The Rehoboth Police Department in conjunction with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration will be hosting the 2nd “Prescription Drug Take Back Program” at the Rehoboth Police Department located at 334 Anawan Street, Rehoboth, Ma. on Saturday April 30, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Any citizen from any community may drop off prescription drugs during this take back program with no questions asked. All citizens have to do is drive up in front of police headquarters and hand the prescription drugs to the officers on hand and drive off. Rehoboth Police Officers and Agents from the DEA will be on hand to accept the prescription drugs and they will be incinerated under the direction of the DEA. This event will remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our community and will dispose of them properly. Rehoboth PD collaborated with DEA for the first time for this program in September of 2010 and achieved tremendous success in safely disposing of these unused prescription drugs. I would like to encourage all Rehoboth residents and those of nearby communities to check their medicine cabinets or shelves for unused or expired medications. This will help us to ensure that prescription medications will not make it onto the streets and into the wrong hands. Sergeant Mark Rossi will be coordinating this event for the Rehoboth Police Department. This is part of a national event taking place around the country on April 30th. Your support for this program is encouraged and greatly appreciated.
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Prescription Drug Take Back Program
Music and food at The Gladys Hurrell Senior
Be sure to join us for an afternoon of music and food at The Gladys Hurrell Senior Center
Monday, April 25th
11:00am – 1:00pm
The Concert is FREE and lunch is only $3
Brought to you by Chief Stephen Enos & the Rehoboth Police Department
Special Musical Guest
Marjorie Thompson
Marjorie Thompson is a guitarist, songwriter and performer whose originals evoke the time- honored genres of the country blues, rags and roots music characterized by the Piedmont style of finger-picking. A Woodstock Records artist now, her 6 CDs are reflective of this style but are drenched with contemporary and personal, often humorous twists. Originally from New York City, she took up the guitar in the mid sixties and thus began a lifelong passion for fingerstyle guitar. An educator as well, Marjorie serves as a guitar and songwriting instructor at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace ranch Guitar Camp in Ohio.
She tours actively, and specializes in workshop / house concerts as well as a broad range of venues in the US and Europe. She has been featured in Acoustic Guitar Magazine, More magazine, and on the Oprah Winfrey show.
Special Guest Chef:
Officer McGovern and the staff of Gert’s Kitchen will be preparing and serving a Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry over white rice. The meal has been a hit in the past and is sure to be a success again!
Lunch served during the concert break!
Letter of Commendation – Bartucca
Patrolman Timothy J. Bartucca is hereby commended for his actions while off-duty in the City of North Attleboro, Massachusetts which resulted in the apprehension of a male suspect responsible for a Break, Enter and Larceny at a local business establishment.
Facts: On April 4, 2011 at 6:20 p.m. Patrolman Timothy J. Bartucca was off-duty and in his personal vehicle traveling south on Kelley Blvd (Rte 152) in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. As Officer Bartucca neared the Speedy Oil Company, he heard an alarm bell ringing and saw that a North Attleboro Police cruiser was outside that business with its cruiser door open. Officer Bartucca alertly looked around and saw a uniformed North Attleboro police officer chasing a suspect on foot from the business. Officer Bartucca quickly exited from his personal vehicle holding up his badge and identifying himself as a police officer. The North Attleboro police officer requested his assistance in stopping the suspect. Officer Bartucca then gave chase to the suspect on foot across Kelley Blvd and eventually caught up to him, taking the suspect to the ground and holding him until the North Attleboro police officer arrived on the scene. The suspect had a black facial mask, black gloves and a bag of coins which he had stolen from the closed Speedy Oil Company. Further investigation revealed that the suspect had just broken into the closed business by smashing a window, stealing the money and fleeing the scene.
