When Abiel Porter Pearson was appointed a special police officer in 1872, he began a tradition of service that has remained steadfast for one hundred…
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November 28, 2022, marks the 80th Anniversary of one of the deadliest fires in American history. On that fateful night in 1942, nearly five hundred…
In 1940, Richard Davis, a reporter for the Lowell Sun wrote about the Wilmington Police Department from its beginnings in 1872 to the then present…
PRESS RELEASE On Saturday, November 19, at approximately 8:50 pm, Wilmington Police Responded to a 911 call regarding an armed robbery at the Route 38…
When Prohibition was repealed in 1933 the hidden stills and bootlegged alcohol gave way to a new liquor and entertainment business in town. Left to…
Once again, members of the Wilmington Police Department will be growing mustaches, beards, and goatees as part of the 8th Annual Home Base No Shave…
For Immediate Release October 19, 2022 Media Contact: Deputy Chief Brian Pupa Phone: 978-658-5071 Email: bpupa@wpd.org PRESS RELEASE WILMINGTON – Chief Joseph Desmond reports that…
On October 12, 2022 at 6:39 pm, the Wilmington Police Department responded to a two-car motor vehicle crash on Main Street near the Woburn Line.…
Prohibition came to Wilmington and the country on January 17, 1920, one year after the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. The National…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On August 29, 2022 at 1:22 pm, the Wilmington Police and Fire Departments responded to a motor vehicle crash in the parking…