CHARLTON — On Friday, February 7, 2025, at approximately 10:25 a.m., Officer Aaron Tetlow of the Charlton Police Department was advised that a woman was on the line reporting an assault and theft committed by Jennifer Toledo.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narratives of Officer Tetlow and Eric McNeeley and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
According to police, Jennifer Toledo, 53, resides on Oak Ridge Drive in Charlton.
“Dispatch advised me that [the reporting party] was difficult to speak with as she would go on lengthy disclosures of all things going on at Jennifer Toledo’s residence,” Officer Tetlow said. “Dispatch believed the report was related to an assault, theft of cash, and theft of some type of debit or other card.”
Officer Tetlow contacted the caller and activated his body-worn camera to record the call. “[She] immediately began saying she hopes I was finally going to do something about this situation,” Officer Tetlow said. “[She] then began telling me about an assault and theft of $1,000,” followed by claims about drug use and sales, firearms in the home, and a vomiting dog.
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“[She] was very long winded in her explanations and jumped from topic to topic,” Officer Tetlow said. “During one of her long explanations, [the reporting party] explained the reason for her going to Jennifer’s house. [She] stated it was because of the dog, saying the dog was vomiting due to the trash being filled with drugs.” She also said “the drones ” are watching all of this before claiming that she looked out her window yesterday and saw the state police watching her outside by “the brown house.”
“[She] then says she is sure the ‘drones’ are watching Jennifer,” Officer Tetlow recounted. “[The reporting party] then mentions the state police and mid-sentence switches to speaking about Jennifer living near a school. [She] then got back on track, reporting Jennifer hit her with a pistol and stole her money.”
The woman, who identified herself as Toledo’s cousin, said she had gone to Toledo’s Oak Ridge Drive residence on February 5. She claimed she was struck in the forehead with a firearm—possibly a BB gun—and that Toledo took $1,000 in cash and a debit card from her purse. The card, she said, belonged to her husband but was in the name of a third party acting as his Social Security rep-payee.
Asked why she hadn’t reported the incident sooner, she said she had been threatened by Toledo and was trying to “get out of the situation.” She said she no longer cared about the money and just wanted something done about the drug activity that was happening in the house.
“After letting her speak and continue with her comments, I eventually ended our call,” Officer Tetlow said. “After speaking with [the reporting party], I reviewed my notes and attempted to piece together a series of events that took place. I reviewed the body camera to listen to our conversation again to see if I could establish any solid report of the assault and theft. In doing so, I began to feel that [the reporting party] showed signs of a declining mental health. Due to the seriousness of the claims, I wanted to gather as many details as I could.”
After reviewing his notes from the phone call, Officer Tetlow decided it would be best to have the reporting party come in for an interview to try to gather more information with limited interruptions. He believed an in-person report would allow him to better limit off-topic conversation.
“Prior to calling [the reporting party] to request her to come in, I learned [she] had already called back and informed dispatch she was walking to the station to fill out any necessary paperwork. This was around 11:03 a.m.,” Officer Tetlow said. “Around 11:56 a.m., [she] called dispatch to ask if Jennifer had been arrested yet. [The reporting party] was advised she needed to come to the station to make her report. [She] advised dispatch she was not going to be walking to the station. I was not made aware of this and after hearing this I called [her] around 1:02 p.m. After a short conversation, [she] agreed to come in and again stated she will walk to the station. [She] never arrived.”
On February 8, Officer Tetlow called the reporting party and asked her if she could come to the station again.
“[The reporting party] again went off on a lengthy conversation about her car and the transmission and began to make other claims,” Officer Tetlow said. “I then advised her I was going to record this call as she made claims of another incident. I activated my body worn camera to document this phone call. This time [she] mentioned being forced to take out $400 from the bank then stated she did owe that money to Jennifer.”
The reporting party said that the woman who manages her husband’s funds went to Toledo’s house yesterday got her debit card and gave it back to her. She then stated that the woman who manages her husband’s funds spent time at Toledo’s house drinking gin and tonics before leaving and spending the night at her residence.
