Monday's armored car robbery in Methuen was carried out by three suspects who were all already arrested. The heist of the Garda truck was apparently an inside job as two suspects reportedly worked for the company. Police named the suspects as Justin Levesque, 43, of Cumberland, R.I., Eliezer Martinez, 26, of Lawrence, and Willie Salazar Vasquez, 22. Levesque and Martinez work for Garda. Police said the heist took place at a Big Lots store in Methuen as a cash delivery was made. One guard was disarmed and was forced into the back of the truck and then the suspect got into the front to force the driver to drive. The suspect left the truck at the intersection of Jackson and Prospect streets in Methuen. The FBI is part of the investigation. All charges alleged until proven under law. [Globe]
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House Speaker Robert DeLeo proposed a test, similar to one required of prospective State Police troopers, for future Probation Department workers. Mark Kerrigan's manslaughter trial has been postponed until May because his lawyer broke her wrist. Kerrigan, Olympian Nancy Kerrigan's brother, is accused in the death of his 70-year-old father, Daniel. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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Volunteers with the Clean River Project found a trash bag full of marijuana floating in the Shawsheen River in Lawrence Sunday afternoon. They reported it to the Methuen police who alerted Lawrence police who retrieved it. It was two pounds of "not high-quality" pot worth $2,000. [Lawrence Eagle Tribune]
-- On Wednesday, officers responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a suspicious looking plastic bag in the area of Princeton Street in East Boston. The bag, reported to be the size of a laundry bag, was discovered to contain the body of what appeared to be a female in her 30’s. The police are trying to determine her identity. Call the Boston Police Homicide Unit at (617) 343-4470 with any information. Anonymous calls to the CrimeStoppers Tip Line can be made at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). [BPDNews.com]
--O'Ryan Johnson, a Boston Herald crime reporter, faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly kicking a man in the chest. Johnson asked for help at a laundromat in Groveland and the 74-year old man who responded got yelled at then kicked. Johnson was reportedly with a young girl. [Lawrence Eagle Tribune]
