Crime & Safety
Tewksbury Police Arrest Man, Charge With Assaulting Police
A Wakefield man was charged with assaulting and threatening police with murder in Tewksbury Monday.
TEWKSBURY, MA — Tewksbury police arrested a Wakefield man and charged him with assaulting and threatening to murder a police officer Monday, the department said Tuesday.
Police were dispatched to the 1910 Andover Street Extended Stay America Monday "to assist a citizen with an unwanted male," according to the police narrative.
When they arrived, they found Derek Vadala, 28, of Wakefield.
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Vadala was "acting extremely hostile and making threatening statements toward officers," police said. "During the interaction, Vadala was acting erratically and at one point spit bodily fluids at the officers involved."
Vadala was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer, assault and battery on a police officer, and five counts of threat to commit murder against a police officer. He was arraigned in Lowell District Court Tuesday.
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All people are considered innocent until proven guilty.
Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.
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