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On June 9, 2019 at 9:05 AM, Wilmington Police received a telephone call regarding a missing 11 year old boy. Blake Bjork was last seen by a neighbor walking away from his home on Kendall Street this morning.

Wilmington Police Officers and K9 Units from the NEMLEC K9 Team spent the day searching for the boy without locating him. At 4:45 pm, the boy showed up at his residence.

The incident is under investigation by Wilmington Police Detectives. No further information will be released.

The Wilmington Police Department and the Bjork family want to send their heartfelt thanks to the many many people who searched for Blake today and those that offered messages of support on social media.

 

 

The Wilmington Police Department would like to notify the public that there is a road race scheduled for this Sunday, June 9 at 10:30 AM. The “5K Run for Recovery, Walk for Wellness” will begin in front of Wilmington High School and will take runners down Wildwood Street, Woburn Street, Federal Street, and then back towards Wilmington High on Middlesex Avenue.

The following road closures will be in effect:

• Church Street will be closed between Adams Street & Middlesex Avenue at approximately 10 AM until the race concludes.
• Wildwood Street will be closed at approximately 10:30 AM from Middlesex Avenue towards Woburn Street. Traffic will be allowed from Woburn Street. The road will reopen once all of the runners are clear from Wildwood Street.
• Federal Street will be closed at approximately 10:40 from Concord Street to Woburn Street. Traffic will be allowed from Woburn Street. The road will reopen once all of the runners are clear from Federal Street.

Motorists are asked to use caution when traveling in the area. Police Officers will be on hand to assist motorists with detour information.

On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Wilmington Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 17th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the Wilmington Police Department at 1 Adelaide Street. (Sites cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Last fall Americans turned in nearly 460 tons (more than 900,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at more than 5,800 sites operated by the DEA and almost 4,800 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Overall, in its 16 previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners have taken in almost 11 million pounds—nearly 5,500 tons—of pills.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National
Survey on Drug Use and Health shows year after year that the majority of misused and abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including someone else’s medication
being stolen from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing
them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the April 27 Take Back Day event, go to www.DEATakeBack.com.

The Wilmington Police Department wishes to notify the community that The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has approved a change of the Town of Wilmington Special Speed Regulations for Shawsheen Avenue and Hopkins Street in the area of the Shawsheen School.

Motorist are advised that the 25 MPH zones on Shawsheen Avenue has been extended in both directions as vehicles approach the school. The 25 MPH zone on Hopkins Street has also been extended. The Wilmington Department of Public Works has updated all of the signage in the area to comply with the new speed regulations.

We ask all motorist to adhere to the 25 MPH limit in this area.

 

 

At 8:32 AM on March 28, Police & Fire Units were dispatched to Planet Fitness (355 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA) for a report of an unresponsive 60 year old male. When Officers arrived on scene, they found a Planet Fitness Staff member and an off-duty nurse performing CPR on the man. They had already used an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) which was located inside the gym.

Sgt. Chris Ahern and Ofc. Mike Wandell took over CPR until Wilmington Firefighters arrived. Within minutes, the male party began breathing on his own and had regained consciousness by the time the ambulance reached the hospital! We want to commend the Planet Fitness staff member and the nurse for their quick actions which undoubtedly contributed to saving the man’s life. We also want to recognize Sgt. Chris Ahern, Ofc. Mike Wandell, Ofc. John Delorey, & Ofc. Darryl Ceruolo as well as the WFD for a job well done!

The Wilmington Police Department recently had an incident of two individuals gaining access to a home posing as Water Department Employees. Several other area towns have had similar incidents. A Wilmington resident called 911 after two men came to the residence posing as contractors for the Water Department. They told the resident that they needed to do an emergency check of the water for lead contamination. In other cases, the males approach the resident and said that there was a water break in the area and that the resident’s water meter needed to be reset. These individuals will work together to attempt to distract the resident so the group may split up and gain access to the rest of the home.

The Town of Wilmington Water Department employee’s operate town owned, clearly marked vehicles. If an individual approaches your residence or stops to ask questions regarding any utilities or permits, please ask for official town issued identification or call the Wilmington Police Department to verify whether the person is affiliated with the town. You may also contact the Wilmington Department of Public Works at 978-658-4481 during normal business hours. In almost all cases, the Town of Wilmington will notify residents if Water Department employees need to gain access to a residence prior to the visit.

Elderly residents are most often the targets of these types of scams. We want to ask our residents to take a moment to speak with elderly parents and neighbors so they are on the alert for this type of unscrupulous activity.