Chief Richard Howe is pleased to report that School Resource Officer Bethany Bonczar has written a children’s book called “Curious about George” about her work with George, the Tyngsborough Police Department’s comfort dog. Bonczar, who has served as an SRO since 2018, wrote the book over the past year while…
Chief Richard D. Howe is pleased to report that the Tyngsborough Police Department swore in two new officers in a ceremony before the Board of Selectmen this week. Officer Bryan Carter graduated from the Northern Essex Community College Police Academy, where he was class president, earlier this year, and recently…
The Tyngsborough Police Department is proud to share that photographs from the department’s Operation Copsicle at Tyngsborough Elementary School have been featured as Photos of the Week in the national police magazine Police1. To view the Police1 feature, click here. Operation Copsicle was held on June 5 at Tyngsborough Elementary…
Chief Richard D. Howe reports that the Tyngsborough Police Department promoted Officer Nicholas Silva to the rank of sergeant and Sgt. Ken Healey to the rank of lieutenant during a ceremony at the Select Board meeting on Monday night. Chief Howe introduced both officers to the Select Board and read…
Press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts: A New Hampshire woman employed at a daycare in Tyngsborough was arrested this morning on child exploitation and child pornography charges. Lindsay Groves, 38, of Hudson, N.H., was charged with one count of sexual exploitation of children and…
Chief Richard D. Howe reports that the Tyngsborough Police Department completed Operation Copsicle on Monday at the Tyngsborough Elementary School, as police handed out free ice cream to fifth graders. School Resource Officer Bethany Bonczar organized the event, using funds raised for the Tyngsborough Police Department’s School Resource Officer account…
As the sun comes out and temperatures rise, Chief Richard Howe and the Tyngsborough Police Department would like to share tips on boating to keep residents safe this summer. According to the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC), there were 4,168 boating accidents, 2,559 injuries and 613 deaths due to boating…
Chief Richard Howe reports that the Tyngsborough Police and Fire Departments responded to a crash between two personal watercraft on Lake Mascuppic Friday afternoon. On Friday, May 19, at approximately 4:50 p.m., Tyngsborough Police and Fire were notified by 911 call of a collision between two personal watercraft on the…
National Bike Month and Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month are both recognized in May, so the Tyngsborough Police Department would like to offer the following tips to help keep motorcyclists and bicyclists safe as they share the road with other vehicles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in…
Deputy Chief Shaun Woods reports that the Tyngsborough Police Department is investigating an incident in which a Tyngsborough resident was scammed out of $29,000, and warning the public about the proliferation of such scams. On Monday, May 15, a 70-year-old resident reported to Tyngsborough Police that she had been contacted…