TEWKSBURY – Chief Ryan Columbus reports that the Tewksbury Police Department arrested two people on charges of breaking into a vehicle and drug possession, as a result of information provided by a community member.
DEREK HAMMERLE, AGE 38, OF NASHUA, N.H.; was arrested and charged with:
- Breaking and Entering Motor Vehicle
- Possession of a Class E Substance
MICHELE NAULT, AGE 32, OF NASHUA, N.H.; was arrested and charged with:
- Breaking and Entering Motor Vehicle
- Possession of a Class E Substance
On Tuesday, Sept. 27, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Tewksbury Police received a call from a Ferncroft Road resident reporting a breaking and entering in progress.
Responding officers learned upon arrival that a person had attempted to break into a car, but fled when the car’s alarm went off. Officers found a woman later identified as NAULT walking nearby. NAULT was wanted on a warrant out of Woburn District Court, and was taken into custody.
Sgt. Colin Trelegan and his K-9 partner Leo responded as well. K-9 Leo tracked a scent trail from the area of the vehicle that was broken into, along yards off Ferncroft Road, to the area of high-voltage power lines, where a suspect later identified as HAMMERLE emerged from brush. HAMMERLE was wanted on three default warrants, and was taken into custody. Police found approximately 34 tablets of Gabapentin on NAULT and in a vehicle NAULT and HAMMERLE allegedly drove to the scene.
Both NAULT and HAMMERLEare scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Lowell District Court.
These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.
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