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Lawrence Shuts Down Illegal Daycare With 25 Children In Apartment

A police report shows officers were called to the home on August 12 for a complaint from a father about too many kids and a foul smell.

Police said an illegal daycare was shut down on the top floor this Bromfield Street building.
Police said an illegal daycare was shut down on the top floor this Bromfield Street building. (Image credit Mike LaCrosse/WBZ)

LAWRENCE, MA — The City of Lawrence says it shut down an illegal daycare on the top floor of a triple decker on Bromfield Street.

A Lawrence police report shows officers were called to the home on August 12 for a complaint from a father about too many kids and a foul smell. The report said 25 children were found in the apartment.

The report said the woman inside told police she was not running a daycare, but was watching a few kids for parents running errands and working.

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