BARRE — On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at approximately 6:22 p.m., Officers Zachary Warner and Ryan Walsh of the Barre Police Department were dispatched to 200 North Brookfield Road, to locate Krista Chamberland because she had an active warrant.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Zachary Warner and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
“Krista is known to live at 200 North Brookfield Road due to how frequently the Barre Police Department responds there,” Officer Warner said.
When the officers arrived on scene, they spoke with the homeowner, Randy [last name redacted], who said that Chamberland moved out about a month ago.
“While speaking to Randy I heard a loud bang from the backside of the house,” Officer Warner said. “I asked Randy if someone was supposed to be behind that house. Randy stated maybe Chad.”
Officer Warner said he walked around to the back of the house to make sure it wasn’t Chamberland leaving through the rear of the residence.
“When I rounded the back of the house, I observed someone moving around in the back seat of a black truck,” Officer Warner said. “I walked up to the truck and observed Chad Graves. Chad is resident of 200 North Brookfield Road. I asked Chad if he has seen Krista, Chad replied ‘no.’ I continued to speak with Chad. While speaking with Chad, I observed a clear glass pipe with a white powder residue on it. Based on my training and experience, I believed it to be a pipe that is commonly used to smoke ‘crack cocaine.’”
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According to police, Chad E. Graves, 37, is a resident of 200 North Brookfield Road, South Barre, MA.
Officer Warner asked Graves to hand him the pipe and he did.
“I asked Chad when the last time he used was, Chad replied this morning. Chad stated he had two more pipes which he gave Officer Walsh and I, the pipes were placed into evidence bags and transported back to the station,” Officer Warner said. “At the station, I utilized a field test kit for cocaine. The field test kit came back positive for cocaine. At this time, I placed the pipes into an evidence bag. The bag was placed into Evidence Locker 5…awaiting to be dropped off at the lab to have further testing done.”
Officer Warner said that, based on the facts and circumstances, he believed there was probable cause to charge Chad Graves with the following:
- Possession of Class B Drug, Subsequent Offense
On August 1, 2025, a court summons was mailed to Graves. Graves’ arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 25, 2025, in East Brookfield District Court.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in June, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.
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