“[The reporting party’s] new claim is that since my previous conversation with her, Jennifer used the debit card and took $750 either from the ATM or as a direct transfer to her account. I asked if she could provide any bank statements and [she] stated she could not, that [the woman who manages her husband’s funds] would have that access,” Officer Tetlow said. Later adding, “[The reporting party], without being asked or prompted, mentioned that the gun she was struck with was either a BB gun or a real one, she was not sure. [She] mentioned that the money being stolen was money Jennifer claims was owed to her for the repairs to the vehicle. I was able to obtain details about [the woman who manages her husband’s funds] and I was also provided a phone number to contact [the woman who manages her husband’s funds].”
Officer Tetlow said he later contacted this number and determined it was in fact the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds. Officer Tetlow left a message and requested a call back.
“At the end of our conversation, [the reporting party] began to say she didn’t care about the money any more as she was only worried about the drug activity that was happening in that house,” Officer Tetlow added. “I then reminded [her] that I first needed to investigate her claims before taking action on the other reports of drugs and guns. I requested she come in to speak with me and she agreed to make calls and have someone bring her in. We ended our call with a conversation about [the woman who manages her husband’s funds] going to Florida and [how the reporting party] cannot get the bank statements without her. We then concluded our conversation.”
Officer Tetlow reported that at approximately 12:22 p.m., the reporting party called dispatch to advise him that she found a ride and would be coming in, she later called again and told dispatch she no longer wanted to file a report of this incident and only wanted officers to go to the house and speak with Jennifer as well as watch the house “carefully.”
“Dispatch attempted to transfer her call to me but [the reporting party] had hung up,” Officer Tetlow said. “I called [her] back and before even saying ‘hi,’ [she] stated, ‘I don’t want to file any reports she can keep the money she probably needs it more,’ and asked that we watch the house. I reiterated that she no longer wished to file a report and or move forward with any investigation, [she] stated that was correct.”
Officer Tetlow said that by Monday, February 10, he had not yet heard from the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds.
“I called her back and again left a detailed message for her to return my call. I also requested [the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds] to follow up with Detective White, should I not be available,” Officer Tetlow said. “Later on this date, [the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds] called me and we spoke about the [the reporting party’s] report. Before providing any details of my report, [the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds] stated she believes she knew the reason for my call. [She] explained her involvement with [the reporting party] and her husband [name redacted]. [She] confirmed that she was the rep-payee for them and that [the reporting party] has been in contact with her regarding claims of theft. I confirmed with [the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds] that this was the topic of my call and I reviewed certain details of the report involving her. I learned that the claim of the debit card being stolen was refuted by [the woman who manages the reporting party’s husbnand’s funds].”
The woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds told Officer Tetlow that she observed text messages between the reporting party and Toledo about the use of the debit card for the purpose of getting money owed to Toledo for car repairs.
“[The woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds] stated it was evident that [the reporting party] gave the card, provided the pin and allowed this transaction, totaling $680,” Officer Tetlow recounted. “[The woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds] did state [the reporting party] disputed the exact amount owed and [she] believed the total was only $500, but all money transactions were believed to be owed to Jennifer and she did not dispute the amount herself.”
Officer Tetlow said that in an attempt to corroborate the reporting party’s claims, he asked the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds if she went to Toledo’s residence to get the card back and if she in fact spent the night at the reporting party’s residence as it was claimed.
“[The woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds] confirmed with me that she did retrieve the card without incident and also spent that night with [the reporting party] at her house,” Officer Tetlow said. “[She] further explained, her friendship with [the reporting party] stems from a past relationship where [the reporting party] used to be her tenant. I asked if she was aware of the reports of assault and theft of $1000 cash. [She] reported having no knowledge of this and only stated the claim of theft was associated with the money she previously mentioned to me and she reiterated that she did not believe it was stolen.”
Officer Tetlow asked the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds if she was with the reporting party on the 5th or the 6th when the incident was reported to have happened.
