IPSWICH — Chief Paul Nikas reports that the Ipswich Police Department is charging a man in connection with the accidental discharge of a gun at a local brewery last week. DONALD TERENZONI, AGE 35, OF NEWTON, N.H., is being charged with: Carrying a Loaded Firearm Without a License Carrying a Firearm Without a License Discharging […]
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Ipswich Police Department Responds to Accidental Shooting
IPSWICH — Chief Paul Nikas reports that the Ipswich Police Department responded to an accidental gun discharge at a local brewery on Friday afternoon. On Friday, March 29, at approximately 5:17 p.m., Ipswich Police were called to the True North Ale brewery at 116 County Road for a report of a gunshot being fired. Officers […]
Read moreIpswich Fire Department Reminds Residents to Change Clocks and Check Alarms as Daylight Saving Time Begins
Chief Paul Parisi and the Ipswich Fire Department remind residents to check their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when setting their clocks ahead for Daylight Saving Time this weekend. Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, and clocks will be moved ahead one hour at that time. Smoke alarms that are […]
Read moreIpswich Police and Fire Respond to Motor Vehicle Crash
Police Chief Paul Nikas and Fire Chief Paul Parisi report that the Ipswich Fire and Police Departments responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a passenger vehicle and a cement truck on High Street Monday afternoon. On Monday, Aug. 28, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Ipswich Police and Fire were called to the area of 282 […]
Read more*UPDATE* Ipswich Police, Fire Respond to Drowning in Plum Island Sound
Police Chief Paul Nikas and Fire Chief Paul Parisi report that a 72-year-old Ipswich man who drowned in Plum Island Sound on Wednesday afternoon has been identified as Richard P. Collins. On Wednesday, July 26, at approximately 3 p.m., the Ipswich Police and Fire Departments were notified that workers at the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club, […]
Read moreIpswich Police Respond to Drowning in Plum Island Sound
Chief Paul Nikas reports that the Ipswich Police Department responded to a report of a drowning in Plum Island Sound on Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday, July 26, at approximately 3 p.m., the Ipswich Police Department was notified that workers at the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club, 124 N. Ridge Road, spotted an individual in the water […]
Read moreIpswich Marine Patrol Unit Safely Removes Floating Navigational Hazard from Plum Island Sound Waters
Chief Paul Nikas and the Ipswich Police Department report that the Ipswich Marine Patrol Unit removed a navigational hazard this afternoon. At approximately 12 p.m., Ipswich Marine Patrol responded to Plum Island Sound for a report of what appeared to be a rogue ‘fishing farm’ enclosure traveling on the incoming tide. To minimize the […]
Read moreIpswich Police, Public Health Department, Community Partners to Hold Drug Take Back Day and Sharps Collection Event
Police Chief Paul Nikas and Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon announce that the Ipswich Police Department, Ipswich Public Health Department, and Ipswich Aware, in collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and community partners, will hold an event to collect prescription drugs and used sharps. National Drug Take Back Day is a biannual, free, […]
Read moreIpswich Police Department Arrests and Charges Man with Drug Possession Thanks to Tip from Business Owner
Police Chief Paul Nikas reports that the Ipswich Police Department arrested and charged a Chestnut Hill man with drug charges after responding to a report of suspicious activity from a local business owner. DAMIEN THORNTON, AGE 40, OF CHESTNUT HILL, was arrested and charged with: Possession of a Class A Substance (Fentanyl) Possession of a […]
Read moreIpswich Police Department Responds to Swatting Call at Ipswich Middle School and High School
Police Chief Paul Nikas reports that the school day at Ipswich High School and Ipswich Middle School was briefly interrupted Tuesday as a result of an alleged act of “swatting.” On Tuesday, Feb. 14, at approximately 11:41 a.m., Ipswich Police received a call claiming that an armed individual wanted to do harm at the schools, […]
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