Crime & Safety
CRIME LOG: Lowell Mass. Man Busted for Drugs
The following information was supplied by the Concord Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
- Corey R. Johnson, 25, of Lowell, Mass., was arrested at 5:20 p.m. on Sept. 8, on possession of drugs and possession of controlled drugs charges. Officers were dispatched to Merrimack Street for a report of drug activity. The officer spoke to four individuals inside a vehicle. The female driver of the car consented to a search of the vehicle. Inside the glove compartment, a bag of marijuana as well as two burnt joints were allegedly found. The driver was reportedly surprised by the drugs and denied that they belonged to her. The passenger, Johnson, allegedly admitted they were his and he was arrested. Johnson was later released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail and is due in court on Oct. 21.
- Lexus A. Grenier, 19, of Manchester, received a summons at 6 p.m. on Sept. 11, on a driving after revocation or suspension charge. An officer was called to a two-car accident near Planet Fitness on Fort Eddy Road. The driver of the first vehicle reported that the car in front of him had turned into the Planet Fitness parking lot and a second car was waiting to come out. He assumed that the car was waiting for him to pass but as he passed by the entrance, a woman allegedly pulled out in front of him and he crashed into her vehicle. The other operator, Grenier, reportedly said she didn’t see the other vehicle, only the one turning into the lot. Greiner though had a suspended license from Aug. 28, for default court summons. She was given a summons for the violation and for failure to yield and is due in court on Oct. 21.
- Avram M. Niebling, 27, of Boscawen, was arrested at 11:37 a.m. on Sept. 14, and charged with possession of controlled drugs and possession of drugs. An officer reportedly spotted a Volvo make an illegal left hand turn into the Corner View Restaurant from Clinton Street. The officer pulled in behind the vehicle and spoke to the driver who reportedly stated he didn’t know he couldn’t make the turn. While talking to the driver, later identified as Niebling, the officer allegedly observed a pipe in the driver’s door pocket with burnt residue on it. Niebling allegedly told the officer that someone who borrowed his car took it out of the trunk and put it into the door pocket. Niebling refused to consent to a search of the car and he was arrested. Nielbing was later released on $4,000 personal recognizance bail and is due in court on Oct. 21. He was also issued a summons for traffic control device.
- Brandon M. Aubin, 30, of Concord, received a summons at 8 a.m. on Sept. 17, for driving after revocation or suspension. An officer was called to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Clinton Street and Averill Drive. One of the vehicles, a 2000 Ford Windstar, had moderate damage and the other vehicle had damage that made it not drivable, according to the report. The driver of the Ford, Aubin, reported trying to make a left hand turn onto Averill and didn’t see the other vehicle coming into the left lane. After the crash, the other vehicle moved to the side of the road. Dispatch later reported that Aubin was under suspension for a default court summons from Sept. 12, 2008. He was issued a summons for failure of entering traffic to yield and is due in court on Oct. 21.
- Kendrick Waddell, 42, of Concord, was arrested at 11:19 p.m. on Sept. 18, on a bench warrant. An officer was called to a domestic disturbance on High Street that just turned out to be a group of people hanging out listening to music. Waddell, the tenant at the building, however, had a bench warrant from Concord District Court for nonpayment of fine from May 6, on a theft charge. He was arrested and later, released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail. Waddell is due in court on Oct. 21.
- Michael W. Durgin, 33, of Webster, was arrested at 2:40 p.m. on Sept. 19, and charged with driving after revocation or suspension, a bench warrant, and another warrant. An officer was called to an accident between a vehicle and a pedestrian. Upon arrival, the officer found Concord Fire and Rescue teams tending to the minor injuries. The officer spoke to Durgin who allegedly backed out of his parking spot and struck a woman. The woman was trying to find her car but didn’t see the vehicle before it backed into her. She had a bump on the head and scrapes on her face. A SPOTS check of Durgin yielded a license suspension and warrants. One warrant was from Concord District Court on Aug. 30, on a driving after suspension charge, with $695 cash to settle. The other was a willful concealment charge out of the Hooksett Police Department. Durgin was convicted of operating after suspension on April 15. He was arrested and released on $6,000 personal recognizance bail. Durgin is due in Hooksett District Court on Oct. 30, and Concord District Court on Nov. 4.
- Thomas Sockbeson, 27, of Old Town, Maine, was arrested at 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 20, on a felony theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. The charge stems from an alleged incident on Oct. 6, 2011, at the TD Bank on North Main Street in Concord involving $8,000 in forged checks on a closed account. Sockbeson was arrested by the Bangor, Maine Police on Sept. 11, on the Concord warrant. After being extradited from Maine, he refused bail and was arraigned on Sept. 23.
- Jeremy D. Caldwell, 33, of Concord, was arrested at 3:14 a.m. on Sept. 21, and charged with criminal mischief (vandalism) and endangering welfare of a child/incompetent. Officers were called to Pine Crest Circle for a domestic disturbance where a woman could be heard screaming and swearing on the phone, along with a male voice and a child crying. When officers arrived, the residence was quiet but there was a large pile of women’s clothing on the ground in front of the residence. There were also two broken dresser drawers and a computer monitor on the ground. After repeatedly knocking on the door, Caldwell reportedly answered and spoke to officers, telling them that the couple and the woman’s child were being evicted. The officers questioned Caldwell who allegedly didn’t want them speaking to the woman and child but later acquiesced. The girl, the report noted, was limping and had a cut on her foot, allegedly from broken glass outside. Caldwell, whose eyes were allegedly glassy and bloodshot, was questioned about why a 12-year-old would be outside at 1:30 a.m. and he allegedly had trouble answering the question. Caldwell allegedly told the officers that the girl’s mother had not returned from work and was not helping with the moving procedures, so he began placing items outside. The girl later confirmed that she cut her foot on the glass from the computer monitor that was thrown outside. Caldwell was arrested and charged. He was released on $4,000 personal recognizance bail and is due in court on Nov. 4.
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