Montague Police Logs: Jan. 7 to Jan. 20, 2025

Published: 02-11-2025 2:36 PM |
3:23 p.m. — Reporting party states a vehicle was driving recklessly, almost causing multiple collisions. Vehicle turned onto the Turners Falls-Gill Bridge heading into Turners Falls, but the reporting party stayed on Route 2. Referred to an officer.
5:24 p.m. — Reporting party states there is a Medicare scam going around. Wanted it reported.
9:39 p.m. — Walk-in to the station requesting to speak to a detective about an ongoing issue of juveniles knocking on the door and windows, possibly driving a red Camaro with a brown roof. Officer advises statement forms were dropped off for the reporting party and a neighbor to fill out.
7:32 a.m. — Erving Police requesting officers check the Montague Plains/Lake Pleasant area for a male who left Weatherheads in Erving on foot. Unable to locate.
2:01 p.m. — Reporting party is following a black Toyota Sienna on Third Street and the vehicle is failing to stay within the marked lanes. Driver shows no signs of impairment. Verbal warning given.
10:32 a.m. — Caller states that while his truck was parked last night in the third spot from the intersection in front of Millers Pub on East Main Street, it was struck by another vehicle. Reporting party states his taillight is busted and the plastic pieces are on the ground. He is taking photos of the damage. Caller states he contacted the owner of Millers Pub for camera footage but she is on vacation, is hoping another employee can view them. Officer advised. Officer advising $45 worth of damage. Reporting party will contact his insurance company.
4:21 p.m. — Caller reporting a plumbing accident in a building on Fourth Street. Now there is smoke in the building. Caller believes the hot water tank exploded. Call was transferred to Shelburne Control Dispatch Center. Officers advised.
6:03 a.m. — Caller requests an officer at Cumberland Farms on Montague City Road to move along a male party who has been outside their business since late the night before. Caller also indicated the male party opened someone’s vehicle door and requested they buy him food or a drink. Officer advises male had left prior to arrival. Employees advised to call if male returns.
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5:06 p.m. — Report of someone camping in a tent on Our Lady of Czestochowa church property on K Street. Officer has checked on the tent before and it appears to have been abandoned for a while. No footprints in the snow. Officers called reporting party and advised them they can take the tent down if they don’t want it there.
8:36 p.m. — Montague officers en route to Erving to assist with a foot pursuit. Erving K-9 started tracking on Prospect Street. Tabitha Jane Valliere, 36, of Harrison Avenue in Greenfield, was arrested on a warrant.
1:42 p.m. — Officer advising he came across a minor vehicle collision at Route 63 and North Leverett Road. Officer states both drivers are exchanging info, did not want police assistance.
9:45 a.m. — Montague Housing Authority requests assistance dealing with a tenant at the Keith Apartments on Canal Street who is harassing maintenance workers. Tenant was advised not to bother maintenance workers.
9:54 a.m. — Christopher T. Tatro, 34, of Potter Road in Rowe, was arrested on two warrants at the corner of Second Street and Avenue A.
11:54 p.m. — Caller reports a vehicle crashed into the woods near the Turners Falls Municipal Airport. Involved female party is 17 years old and is out of the vehicle. Injury status unclear. Officer advises female party’s mother has arrived. Vehicle towed.
3:21 p.m. — Caller reports he received a docu-sign email request from a female who works for Town Hall and he has no relation to Massachusetts. States he thinks it’s a scam but isn’t sure and wants to talk to an officer. Officer spoke with male party. He was advised the email has been shut down and to delete the message.
7:12 p.m. — Caller from Avenue A reports there are a ton of people loitering in the hallway of the apartment building since this morning refusing to leave. Officer checked the area, no one found.
11:52 a.m. — Reporting party states he was driving by Highland School Apartments on Millers Falls Road and saw a male party climbing through a window. Unsure if he was breaking in. Officer advises male party was talking to his friend through the window.
5:13 p.m. — Report of a suspected water main break on Crescent Street. Caller advises there is a steady stream of water coming from where work was being done and it is running down the street, creating icy conditions. Department of Public Works foreman advised. He will check on it and treat the road if needed, and if it is a water main break, he will contact the Water Department. Confirmed water main break. Turners Falls Water Department responding.
9:46 a.m. — Caller reports that at around 1 a.m., her cameras caught someone trying to break into her house on Central Street using both the front and rear doors. Officer investigated.
4:27 p.m. — Caller reports a car struck the side of the Turners-Falls Gill Bridge and drove off heading toward Unity Park. Described as a sedan with front-end damage. Second caller reporting the same, described the vehicle as a blue Nissan hatchback. Gill Police checked the bridge and observed no damage to the bridge, but found some parts of the bumper from the involved vehicle.
10:14 p.m. — Reporting party states a black SUV covered in snow turned from Avenue A onto Fifth Street and struck a red car parked on the street. Officer states the vehicle had been struck previously and there doesn’t appear to be any new damage.
2:06 p.m. — Walk-in to the station reports that while traveling on Montague City Road, she slowed down while approaching the bridge and was rear-ended by another vehicle. Reporting party took down the plate number and license number of the driver, but wanted an officer to see the damage. Advised of options.