Officer Bartucca’s swift and professional actions on the evening of April 4, 2011 resulted in the arrest of this suspect who was later charged with Breaking and Entering in the Daytime for Felony, Possession of Burglarious Instrument, Defacing/ Vandalizing Property, Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct and Disturbing the Peace. Officer Bartucca’s actions are indicative of the level of character, training and experience which this officer possesses and is indicative of the caliber of personnel employed by the Rehoboth Police Department. My sincere congratulations to Officer Timothy J. Bartucca for a job well done.
Arrest of Shane H. Silva
On 04/02/2011 at 1:26 a.m. Rehoboth Police report the arrest of Shane H. Silva, age 24, of 97 School Street, Rehoboth, Ma. for the following charges: 1) OUI Liquor 2) Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle 3) Marked Lanes Violation. At approximately 1:06 a.m. Rehoboth Patrolman was dispatched to check on a disabled motor vehicle on Bay State Road just south of Winthrop Street. When Patrolman Bartucca arrived on the scene, he found a grey colored Toyota Camry had gone off the road striking a utility pole and also a speed limit sign, damaging both poles. After an investigation at the scene assisted by Patrolman Paul McGovern, Patrolman Bartucca took the operator of the vehicle Shane H. Silva into custody for suspicion of Operating Under the Influence of Liquor. Silva was transported to police headquarters where he was booked, processed and too0k a breathalyzer exam scoring a .16 % blood alcohol level. Bail Clerk Marc Santos set bail at $40.00 cash and Silva was released to custody of his father due to appear in court on Monday April 4 for arraignment on the charges in Taunton District Court.
Scott D. Turner arrested
On March 17, 2011 at 7:50 p.m. Rehoboth Police reported the arrest of Scott D. Turner, age 49, of 6 Birchwood Lane, Coventry, R.I. for the following charge: 1) Violation of an Abuse Prevention Order. The arrest of Turner came after a complaint was filed with Patrolman Keith Perry by an ex-girlfriend of Turner who had an active abuse prevention order. Turner reportedly violated that order by sending email messages to her. After the investigation was conducted, Officer Perry took Turner into custody after Turner turned himself into police headquarters. He was booked and processed and brought before Bail Clerk Claudia Abreau who ordered him held without bail. Turner was held overnight at the Bristol County House of Corrections and was brought into Taunton District Court for arraignment on the charge the following morning.
David G. Melanson, Jr. arrested for Larceny
On March 23, 2011 at 5:15 p.m. Rehoboth Police reported the arrest of David G. Melanson Jr, age 17, of 319 Fairview Avenue, Rehoboth Ma. for the charge of Larceny over $250 (Felony). Earlier in the day, Patrolman Keith Perry and Sergeant Richard Shailor conducted an investigation into the theft of property from a Rehoboth residence. Based on the officer’s investigation, they were able to recover a Hitachi Table saw valued at $400 and took Melanson into custody for the theft. Melanson was booked and processed for the theft. Bail Clerk Marc Santos set bail at $50,000 cash bail. Melanson was held overnight at the Bristol County House of Corrections and was brought into Taunton District Court on Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. for arraignment on the charges. The investigation continues at this time by the Rehoboth Police Department Detective Division as they attempt to recover more stolen items involved in this case.
Sebestian S. Winter Assault and Battery Arrest
On March 22, 2011 at 3:44 p.m. Rehoboth Police report the arrest of Sebestian S. Winter, age 20, of 94 Rocky Hill Road, Rehoboth, Ma. for the following charges: 1) Assault and Battery With a Dangerous Weapon 2) Assault and Battery. Shortly before Winter’s arrest police were called to a domestic disturbance at 94 Rocky Hill Road. Patrolman Matthew Gardner, Patrolman Keith Perry and Sergeant Mark Rossi responded to the scene. Upon their arrival, they met with the victim, Craig Winter, age 41 of that address and brother of the suspect Sebestian Winter. Craig Winter was bleeding from the nose and Rehoboth Ambulance personnel were called to the scene. The officers conducted an investigation at the scene and determined that a Sebestian Winter had assaulted Craig Winter with a broom handle and had also pushed him through a window causing it to shatter. The brothers had gotten into the physical altercation because Sebestian Winter had reportedly threatened his mother, Cheryl Winter, age 64, earlier in the day and had summoned her older son, Craig Winter to the scene to help her. When the elder Winter brother arrived at the residence the altercation reportedly erupted. Sebestian Winter was taken into custody at the scene for the assault charges and transported to police headquarters for processing. Craig Winter was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital for treatment of facial injuries. Bail Clerk Claudia Abreau set bail at $540.00 cash on Sebestian Winter. He was unable to post bail and was transported to the Bristol County House of Corrections to be held overnight. Sebestian Winter will be arraigned on the charges in Taunton District Court on Wednesday morning, March 23, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.