“[She] stated she was not there but had heard from [the reporting party] on Friday,” Officer Tetlow said. “[The reporting party] reported the theft of the card/money, which would have been after this incident and after her contacting the police. [The woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds] also reported that [the reporting party] was angry with her for not filing a police report for the theft of the card. After hearing from [the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds], I believe that the report of theft has been determined to be unsubstantiated. I believe much of [the reporting party’s] report stems from a dispute over money owed to Jennifer. I also could not find anything to support the assault claim. I feel as though [the reporting party] would have mentioned this detail to [the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds] on Friday when they spoke and [the reporting party] told her about the incident. As mentioned in this report, [the reporting party] has been requested multiple times to come in and file a report. [The reporting party] initially agreed but failed to show and also expressed her desire not to go forward with this case. After looking into this case, I believe [the reporting party’s] mental health is in decline and the reports provided were not coherent enough to be able to establish a detailed series of events in order to open a proper investigation. Due to [the woman who manages the reporting party’s husband’s funds] input into this case, [the reporting party’s] desire to not move forward with this report and her lack of willingness to come in and make a formal report in person, I will be closing this investigation.”
After backing out, reporting party comes to station to press charges
On Monday, February 10, at approximately 3:56 p.m., the reporting party and her husband arrived at the Charlton Police Department and spoke with Officer Eric McNeeley, according to the officer’s report.
She again claimed she had been struck in the face with a firearm by Toledo who then stole cash from her. “[The reporting party] was unable to verify if the firearm was a BB gun or a real firearm,” Officer McNeeley said. “[The reporting party] described the firearm as black/silver. [The reporting party] informed me that she paid Toledo $400.00 to pay for work performed to [her] vehicle through Toledo’s friend. [The reporting party] then used the restroom at Toledo’s residence. When [she] exited the restroom, she noticed Toledo was going through her purse and had removed her debit card. [The reporting party] informed Toledo that she had no right to take her debit card which ensued an argument between the two. [She] explained that during this argument, Toledo hit her in the right side of her forehead (see attached photograph) with a firearm.” Officer McNeeley said a photograph of the bruise to the reporting party’s forehead had been taken as evidence.
“[The reporting party] explained that her husband received his social security on their Direct Express debit card on February 3,” Officer McNeeley said. “[The reporting party’s] payee identified as [name redacted] is in charge of [the reporting party’s husband’s] finance’s, but per [the reporting party], [she] just gives them the debit card and allows them to spend the money freely. [The reporting party] explained this incident took place on February 5. When I asked [the reporting party for] details pertaining to being struck with the firearm, she was unable to provide to me what hand Toledo held the firearm in, how Toledo struck her with the firearm or even where the firearm came from prior to being struck with it.”
Officer McNeeley said that although the reporting party informed Officer Tetlow previously that she did not want to move forward with charges, she was now reporting that she does want to seek charges against Toledo for stealing her money and striking her with a firearm.
“During the course of my interview, I had to bring [the reporting party] back on topic several times due to her telling me a lot of non-relevant information,” Officer McNeeley said. “[She] was unable to provide specifics on dates of when this A[ssault] & B[attery] occurred without me walking her through each step. [She] was under the impression that the Charlton Police Department should know of Toledo’s crime spree due to drones that she says we use to watch Toledo’s residence.”
After speaking with the reporting party, Officer McNeeley and Officer Ray Sherbourne went to Toledo’s residence.
Toledo denied the allegations. “Toledo denied ever stealing funds from [the reporting party] or striking her with a firearm,” Officer McNeeley said. “Toledo informed me that no firearms are in the residence and that [the reporting party] is making this entire story up.”
Toledo said she had been helping the reporting party with vehicle repairs through a friend at Globe Transmission in Southbridge.
“Toledo went on to inform me that [the reporting party] has developmental delays and has the brain of a 14-year-old teenager,” Officer McNeeley said. “Toledo also added that [the reporting party] is addicted to narcotics and has recently run out of money for the month and is demanding money from her to purchase her narcotics. Toledo believes this is why [the reporting party] is making up the story of Toledo stealing money from her and wanting Toledo to give her money. On top of Toledo denying having any firearms in the household to include BB guns, Toledo denies that any physical altercation has ever happened between her and [the reporting party].”
Officer McNeeley requested a summons for a probable cause hearing for Toledo for the following charges:
- Assault & Battery with Dangerous Weapon
- Larceny over $1200
Toledo was arraigned in Dudley District Court on March 3, 2025. Following her arraignment, she was released on personal recognizance under the condition that she stay away from and not contact the victim.
Her next court date was a pretrial hearing scheduled for April 18, 2025.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story was from February, 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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