Crime & Safety
Gun-Stealing Man Arrested At Tewksbury Motel: Police
Michael Picardi, 33, was arrested Sunday after police responded to the motel for a report of a stolen gun.
TEWKSBURY, MA — Police arrested a Lowell man they found at Main Street motel with what they said was a stolen loaded gun.
Michael Picardi, 33, was arrested Sunday after police responded to the motel for a report of a stolen gun. A regional response team secured the room Picardi was in and took him into custody without incident.
Police said they found the stolen gun in the room.
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Picardi will be arraigned at Lowell District Court Monday on charges of unlicensed possession of a loaded firearm and stealing a firearm.
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