Luis D. Acosta arrested for Motor Vehicle violations
On March 19, 2011 at 8:27 p.m. Rehoboth Police report the arrest of Luis D. Acosta, age 21, of 1047 Dexter Street, 3rd floor, Central Falls, R.I. for the following charges: 1) Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle 2) Failure to Stop for the Police 3) Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and other motor vehicle violations such as speeding, uninsured motor vehicle, unregistered motor vehicle and registration plate violation. Shortly before his arrest, Acosta was seen operating a black Jeep Cherokee east on Rte 44 and at the intersection the vehicle went through the red traffic light at the intersection of Rte 118. When Sergeant James Medeiros attempted to stop the black Jeep it sped up and accelerated away from the Sergeant as he pursued it with the cruiser’s lights and siren activated. The black jeep sped through a second red light on Rte 44 at the intersection of New Street and the pursuit reached speeds of 90-95 mph. Rehoboth Patrolman Paul McGovern joined the pursuit as the vehicle sped into Dighton and then Taunton on Route 44. The black Jeep sped through several side streets nearly crashing several times before it was brought to a stop on Hodges Street in Taunton. The suspect, Acosta, was taken into custody by Sgt. Medeiros, Ptl. McGovern and officers from the Taunton Police Department and the Raynham Police K-9 officer. Acosta was transported back to Rehoboth Police Headquarters where he was booked and processed. Bail Clerk Marc Santos later set bail at $1040.00 cash but Acosta was unable to post bail. He was later transported to the Bristol County House of Correction and held for the weekend. Acosta was to be brought into Taunton District Court this morning, March 21, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. for arraignment on the charges. A second male subject that was inside the fleeing black Jeep Cherokee was detained at the scene and then released without charges. This pursuit lasted for approx. 11 miles and wound through three communities. There were no vehicles damaged and no one was injured in the pursuit. This is the second pursuit over this past weekend involving Rehoboth Police.
Rehoboth welcomes new police officer
North Attleboro resident Timothy J. Bartucca, 25, has joined the Rehoboth Police Department after graduating from the Lowell Police Academy at Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
Bartucca completed the 240-week program sponsored by the Municipal Police Training Academy and finished on top of his class in defensive tactics, winning the class award in that area. Bartucca is a graduate of Worcester State College with a bachelor of science in criminal justice and sociology. Bartucca’s parents are Katherine and Michael Bartucca.
Bartucca has begun his field training phase before assuming solo duties as a town police officer.
Retiring Rehoboth police officer thanked
The town extends best wishes to Rehoboth Police Officer William Walker, who retired at the end of December after 23 years on the Rehoboth Police Department.
Last month, Walker was honored at a retirement party at the American Legion Post. Family, friends and co-workers shared memories of Walker’s career and wished him well in his retirement.
State Sen. James E. Timilty, D-Walpole, presented Walker with a citation. Other notable recognitions were given by Selectmen Chairman Frederick “Skip” Vadnais and Police Chief Stephen Enos. MassCop Area Vice President Sgt. James Medeiros and Sgt. Richard Shailor, a member of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 10, also presented Walker with awards.
Walker also was given a custom-made “Rehoboth Police” fishing pole by his fellow officers in the department. Walker began his career with the Rehoboth Police in December 1986. He received numerous commendations throughout his career for his outstanding police work having served as both a patrolman and a detective.