CHARLTON – On Saturday, July 18, 2026, at approximately 7:10 p.m., Charlton Police Officer Erich Wenc was dispatched to the area of 40 Sturbridge Road after a woman reported that a man tried to strike her with his vehicle while she was inside her own vehicle.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Erich Wenc and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
“Caller disconnected, maniacal laugh heard in background,” Officer Wenc said.
Officer Wenc said that as he was traveling west on Worcester Road toward North Main Street, he observed a black sedan traveling northbound on North Main Street make a U-turn near the intersection and crash head-on into a gray SUV.
“As I activated my emergency lights and drove my cruiser towards the crash, I observed a female occupant of the black sedan exit her vehicle as well as a male occupant of the SUV,” Officer Wenc said. “At that time the male party started to run eastbound towards CVS and the female followed after him.”
Officer Wenc radioed dispatch, provided his location and reported that the two individuals involved in the crash had fled the scene.
“I parked my cruiser in the parking lot of CVS and ran towards the entrance of CVS,” Officer Wenc said. “Once inside of CVS, I observed a female in the center of the store acting hysterically. I asked why she ran from the crash scene, and she stated she was the one who called the police. I asked why she was chasing him, as she continued to pace back and forth.”
Officer Wenc said he then asked the woman to stop moving and she said that she gets like this when she’s upset.
“At that time, I took control of her upper arm to get her to remain still,” Officer Wenc explained. “She [asked] why I was stopping her when she contacted us for help from the man she was chasing.”
Officer Wenc said he told the woman that he was trying to determine what had happened and why both individuals had fled the crash scene.
“She stated she was trying to retrieve her phone that he had taken from her,” Officer Wenc said.
Officer Wenc said he radioed dispatch and reported that the man who had also fled the crash scene, who was wearing his hat backwards, had exited CVS through the rear entrance.
“I escorted the female party out of the main entrance of CVS towards the crash scene to gather additional information as the other officers arrived on scene,” Officer Wenc said.
Officer Wenc said that as he exited the store, an unidentified witness told him that the man had exited through the rear entrance and pointed at his vehicle saying he went in that direction.
“At that time, I observed Officer [Ray] Sherbourne giving the male suspect verbal commands to show him his hands and to drop his cellphone,” Officer Wenc said. “I made my way towards Officer Sherbourne to assist him because the male subject was not obeying his commands.”
Officer Wenc said he observed the man concealing himself behind the open rear passenger-side door of his vehicle.
“The male subject continued to ignore Officer Sherbourne while he was speaking on Facetime with an unknown individual,” Officer Wenc said. “I drew my department issued firearm and started giving the male subject commands to drop his phone and get on the ground. After multiple attempts, Officer Sherbourne and I gained compliance with the male subject, as he dropped his phone and laid stomach down on the ground next to his vehicle.”
The officers then handcuffed the man while he was on the ground.
“Once the male subject was secured, I holstered my firearm,” Officer Wenc said. The man was then escorted to a cruiser and placed in the rear prisoner compartment.
“At that time, I approached the female party, who was standing behind her vehicle. I advised her to turn around so I could apply handcuffs,” Officer Wenc said. “She was confused why I was applying handcuffs as I told her she was being detained.”
Officer Wenc said he told the woman that he witnessed her crash into the other vehicle and police needed to investigate what had just transpired.
The woman was escorted to another cruiser on scene and placed in its rear prisoner compartment.
“At that time, I called in the vehicle information of the involved parties,” Officer Wenc said. “The first vehicle was a black Acura TSX, bearing MA Reg. [# redacted], operator identified as Sasha Alvarado, followed by a gray Chevy Tahoe, bearing MA Reg. [# redacted], operator identified as Kevin Montalvo.”
According to police, Sasha I. Alvarado, 29, is a resident of Southbridge, MA. Kevin Robert Montalvo, 36, is a resident of Charlton, MA. Police later learned that Alvarado and Montalvo were once in a dating relationship.
Officer Wenc said he also learned that Montalvo was operating a motor vehicle with a suspended Massachusetts driver’s license.
“Officer Sherbourne observed minimal damage to the Tahoe’s front driver’s side bumper, as well as minimal damage to the Acura’s front passenger’s side bumper,” Officer Wenc said. “Officer Sherbourne conducted an inventory search of both vehicles and contacted Arnie’s Towing to take custody of both vehicles.”
Officer Wenc said that during an inventory search of the Chevy Tahoe operated by Montalvo, he located and confiscated brass knuckles in a compartment behind the radio display.
“In the area where Kevin was taken into custody, I located an iPhone on the ground, which I learned belonged to Sasha,” Officer Wenc said.
At around this time, Officer Wenc said two vehicles arrived on scene one driven by a woman and the other driven by the woman’s mother.
“[The woman] was concerned where Kevin was at that time,” Officer Wenc said. “They were both advised to leave the scene, which they acknowledged. I later learned that there was an open 209A restraining order between Kevin and [the woman].”
After speaking with Officers Timothy Bullock and Sherboune, Officer Wenc said it was decided that Alvarado and Montalvo would both be placed under arrest.
“Officer Sherbourne and I returned to Sasha and re-applied handcuffs (DL) [double locked],” Officer Wenc said. “Kevin and Sasha were both transported back to the Charlton Police Department.”
Officer Wenc said Alvarado was placed in holding cell #5 and Montalvo was placed in holding cell #1 to keep them separated during the booking process.
“During the booking process of Sasha, she was read Miranda rights and originally stated she did not want to speak with us, but later changed her mind, and provided us with a written statement about the events that occurred today,” Officer Wenc said. “It was learned that Sasha and Kevin were in a previous dating relationship.”
Officer Wenc said Alvarado provided the following written statement:
“I was told by Kevin Montalvo to meet, speak, and spend the night together,” Alvarado wrote. “When I arrived at the location, he was with a woman. I began to leave in my car when that woman and another lady came towards my vehicle making me feel unsafe. I then called 911 to let them know I was trying to leave and was not able to. I began to give a license plate of Kevin’s vehicle, when he took my phone and drove off. I followed him in my vehicle where he stopped at a light, and I cut him off to stop him from driving off.”
Officer Wenc said Alvarado crashed into Montalvo’s vehicle while attempting to prevent him from leaving the scene, fled the crash scene on foot, and operated her vehicle negligently. She was therefore charged with the following offenses:
- Assault & Battery with Dangerous Weapon to Wit a Motor Vehicle
- Leave Scene of Property Damage
- Negligent Operation of Motor Vehicle
Alvarado was arraigned in Dudley District Court on July 20, 2026. Following her arraignment, she was released on $500 cash bail. She then attended a pretrial hearing on Aug. 17, 2026.
Alvarado’s next court date is a discovery, compliance and election hearing scheduled for Oct. 14, 2026.
(Please note that the records News Link Live obtained through its FOIA request did not include the charges against Montalvo or information about his subsequent court dates.)
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in July, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.
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