On February 22, 2012, BPD officers were made aware of a green Chevrolet Malibu that had been reported stolen out of Dunstable, MA. At approximately 10:30 PM on the same day, Officer Don Boulette was patrolling on Boston Rd (North) when he observed a green Malibu pass him headed south towards the town center. As Officer Boulette caught up to the vehicle it turned into the Billerica Library parking lot which is shared with the Billerica Housing authority located at 16 River St.
Officer Boulette confirmed that the vehicle was the stolen Malibu from Dunstable after checking the registration on his mobile data terminal. The Malibu continued through the parking lot and attempted to access one of the narrow access roads at 16 River St. Officer Boulette signaled the operator to stop the vehicle. The operator, Joshua Menezes, stopped the car and was subsequently arrested for vehicle theft.
Joshua Menezes, 17, of 405 River St. Dunstable was taken into custody without further incident. A male passenger that was with Menezes at the time of his arrest was released from the scene without charges. Apparently, the Malibu that had been stolen belonged to a relative of Menezes.
Joshua Menezes was arrested by Officer Robert Heffernan back in October for stealing a GPS unit out a vehicle that had been parked at O’Connor Plaza. Menezes also had an active arrest warrant at the time of the October arrest. Details of that arrest can be found here.
Billerica – On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at approximately 1400 hours, Billerica Police arrested Holly Scheffer, 25, of 3 McGinniss Way, Billerica for Distribution of a Class B substance, Oxycodone. The arrest was made following a two month investigation into Scheffer’s activities. Billerica Police had received multiple reports from concerned citizens about Scheffer’s alleged drug dealing. The investigation was conducted by the Billerica Police in cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
