Ashburnham Tuesday, Oct. 2 to Sunday, Oct. 7

Tuesday, October 2
8:45 a.m., Puffer Street - Vandalism.
5:06 p.m., Cheshire Pond Road - Complaint.
8:14 p.m., Lincoln Avenue - Complaint.
11:54 p.m., Rindge Turnpike - Suspicious activity.
Wednesday, October 3
1:50 p.m., Main Street - Complaint.
3:30 p.m., Central Street - Complaint.
11:53 p.m., Ashby Road - Deer struck.
Thursday, October 4
7:05 a.m., Sherbert Road - Complaint.
9:27 a.m., Three Jays Road - Complaint.
6:14 p.m., Cross Street - Motor vehicle accident.
11:47 p.m., Lakeshore Drive - Complaint.
Friday, October 5
3:33 p.m., Marble Road - Illegal trash dumping.
7:21 p.m., Murray Road - Suspicious activity.
7:44 p.m., Harris Road - Domestic disturbance.
Saturday, October 6
1:03 a.m., Hay Road - Complaint.
7:39 a.m., Winchendon Road - Motor vehicle accident.
Sunday, October 7
9:15 a.m., Lake Road - Suspicious activity.
3:15 p.m., South High Street - Suspicious activity.
Arrests

Tuesday, Oct. 2
Name: Nicholas J. Deruvo
Age: 25
Address: 355 Rindge Turnpike, Ashburnham
Charges: Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence
of alcohol (third offense)
Friday, Oct. 5
Name: Gary M. DeRienzo
Age: 45
Address: 123 Harris Road, Ashburnham
Charges: Assault and battery
Sunday, Oct. 7
Name: Mary Sharkey
Age: 48
Address: 15 Hibiscus Lane, Ayer
Charges: Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence
of alcohol; resisting arrest; disorderly conduct; and
marked lanes violation.
Westminster
Tuesday, Oct. 2 to Sunday, Oct. 7
Tuesday, Oct. 2

3:03 p.m., State
Road East - Unit
9 reports African-
American male
flailing his arms
at traffic; gone on
arrival.
4:17 p.m., Route

2 East - Report of two-car motor vehicle accident with
injuries.
Wednesday, Oct. 3
11:41 a.m., Kent Road - Suspicious vehicle parked on
road.
4:46 p.m., Leino Park Road - Female party reporting a
dog bleeding profously from the neck; animal control officer
notified.
Thursday, Oct. 4
2:19 a.m., Howard Avenue - Caller reporting kids playing
basketball outside at 2:15 a.m. and woke up her family;
parties have gone in.
5:37 p.m., South Street - Elementary school reports teenagers
behind the school hanging out.
Friday, Oct. 5
5:38 p.m., Oakmont Avenue - Caller reports when she got
home her front door was kicked in; unsure if anything was
taken.
10:31 p.m., Oakmont Avenue - Caller reports a group of
kids up on the RR bridge; parties sent on their way.
Saturday, Oct. 6
11:17 a.m., Honey Bee Lane - Person into station to report
a mattress dumping on Honey Bee Lane.

12:09 p.m., Kurikka Place - Caller reporting a mechanic is
threatening him and refusing to give his money back.
2:07 p.m., West Main Street - Caller reporting an accident
where she struck her ex-boyfriend's vehicle as he was chasing
her. Caller left scene and went back to work to avoid her
pursuing ex-boyfriend.
3:53 p.m., East Road - Caller reports two large dogs chased
him while he was riding his bike.
7:46 p.m., West Princeton Road - Female reporting her dog
was attacked when walking it; called animal control officer.
Monday, Oct. 8
1:54 p.m., Wachusett Brewery - Report of suspicious
activity.

Information in the police logs are taken directly from police logs in Ashburnham and Westminster. The blotter includes all arrests to give area residents a snapshot of problems handled by their local police. The people who have been arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The Community Journal welcomes news of acquittals; call (978) 827-3386. After verification, news of acquittals will be published.