To the family of friends of Attorney Scott Garrant, On behalf of the men and women of the Wilmington Police Department and myself, I wish…
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Contact: Lieutenant Daniel Murray (978) 658-7988 ext. 239 dmurray@wpd.org May 8, 2023 – Chief Joseph Desmond is pleased to announce that a team of assessors from…
PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On March 31, 2023 at 08:56 am, Wilmington Police responded to the intersection of Shawsheen Avenue and Moore Street for a…
WILMINGTON – Chief Joseph Desmond reports that the Wilmington Police Department investigated a motor vehicle into a single family home on March 2, 2023 around…
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…
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When Prohibition was repealed in 1933 the hidden stills and bootlegged alcohol gave way to a new liquor and entertainment business in town.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…