Crime & Safety
Illegal Dumpers In Shrewsbury Lead Police To Drugs, Stolen Truck
Two people from Worcester are facing multiple charges after police caught them illegally using a Dumpster.
SHREWSBURY, MA — A relatively minor crime led Shrewsbury police to drugs and a stolen car at a local apartment complex last week.
On July 11, police went to the Shrewsbury Green apartments across from White City after a security guard reported someone illegally using the complex Dumpster.
When police arrived, they found a man and woman sitting in a pickup truck. The truck, it turns out, had been stolen in Webster about an hour before Shrewsbury police arrived. Police also caught the man and woman holding cocaine and heroin.
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The 38-year-old man and 49-year-old woman were both charged with receiving a stolen vehicle, possession of a class A substance, possession of a class B substance — and of course, illegal use of a commercial Dumpster.
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