Burlington Police arrested five females for shoplifting in two separate incidents on Thursday, April 5th at the Burlington Mall. The arrests were the result of a coordinated effort with security personnel and Burlington detectives in an effort to curb organized retail theft at the Mall.

The first incident occurred at approximately 2 PM at Bath and Body Works. Detectives Al Gagne and Matt Leary arrested three females for Shoplifting by Asportation. They were identified as: Mellisa Lopes of Mattapan, Kristine Duarte of Boston, and Vanessa Rodriques of Quincy. A search of their vehicle resulted in the recovery of hundreds of dollars worth of stolen merchandise from area stores. Detectives are working with other agencies to identify the location of each store. Police believe these three individuals are members of an organized retail theft ring responsible for multiple thefts in the area.

Burlington Police later arrested two other females at approximately 6:15 PM after a theft from the Express store in the Mall. Officers Shane Thompson and Peter Abaskharoun arrested Zenaida Santiago of Haverhill and Miram Rodriguez of Lawrence for Shoplifting by Asportation. Santiago also had a warrant for shoplifting from Peabody District Court. All five were bailed and will be arraigned at Woburn District Court on Monday morning.

The BPD online text notification system will be removed from www.bpd.org.

We would like to recommend that you sign up for the Town of Burlington’s community notification system – this system sends voice messages, text messages and e-mail alerts from the Town of Burlington, the Burlington Fire Department and the Burlington Police Department.

The Burlington Police Department provides emergency notification services to the public via the Connect CTY service.

All departments of the Town of Burlington have access to and use this system so it is not just for emergency notifications.

If you wish to receive messages from Burlington’s Connect CTY system you can add your name, address, home phone number, cell phone number and e-mail to the service here:

http://www.burlington.org/ConnectCTY.htm

Due to hazardous conditions caused by the recent storm Trick-or-Treating in Burlington has been postponed until Friday, November 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Captain Gregory T. Skehan

September 17, 2011

At approximately 11:17 AM on Saturday, September 17, 2011 the Burlington
Police Department responded to a report of a domestic assault at the Kimball
Court Towers. Upon arrival, officers received information regarding a domestic
assault and battery which had occurred just moments before on a woman by her
husband. Officers also learned that the suspect fled the area prior to their arrival.
The victim was treated and transported to the hospital by the Burlington Fire/
Rescue.

The Burlington Police, along with the Burlington Police K9 Unit conducted a
search for the suspect. Burlington Police were assisted in this search by units
from the Woburn Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police, including
a State Police K9 Unit. The suspect, identified as Mr. Alberto Perez, was later
apprehended in the neighboring City of Woburn during that search.

Mr. Alberto Perez, (38 years old) of Providence, Rhode Island is currently being
charged with assault and battery (felonious). Additional charges may follow
pending the investigation which is still on-going.

Burlington Police responded to the Littles Brook Court apartment complex at approximately 1am Friday morning to investigate an ongoing assault and possible stabbing in the parking lot. Officers arrived to find multiple people standing outside. An altercation between two men resulted in one being stabbed multiple times. The victim was transported to the Lahey Clinic for treatment by Burlington Fire.  His injuries are believed to be non-life threatening at this time.

The suspect, Aaron Montgomery of Billerica was placed under arrest for Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon causing serious bodily injury.

Detective Al Gagne responded for further investigation. The suspect was arraigned at Woburn District Court Friday morning.

At approximately 8:00 PM on Sunday August 14, 2011 the Burlington Police
Department responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a car on Cambridge
Street near Olympian Way. As a result of that crash the Massachusetts State
Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section was called to assist. The
scene was cleared at approximately 10:50 PM.

All questions relative to this crash are being directed to and handled by the
Middlesex County District Attorney’s office.

Bernie Schipelliti
Public Information Officer
Burlington Police Department
781-505-4937
bsch...@bpd.org

2011 Open House

The Burlington Police Department would like to thank everyone who came to our open house today. It was great seeing all of the residents who support our continued success in making Burlington a safe place to live and do business.