Methuen police

Embattled Methuen, Massachusetts Police Chief Joseph Solomon has submitted retirement papers following a scathing report from Massachusetts officials investigating his salary and those of other high-ranking officers. Solomon has been on paid leave since last month, when the Massachusetts Inspector General issued a report concluding he had helped draft labor contracts benefiting himself and those close to him. The report…

Methuen’s police chief is on leave after a scathing report from Massachusetts officials investigating his salary and those of other high-ranking officers. Mayor Neil Perry said Friday that Chief Joseph Solomon and Capt. Greg Gallant have been placed on paid administrative leave. The report from Inspector General Glenn Cunha, “Leadership Failures in Methuen Police Contracts,” found that former Mayor...

Two people have been arrested and police are searching for a third suspect after a Methuen man was robbed and kidnapped at gunpoint Thursday night from his Massachusetts home, officials say. Eric Deugarte, 25, and Meghan Wood, 24, were both charged with armed robbery and kidnapping, Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon said in a statement. Deugarte was also charged with…

Two teenagers are in custody following a string of alleged violent acts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire this week including the attempted robbery of an off-duty police officer, authorities said. The first of the incidents took place Wednesday night on Lowell Street in Lawrence, Massachusetts, where an attempted carjacking occurred around 7:20 p.m., according to police.

Police are investigating a crime spree across several communities in Merrimack Valley.

A Massachusetts police department is considering a change to its tattoo policy. Many people like showing off their tattoos. But a policy at the Methuen Police Department bans visible tattoos on the job, forcing officers like Jeffrey Brouck to cover up their ink.

The Methuen Police Department is considering allowing officers to have their tattoos showing when they are on the job.

Police say the same two men may be responsible for several overnight break-ins in the Massachusetts communities of Haverhill, Lawrence and Methuen. Authorities are searching for suspects who broke into multiple Merrimack Valley businesses after hours.

A 17-year-old high school student is in critical but stable condition after he was shot and pushed out of a moving car in Methuen, Massachusetts on Sunday. Methuen police said they rushed to a stretch of Davis Road after a 911 caller reported a teen had been pushed out of a moving car and was in the street. Police responded...

A 17-year-old high school student is in critical but stable condition after he was shot and pushed out of a moving car in Methuen, Massachusetts on Sunday. Methuen police said they rushed to a stretch of Davis Road after a 911 caller reported a teen had been pushed out of a moving car and was in the street. Police responded...

Teenager shot and pushed out of a moving car in Methuen.

A 17-year-old was rushed to the hospital after being shot and tossed out of a car. The victim was brought to Lawrence General Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery, was stabilized and brought to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, according to Methuen police.

A 17-year-old was rushed to the hospital after being shot and tossed out of a car. The victim was brought to Lawrence General Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery, was stabilized and brought to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, according to Methuen police.

Residents of a typically quiet Methuen street were shocked when a 17-year-old was shot in a car and dumped into the middle of the street.

A Massachusetts police officer was hospitalized Wednesday after a prisoner allegedly ripped open a bag of fentanyl and exposed the official to the substance. The incident happened when Methuen resident Kyle Dennis, 28, was being booked following his arrest on three outstanding warrants, according to authorities. Dennis, who is known to police, was arrested shortly after 4 p.m. when an...

A passenger in a car involved in an accident has been pronounced dead by police.

Methuen police are investigating a serious car crash on Pleasant Valley Street overnight.

Police said a man stole a car after a violent encounter with an ex-girlfriend before crashing it overnight in Methuen.

Police in Massachusetts say a man operating a motorized scooter without a helmet has died in a crash with an SUV. Methuen police say the scooter rider and the SUV crashed at about 1:45 a.m. Thursday.

Police in Methuen, Massachusetts, have avoided layoffs after a city council vote. The Eagle Tribune reported that Methuen Mayor James Jajuga was threatening layoffs at the police department if councilors shot down his proposals to bridge overspending, requiring the transfer of $577,957 from other department expenses and the city’s free cash account to help fund payroll.