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Archives for April 2019

Hull Police Arrest and Charge Three Men with Trafficking Heroin

April 22, 2019 by Benjamin Paulin

Hull Police Department
Chief John Dunn
1 School Street
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Monday, April 22, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: ben@jgpr.net

Hull Police Arrest and Charge Three Men with Trafficking Heroin

HULL — Chief John Dunn reports that the Hull Police Department arrested and charged three men with trafficking heroin following a traffic stop on Sunday, April 21.

GIOVANNI CRUZ, AGE 19, OF BELMONT; TOMAS MARTINEZ, AGE 24, OF DORCHESTER; and RAPHY VERAS, AGE 19, OF QUINCY were each charged with:

  • Trafficking in Heroin Over 36 Grams
  • Possession to Distribute a Class A Drug (Heroin)
  • Possession of a Class A Drug (Heroin)
  • Possession With Intent to Distribute a Class D Drug (Marijuana)
  • Possession of a Class D Drug (Marijuana)
  • Possession of a Burglarious Instrument

In addition, CRUZ was charged with Operation of a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License, Marked Lanes Violation and Malicious Destruction of Property Under $1,200.

At approximately 10:45 p.m., Sunday, April 21, Hull Police received a report of an erratic driver in the area of 50 George Washington Boulevard.

Hull Police Officer Stephen Glavin located and observed the driver drift between lanes and almost cross into the opposite lane of traffic twice.

The driver was pulled over by Officer Glavin near 45 Hull Shore Drive. As Officer Glavin approached the vehicle and spoke to the driver, later identified as CRUZ, he noticed a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle.

During the course of the traffic stop, it was determined that CRUZ was driving with a suspended license. The two passengers, MARTINEZ and VERAS did not have valid driver’s licenses and as a result the vehicle needed to be towed because it was blocking the driveway of a business.

While performing a routine inventory of the vehicle prior to the tow, officers located and seized approximately 41.8 grams of heroin mixed with fentanyl, 224 grams of marijuana, a digital scale and an item used to open locked car doors known as a “slim jim.”

CRUZ was also found to have 47.8 grams of marijuana in his pockets.

The three men were placed under arrest and taken to the Hull Police Department to be booked.

While inside of his holding cell, CRUZ allegedly purposefully clogged the toilet with a roll of toilet paper, causing the cell to flood with water, resulting in the Malicious Destruction of Property charge.

The three men are expected to be arraigned Monday in Hingham District Court.

These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

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Hull Police Department Promotes Three to Rank of Sergeant

April 5, 2019 by Benjamin Paulin

Hull Police Department
Chief John Dunn
1 School Street
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Friday, April 5, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: ben@jgpr.net

Hull Police Department Promotes Three to Rank of Sergeant

Left to right: Hull Police Deputy Chief Neil Reilly, Sgt. Steven Saunders, Sgt. Scott Saunders, Sgt. Edward Minelli and Chief Jack Dunn. (Photo courtesy Hull Police)

HULL — Chief John Dunn is pleased to announce that three Hull Police officers were promoted to the rank of sergeant Thursday night.

Edward Minelli and brothers Steven Saunders and Scott Saunders were promoted at a badge pinning ceremony at Hull Town Hall last night.

The three will be assigned as Shift Commanders to various shifts within the department and will receive ancillary duties in the coming weeks and months.

“Edward, Steven and Scott have worked extremely hard to get to this point in their careers and I congratulate them on their promotions,” Chief Dunn said. “All three of the guys are from Hull and I am sure they will continue to serve their hometown with pride and distinction.”

Sgt. Scott Saunders has been with the Hull Police Department since 2004 and has been an acting sergeant since 2014. He is a United States Marine Corps veteran and is currently running the department’s summer seasonal officer program.

Sgt. Steven Saunders joined his brother at the department in 2012. He is a field training officer and also handles the department’s IT and Records Management System (RMS), which he is currently working to upgrade.

Sgt. Edward Minelli has been a Hull Police Officer since 2014. He is one of the department’s firearms and active shooter instructors and is a Field Training Officer. He serves as a member of the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council’s (MetroLEC) SWAT team and over the past two years he has earned the AAA Traffic Safety/Enforcement Award.

All three sergeants have earned their master’s degrees in criminal justice.

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Filed Under: Press Releases Tagged With: Chief John Dunn, hull, Hull Police Department, promotion, sergeant

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