department is using their new speed radar sign to track traffic data and help find trouble areas in town.
After complaints from residents that there was too much speeding in town, the Plainville Police took a modern approach as a response. When the department received a new speed radar sign in August, it was quickly put to use to study the driving habits around Plainville. Since receiving the new sign, the department has been moving the sign around town and reporting on their findings on their Facebook page. The new sign, which is held up on a poll by a bracket near a speed limit sign, has been helpful in tracking data on driving habits. With the ability to break down data to see when the busiest days and hours are, the Plainville police now have the advantage of being able to understand how fast or slow drivers on a street may be and how much…
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The Franklin Police Department has announced that they have two suspects concerning the recent Dunkin' Donuts attempted robberies in Plainville and Franklin.
The Franklin Police Department has named two suspects in the recent attempted Dunkin' Donuts robberies. Police suspect that it is the same person that held up two Dunkin' Donuts in Plainville as the incidents in Plainville were similar, if not identical to the one in Franklin. Two outstanding arrest warrants were issued for Gregory Mansur, D.O.B. 23, and his wife Amanda Mansur, 24, both of Franklin. According to the press release from the Franklin Police Department: On Oct. 9, 2012 at approximately 6:17 p.m., Mansur allegedly entered the Dunkin' Donuts located at 490 King Street. Police say he approached the counter and displayed a syringe and demanded money or he would stick the employee with aids infected blood. According to the police …
The man, who is still on the loose, was unsuccessful at one shop Wednesday night but got away with $200 at the other.
While Kevin Driscoll of North Attleboro and others were waiting for their friend to get off of work at the Dunkin' Donuts at 82 Taunton Street in Plainville on Wednesday night, he couldn’t have predicted what happened only moments after he left the building. After leaving the shop to wait for his friend, Driscoll witnessed the shop and his friend get held up during an attempted robbery. “We all left and right after that the guy went into the store, with a needle, walked up to her and said ‘give me all your money,' and pointed the needle right at her,” Driscoll said. According to eyewitnesses talking to Wrentham Patch and Plainville Police Chief James Alfred, a person described as a white male, with blue eyes, wearing baggie jeans, and a …
