GARDNER — On Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at approximately 8:03 p.m., Gardner Police Officer Marcus Guerreiro was dispatched to Cumberland Farms at 130 Main Street following a report of a group of people outside harassing customers going into the store.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Marcus Guerreiro and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
Gardner Police Officer Elijah Williams also responded to the scene.
“As I drove into the parking lot, I observed two parties at the front area near the tables,” Officer Guerreiro said. “As I approached the store entrance, a customer walked outside and away from the area where the parties were in order to be able to cross the street.”
Officer Guerreiro said at the door he was advised by staff it was the two parties in the front whom they wanted removed from the property.
“The area the parties were at specifically had a sign posted for no alcohol,” Officer Guerreiro said. “I walked up to the front and recognized one of the parties as Eddy McGuire from numerous previous interactions.”
According to police, Edward Anthony Maguire, 51, is a resident of Gardner, MA.
Officer Guerreiro said that after he told both parties to leave several times, the other party, identified as Curtis, said, “Okay, fine, I’ll leave,” while Maguire said, “I can’t leave, this is actually private property,” and said he was trying to help Curtis.
“I could see an empty Fireball nip bottle next to Eddy and heard he was slurring his words,” Officer Guerreiro said.
Officer Guerreiro said that since Maguire refused to leave, he decided to place him in handcuffs and, due to his aggressive and combative nature, told him he was under protective custody to prevent any unwanted reaction.
“Eddy was ordered to turn around and place his hands behind his back and at this time Officer Williams arrived on scene and assisted in placing handcuffs on Eddy (DL) [double locked],” Officer Guerreiro said. “He was then escorted to my cruiser where he began to flail around. He was searched and placed in the rear of my cruiser. While handcuffing and escorting Eddy, I could smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from him.”
After securing Maguire in the rear of his cruiser, Officer Guerreiro said he returned to the store and asked staff if they wanted to trespass him, and they said no, they just wanted him removed for the night.
Officer Guerreiro said Officer Williams then moved Curtis along and met up with him to give him a shopping bag that belonged to Maguire with three empty Fireball nip bottles inside of it.
Maguire was then transported to the Gardner Police Department for booking.
Edward A. Maguire, 51, of Gardner, was charged with the following:
- Trespass
Maguire was arraigned in Gardner District Court on Oct. 5, 2026. During his arraignment, Maguire pleaded guilty to the trespassing charge and the case was filed.
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 obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.
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