Call for Suspicious People at Newton Apartments Leads to Heroin Distribution Arrest

Aug. 25

• Police spotted a red Dodge Caravan, and its plate was expired. A check also revealed that so was the registration. John L. Lanigan, 64, 102 West Emerson St., Melrose, was arrested and charged with operating after suspension and with an unregistered motor vehicle.

Aug. 27

• Police responded with numerous other units to Paul Street for a reported break-in at an apartment complex. Tenants spotted a light skinned black male, approximately six feet tall, thin build, with curly black hair and ponytail and scruffy black beard, wearing dark clothing and a black backpack, walking through the apartment complex. The male was accompanied by a white female about five feet six foot tall with curly dark hair and dark clothing. Both were spotted walking through the building and no one recognized them. When asked what apartment they lived in, residents said it was not accurate, as they knew the person who lived in the apartment number they gave. Police found the two. The male had a backpack, and in it, several hard objects. Police found a large plastic baggie filled with several other baggies, which was thought to be an illegal drug. It was determined to be 12 bags of heroin. The female was located in another part of the building, but was released because she did not commit any specific crimes and they were only in the common area of the building. Matthew Charles Bradley, 24, 96 Winter St., Haverhill, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to violate drug laws, possession with intent to distribute Class A drug

Aug. 28

• Police responded to 1 Boylston St. for a car that had been keyed in the parking lot of Star Market between 6:40 and 6:55 a.m. that morning.