Authorities On Lookout For Sender Of Threatening Messages
QUINCY, Mass. -- Parents in Quincy are watching their children a little closer after threatening letters were delivered to their homes.
It happened several times in the last month, the latest incident on Easter Sunday, prompting an intensive police investigation.
Newscenter 5's Gail Huff reported that authorities are concerned enough that they're asking for the public's help finding the culprit. They've been finding threatening notes wrapped in women's underwear for several months, but are now going public in order to apprehend the person sending the packages.
The hand-written notes dropped at houses are composed on pages torn from the American Girl magazine, which is marketed to pre-teens.
"It threatened in a very graphic manner to sexually assault young girls. The graphic nature of the threats ... the person doesn't appear ... he has to know we're out there," Quincy Police Chief Robert Crowley said.
The first delivery was on Feb. 5 at a Mechanic Street rooming house. Among the 14 residents there is a level 3 sex offender.
The following February night a similar package was found on Endicott Street. On April 5, Franklin Street was targeted and on April 14, a package was found on Bradford Street. That note warned of an attack on Easter Sunday, and two days ago, on Easter, a package was found on Presidents Avenue.
"I mean, I live two doors down from this and it's startling. There's a lot of kids in the neighborhood," resident Mike Kilroy said.
The package found on Easter was wrapped in a holiday-themed envelope which has been sent to the state lab to see if evidence, such as fingerprints, can be collected from it.
Copyright 2006 by TheBostonChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops
About MassCops, the home for Massachusetts law enforcement.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network opened in 1998 and is now a part of the New England Police Network The site is a pro-police discussion forum intended for sworn police officers and civilian law enforcement officials as well as those interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement here in Massachusetts.
The goal of The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network is to provide an informal network of law enforcement officials here in Massachusetts for educational and informational purposes.
The forum covers many topics such as Police Related News Articles, Agency & Profession Discussions, Police Training as well as Law Enforcement Career Information.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network and The New England Police Network (NEPN) and it's network sites are privately owned websites/domains and are not affiliated with or endorsed by any government association or agency.
MassCops (masscops.com) and (masscop.com) are privately owned are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (masscop.org)
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops