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Bedford Police to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

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Bedford Police Department
Robert Bongiorno, Chief of Police
2 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Bedford Police to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

BEDFORD — Chief Robert Bongiorno reports that the Bedford Police Department is participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this weekend and encourages residents to drop off their unused or expired medications.

Additional officers will be at the department on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist residents during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

Saturday’s collection event is part of a semi-annual initiative organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Thousands of law enforcement agencies across the country hold prescription “take back” events twice a year in an effort to provide community members with an easy, accessible way to dispose of expired or unwanted prescription drugs.

Drug Take Back events also serve as an opportunity for law enforcement agencies to educate the public about the potential for abuse of medications. Studies suggest that the majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.

Residents should note that liquids, needles or sharps will not be accepted.

Community members who want to dispose of old medications, but are unable to attend the Take Back Day event can call the Bedford Police Department at 781-275-1212 and an officer will come to the house to pick up the prescription drugs. They can also provide residents with a chemical that renders the drugs inactive so they can dispose of them on their own.

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Bedford Police to Hold Informational Public Safety Forums

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Bedford Police Department
Robert Bongiorno, Chief of Police
2 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730

For Immediate Release

Monday, April 8, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Bedford Police to Hold Informational Public Safety Forums

BEDFORD — Chief Robert Bongiorno and the Bedford Police Department are pleased to announce that a series of informational sessions on various public safety and policing topics will be held in the coming months.

“I encourage residents to attend one or more of these sessions,” Chief Bongiorno said. “Our goal is to share the police work we do throughout the community and to familiarize residents with our officers. Come, listen to one of our presentations on public safety, and get to know your local officers in a relaxed setting.”

WHEN:

  • “Internet and Phone Scams: What You Can Do to Avoid Them” Wednesday, May 29, from 6:30-9 p.m.
  • “Public Health Emergencies: What Police Can Do Before Emergency Medical Services Arrive” Wednesday, June 26, from 6:30-9 p.m.
  • “The Use of Force as Relating to Policing in the 21st Century” Wednesday, July 31, from 6:30-9 p.m.
  • “Constitutional and Criminal Law as Applied by Police” Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 6:30-9 p.m.
  • “Domestic Violence: Police and the Law Partnered with a Solution by the Domestic Violence Services Network” Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 6:30-9 p.m.
  • “Citations: The Reasons and Success of the Bedford Police Enforcement” Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 6:30-9 p.m.

WHERE:

Bedford Police Department Training Room, 2 Mudge Way

WHAT:

The Bedford Police Department will be hosting a series of six open house informational sessions in the coming months to familiarize the community with members of the department and inform residents about various public safety and policing topics.

At each session, officers will conduct training on a public safety issue and will hold an open forum afterward to discuss any community concerns residents wish to bring forward. The sessions will cover internet and phone scams, citations and domestic violence.

“We want people to know who we are and what we do,” Lt. James Graham said. “These sessions are a great tool for police and residents to get to know one another better while addressing a prevalent public safety topic in Bedford.”

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Bedford Police Report Missing Couple Has Been Found

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Bedford Police Department
John J. Bryfonski, Chief of Police
55 Constitution Drive
Bedford, NH 03110

For Immediate Release

Friday, April 5, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Bedford Police Report Missing Couple Has Been Found

BEDFORD, N.H. — Chief John J. Bryfonski reports that New York State Police have located a missing Bedford couple.

Norman Lepine, 79, and Shirley Lepine, 77, were found by New York State Police in Stephenstown, New York after their car became disabled and came to a rest on the side of the road.

The husband and wife were uninjured but were taken to an area hospital as a precaution. They will be met by family later today, who will assist them home.

Credit card transactions show that the couple traveled as far west as Corfu, New York, a total of 460 miles from home.

The couple went missing after a visit from their daughter at approximately 3 p.m. at their Bedford, New Hampshire residence on Wednesday. The Lepines had plans to drive themselves to a restaurant in Tamworth, New Hampshire shortly after their daughter’s visit, but did not reach the restaurant.

“Thanks to outstanding work by the New York State police, this couple has been located and will be reunited with family soon,” Chief Bryfonski said. “Fortunately, neither of them sustained injuries during this time. Thank you to all local and regional police who assisted us in searching for the Lepines.”

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Bedford, N.H. Police Arrest and Charge Man with Trying to Cash Fraudulent Check

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Bedford Police Department
John J. Bryfonski, Chief of Police
55 Constitution Drive
Bedford, NH 03110

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Bedford Police Arrest and Charge Man with Trying to Cash Fraudulent Check

BEDFORD, N.H. — Chief John J. Bryfonski reports that the Bedford Police Department arrested a man and charged him with attempting to illegally cash a check at a bank on Wednesday.

STEPHEN LAMORE, AGE 39, OF STOUGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS, was charged with one count of Forgery of a Check.

At approximately 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to Bank of New Hampshire, 256 Wallace Road, for a report of a man allegedly attempting to cash a fraudulent check.

Upon arrival, the officers spoke with LAMORE and the bank employees.

A bank teller and manager told police that LAMORE attempted to cash a Bank of New Hampshire check for $3890.22. The font of the name on the check was different and did not match the checks that the bank issues. In addition, the account number, belonging to a local business, had also been flagged as having recent fraudulent activity.

When police called the business where the account on the check belongs to, an employee said that the check number given was made out to a different recipient for a different amount. The employee also said that the bank did not issue any checks to LAMORE and did not know who he was.

It is unclear at this time how LAMORE obtained the check and the matter remains under investigation.

LAMORE was placed under arrest, booked at the Bedford Police Department and later released on personal recognizance.

He is scheduled to be arraigned at Hillsborough Superior Court North on Jan. 3.

These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

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