DUDLEY — On Friday, October 10, 2025, at approximately 8:09 p.m., Officer Luis Pacheco and of the Dudley Police Department was on patrol, performing stationary radar on Dudley Oxford Road.
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“While performing handheld radar I observed a vehicle bearing MA plates [# redacted] approaching my location at a high rate of speed,” Officer Pacheco said. “I estimated this vehicle to be traveling between the speeds of 40 to 44 mph. It should be noted I was performing handheld radar in a posted 30 mph zone. My handheld radar displayed the vehicle to be traveling at a speed of 44 mph.”
As the vehicle passed his location, Officer Pacheco said he activated his cruiser’s blue emergency lights and pulled out to initiate a motor vehicle stop.
“The vehicle pulled over in the area of 55 Dudley Oxford Road,” Officer Pacheco said. “I approached the operator later identified as Nicole Berthiaume.”
According to police, Nicole L. Berthiaume, 40, is a resident of Westborough, MA.
“I asked the operator for her license and registration. The operator stated she did not have her license on her and the vehicle was a rental,” Officer Pacheco said. “I asked the operator for her name and DOB and she provided me with the name of Amanda Berthiaume with a DOB [date of birth] of October 1X, 19XX. I also asked the operator for her social security number, and she stated she only new the last four numbers of [#s redacted].”
At this time, Officer Pacheco returned to his cruiser to verify the information the driver provided to him.
“I could not locate a license for the name and date of birth provided to me. I approached the operator and asked her to verify the information again, which she did,” Officer Pacheco said.
Dispatch then informed Officer Pacheco that they had located an Amanda Berthiaume with the same date of birth the driver provided.
“I asked the operator what year she was born and she stated she was born in 1999 and was just nervous and gave me the wrong year originally,” Officer Pacheco said. “It should be noted the last four numbers the operator provided for her social did not match the name she provided. Amanda’s hair color was also listed as blonde, and my operator’s hair was brown.”
Officer Pacheco said he asked the operator again if her name was Amanda, and she stated multiple times that it was.
“The operator was acting extremely nervous and was very evasive with her answers,” Officer Pacheco said.
At this time, Officer Dylan Reney arrived on scene to assist.
“At one point a male passenger called her ‘Nikki,'” Officer Pacheco said. “I asked the operator why she was being called ‘Nikki,’ and she stated it was a nickname.”
Officer Pacheco again asked the driver for any proof of her identity.
“She could not provide any documents and stated she did not have any,” Officer Pacheco said. “I asked the operator to verify her address and she could not remember the zip code of the town she resided in.”
The driver then stated she lived with her brother in New Hampshire.
“I asked the operator if she could call her brother to verify her identity,” Officer Pacheco said. “The operator opened her phone contacts and I visibly saw the phone was registered to a Nicole Berthiaume. The operator stated the phone was her sister’s.”
Officer Pacheco said that, at this time, he called dispatch and asked them to check for a “Nicole Berthiaume,” who was located in-house with a suspended license and an active warrant out for her arrest.
“Using the provided RMV photo my operator was identified as Nichole Berthiaume,” Officer Pacheco said. “Nicole was advised she was under arrest and was handcuffed behind her back (DL) [double locked]. Nicole then stated she had recently injured her arm and was in pain while being handcuffed in the back. I then removed the handcuffs and placed her hands in front of her, where she was handcuffed again to prevent injury.”
Berthiaume was offered medical attention, which she declined.
“Precision Auto towed the vehicle a short time later,” Officer Pacheco said. “Officer Reney transported Nicole back to the Dudley Police Department for booking.”
Nicole Berthiaume was issued a Massachusetts Uniform Citation for the following charges:
- Operating Motor Vehicle with License Suspended
- Speeding
Berthiaume was also charged with the following:
- False ID Information, Arrestee Furnish to Law Enforcement
Her bail was set at personal recognizance.
“Nicole was bailed a short time later,” Officer Pacheco said. “Nicole was offered a courtesy transport, which she denied.”
Berthiaume was arraigned in Dudley District Court on Oct. 14, 2025. During her arraignment, Judge Andrew Abdella ordered that the charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license be dismissed upon payment of $100 in court costs. The charge was dismissed on Oct. 17, 2025, following a recommendation from the probation department.
Also during her Oct. 14, 2025 arraignment, Judge Abdella found Berthiaume not responsible for the speeding charge and responsible for providing false identification to law enforcement, a charge the judge marked as decriminalized on the docket.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in 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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