Published: March 26, 2008 10:37 am ShareThisPrintThis
Danvers: Chief busts five with a pound of pot, cop says
By Ethan Forman
Staff writer
DANVERS — Police Chief Neil Ouellette Tuesday night arrested five North Shore men in their 20s allegedly in possession of 1 pound of marijuana, with a street value of $1,500, police said.
The arrests took place in the parking lot of Planet Fitness, 10 Newbury St. (Route 1), Sgt. Robert Bettencourt said.
The men also had on them $4,600 in cash in two separate stashes of $2,700 and $1,900. The investigation led to the discovery of 61 pills police believe to be the pain killer oxycodone.
Ouellette was on patrol in an unmarked cruiser at 9:05 p.m. looking for suspects in a string of recent GPS-device car breaks. That's when he came across someone who appeared to be casing cars, Bettencourt said. He noticed a man in the parking lot when another car pulled in next to him, leading the chief to investigate.
Arrested were:
r Ryan Caverly, 29, of Peabody
r Harrison Lounsbury, 22, of Hamilton
r Jason Mostacci, 25, of Danvers
r Andrew Murley, 21, of Beverly
r Joseph Olson, 23, of Peabody
All five were to be arraigned Wednesday morning in Salem District Court, Bettencourt said. All face charges of possession with the intent to distribute a Class D substance, marijuana, and conspiracy to violate drug laws.
Lounsbury faces an additional charge of conspiracy to violate drug laws in relation to the Class B substance, the pills, Bettencourt said.
"Obviously, it was great police work by the chief," Bettencourt said. To learn more, read Thursday's edition of The Salem News.
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