Florida woman arrested after bomb and death threats prompt lockdown at Leominster Hospital

LEOMINSTER – On Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, Leominster Police Officer Caulin Salvi responded to Leominster Hospital after a woman reported that she had belongings inside a stolen vehicle and requested that both a male and female officer respond to help remove them.

(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Caulin Salvi and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)

Officer Salvi said he was assisting with in-house activity in the dispatch office when the call came in and could hear the woman refusing to provide the dispatcher with additional information about what was happening.

“The answer that was given when I began responding was that the reporting party was in a stolen vehicle and wanted a female officer to remove her belongings from said stolen vehicle,” Officer Salvi said. “While responding, dispatch received an additional call from hospital security requesting assistance with an erratic female that was causing a disturbance, this was identified as the caller from the initial dispatch.”

Officer Salvi said that when police pulled up to Leominster Hospital, the caller, who was identified as Azlee Harris, was confirmed by dispatch to have an active arrest warrant for an arson and bomb/terroristic threat case in Boston.

According to police, Azlee Q. Harris, 41, is a resident of Saint Petersburg, Florida.

“Officer [Jonathan] Benoit and I found Azlee in the driveway in front of the main entrance to the emergency department arguing with a security guard in the middle of said driveway,” Officer Salvi said.

At around this time, Officer Benoit told a security guard and a staff member standing in a doorway nearby to secure the doors next to where he and Officer Salvi were standing.

“I had now gotten close enough to hear what the female was saying and I heard her state that ‘her baby daddy’s momma killed my daughter for insurance money’ she then told me she was going to kill someone named ‘Erica’ who I believe she was imagining was in front of her,” Officer Salvi said. “The female claimed her name was ‘Prime Time,’ and then stated her name was Azlee Harris. Azlee provided me with her wallet containing a Minnesota driver’s license and her social security number that confirmed her identity as the party with the active arson warrant.”

Officer Salvi said Harris claimed to have a gun in one of her bags that was on the sidewalk.

“She then claimed to have killed someone and threw a gun off a bridge in Hyannis,” Officer Salvi said. “Azlee appeared to be having at least three separate conversations with police, one with an imaginary female named ‘Erica,’ one about the claims that she had shot someone, and the third was the conversation she was having when officers asked for identification.”

Officer Salvi said he then placed Harris in handcuffs, double-locked them, and asked Officer Benoit to detain her in his cruiser because she was now making statements that she was going to burn someone.

“Azlee was still rambling about having killed people as Officer Benoit walked her to his cruiser,” Officer Salvi said. “The statements she made so far had been concerning enough that when they were relayed by officers and hospital staff to John Kelly, one of the hospital administrators, he placed the hospital on a code black lockdown for a security threat.”

Officer Benoit then brought Harris to the back of his cruiser, where he Mirandized her.

“The hospital was placed on a lockdown and advised that the female had claimed to have dangerous weapons in the van and her property and officers needed to secure the area,” Officer Salvi said. “I advised them that I suspected there was mental health at play as well and the claims could be false. Patients were diverted as best as possible to avoid the area. Sergeant [James] McKenna then arrived to assist and helped me check the bags for the gun.”

Officer Salvi said Officer Benoit attempted to determine what dangerous items Harris had in the van and bags. Harris told Officer Benoit that one of the bags contained narcotics she believed to be fentanyl; however, no narcotics were found, only sealed fentanyl test strips.

“Azlee then stated that she was going to ‘blow some sh*t up’ and that she was ‘not bullsh*tt*ng,’” Officer Salvi said. “Officer Benoit, observing that Azlee may be under the influence of crack cocaine and a combination of mental illness, brought Azlee into the hospital waiting room and had her subsequently admitted in custody.”

Police then search the property Harris claimed may have contained a gun and narcotics and found nothing concerning.

“There were two large bags of medications the size of small plastic shopping bags. I located two glass tubes with burnt residue that appeared to have been previously used as crack pipes,” Officer Salvi said. “I advised Sergeant McKenna that there was no weapon and the van was clean. The U-Haul was found to not be stolen and was not reported as having not been returned.”

Officer Salvi said hospital staff were advised that they could request a private tow to remove the vehicle from the driveway where it was parked and could resume normal operations at their convenience.

“It should be noted that while being admitted, Azlee continued to make loud comments and statements about having guns, and at one point, two rifles,” Officer Salvi said. “Azlee continued to threaten to shoot people.”

Officer Salvi said that although it couldn’t be determined if Harris was directing these threats at any individual staff member, officer, firefighter, or patient, her “loud and boisterous” statements could be clearly heard and understood throughout the emergency department lobby and, later, throughout the entire hallway containing rooms 12 through 19. Harris was placed in room 15.

“Azlee also claimed to want to ‘have a barbeque and kill everybody,’” Officer Salvi said. Adding, “All property was returned to the van and was locked inside it. The key, Azlee’s identification, and phone were given to staff for patient property. The loose property from her pocket, 75 cents, a lighter, a vape and a container of Vaseline were secured by security.”

Officer Salvi said he went into the hospital to check on Harris’ status and found her yelling at security and refusing to allow staff to take her vitals.

“Azlee appeared to have completely forgotten that she had been arrested and had a manic episode in her room that caused her to be forcibly restrained by three hospital security guards and a staff member,” Officer Salvi said. “Azlee was screaming and trying to punch and kick all four of them until she had to be sedated with medications and subsequently placed in a restraint chair, at which time I removed the handcuffs so that hospital staff could properly handle transferring Azlee to the chair.”

Officer Salvi said that while Harris was being secured in the restraint chair, she kept yelling “more” as if she wanted to fight more people.

Officer Salvi said Harris continued to be verbally disruptive until the medication appeared to take effect. He said her conduct was noticed by patients and staff from room 12 through the end of the hallway at room 19. Staff members, security officers and firefighters attempted numerous times to calm Harris, but were unsuccessful.

“Due to her behavior in their care, doctors placed Azlee on a Section 12, they were advised of the warrant arrest and that she was in police custody,” Officer Salvi said.

Leominster Police Sergeant James McKenna said that at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2026, he received an order under Chapter 123, Section 18, issued by Judge Nicole Longton at the request of Dr. John Brown. Officers then transported Harris to Worcester Recovery Center in accordance with the order.

Harris was arraigned in Leominster District Court on Sept. 21, 2026. Following her arraignment, Harris was held pending a dangerousness hearing. On Sept. 28, Harris attended a dangerousness hearing during which she was found to be dangerous and ordered held without bail until Jan. 26, 2027.

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Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in September, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.

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