WESTMINSTER — On Monday, October 21, 2024, Westminster Police Officer Patrick Porpora was on patrol when, at approximately 5:39 p.m., dispatch relayed a BOLO [Be on the Lookout] alert from the Ayer Police Department.
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The BOLO issued was for a silver 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage, stolen from Broadway Motoring, Inc., a used car dealership located on Fitchburg Road in Ayer. The vehicle, last operated by Nouamany Ken Luangkhene, was listed in The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database as stolen. The alert instructed, “If located; stop; hold, and contact Ayer Police Department.”
According to police, Nouanmany Ken Luangkhene, 33, is a resident of 325 South Street, Fitchburg. Court documents indicate he’s a single truck driver who was born in Fitchburg.
“I was monitoring traffic in the area of Ashburnham State Road (Route 12) which is in between Luangkhene’s address (325 South Street, Fitchburg) and a residence in Ashburnham that he frequents,” Officer Porpora said. Later adding, “At approximately 6:45 p.m., I observed the vehicle travelling south on Route 12 toward Fitchburg. I observed a male party matching Luangkhene’s description operating the vehicle and a white female in the passenger seat. I caught up to the vehicle, activated my blue emergency lights, and conducted a motor vehicle stop on Ashburnham State Road, half a mile before the Fitchburg line.”
Officer Porpora said he informed Sergeant Nicholas Auffrey of the Westminster Police Department about the stolen vehicle and requested that he respond to the scene.
“Once Sergeant Auffrey and Officer [Erik] Salo from Ashburnham police were on scene, we conducted a high risk stop on the vehicle and detained Luangkhene and the female passenger [a 23-year-old woman]. Westminster Garage was requested to the scene to take possession of the vehicle. Ayer Police were contacted and declined to take the vehicle, so it was towed to the secured lot at Westminster Garage. Ayer stated they would be summonsing Luangkhene for the larceny charges pertaining to the vehicle.”
Luangkhene was arrested and charged with receiving stolen motor vehicle. His female passenger was released and arranged for a ride to pick her up from the scene.
“I transported Luangkhene to the station and completed the booking process without incident,” Officer Porpora said.
Luangkhene’s bail was set at $3,000.
“Luangkhene made a phone call and was placed into the cell,” Officer Porpora said.
Luangkhene was arraigned in Gardner District Court on Oct. 22, 2024. Following his arraignment, he was released on bail with the potential of bail revocation. His next court date was a pretrial hearing scheduled for Nov. 15, 2024.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story was from October, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to get the court documents for the incident. FOIAs are time consuming.
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