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Since July 2005, he had also been a reserve police officer for the Newburyport Police Department.
An electrician by trade, Burkinshaw also served as fire alarm assistant superintendent. He saved the City of Newburyport thousands of dollars by volunteering to repair wiring in emergency lights and sirens in both fire engines and police cruisers over the course of his career, according to LeClaire. Firefighter Burkinshaw was a remarkable, kind person who made a lasting impression on many people, as has been evident by the profound community support in the wake of his diagnosis, LeClaire said.
He is survived by a loving wife and daughter.
Residents of Newburyport, Massachusetts are being warned to be cautious after a scammer posing as a Newburyport Police officer reached someone in town by phone and demanded $10,000 or else they’d be arrested. City Marshal Mark Murray said that the scammer, who was most likely not in the U.S., was able to use both the name of an active Newburyport.
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Jan 1, 2021
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) A 57-year-old Newburyport man was taken into custody on New Year s Day after he barricaded himself inside his home during a police investigation.
The Newburyport Police Department said officers responded to Newburyport One Stop Gas Station at 1 Kent Street for a reported break-in at around 8:20 a.m., but the suspect had fled the scene prior to the officers arrival.
A witness said that they saw the man, who they thought may be armed, flee into a house a few blocks away on Atkinson Street. A short time later, a heavy police and SWAT team presence was seen in the area.