Townsend Police News

Chief James Sartell is pleased to announce that Townsend Police Department has been awarded a total of $34,033 in federal grant funds allocated by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research (OGR). The Townsend…

Chief James Sartell is pleased to announce that two Townsend Police Officers were recently recognized for going above and beyond the call of duty after saving a man’s life last month. At the Tuesday, Nov. 17 Board of Selectmen meeting,…

Chief James Sartell is pleased to announce that members of the Townsend Police Department will be participating in the No Shave November fundraiser next month to raise money in honor of the son of a local police officer who was…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…