Crime & Safety

Police Log: 81-Year-Old Woman Charged With Drunk Driving, Assaulting Officers

Sunday, June 15

At 12:11 p.m., a driver reported hitting a deer on Central Street. Police responded, but the deer had left the area.

At 7 p.m., police arrested an 81-year-old woman and charged her with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor, two counts of assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, failing to stop for a police officer and resisting arrest. Police received a call from a family member who said Sullivan was driving a car and was allegedly heavily medicated and had been drinking. Police pulled over the vehicle on Park Street and made the arrest. Police requested that her name be removed from the police log because it was a mental health issue. 

 

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Monday, June 16

At 2 p.m., a Walmart employee reported that someone fraudulently returned an air conditioner. The man exchanged the AC for a new one. When confronted by security, the man reportedly fled in a vehicle.

At 5:25 p.m., a bicyclist reported a road rage incident at Haverhill and Park streets. He said words were exchanged. 

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